# openEHR SNOMED CT extension

**URL:** <https://discourse.openehr.org/t/openehr-snomed-ct-extension/11600>\
**Category:** Clinical\
**Tags:** terminology, snomed-ct\
**Created:** [19 November 2025 13:33 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/openehr-snomed-ct-extension/11600 "2025-11-19T13:33:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![heather.leslie](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/heather.leslie/32/1980_2.png) [@heather.leslie](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/heather.leslie)\
**Post date:** [20 November 2025 06:23 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/openehr-snomed-ct-extension/11600/2 "2025-11-20T06:23:30Z")

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@Rachel Dunscombe and @Mikael Nyström and some others are having regular meetings with SNOMED International to discuss options for collaboration.

> [@SpO2 scale 2 decision](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/spo2-scale-2-decision/3586/30):
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> I asked this question of Don Sweete and he reassured me we (openEHR) can request terms to be added to the international release. Not sure how to do it in practice, but if we can’t work it out, we can contact them to find out.  
> We have permission!

This to me is the starting point. But it makes sense to see if we can do it in a more official way.

Regards

Heather

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