Concept Management

About this Session

This session will introduce you to OpenMRS concept management challenges and how to use the dictionary management tool to harmonize and maintain country concept dictionaries.

Session Objectives

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

1. Discuss common terminology management challenges
2. Describe the basic information structure of the OpenMRS data model
3. Explain the structure and concept behind the OpenMRS concept dictionary
4. Explain the value the Dictionary Manager WebApp tool provides for implementers
5. Use the tool to find and use trustworthy concept sources
6. Use the recommended concepts when there are site-specific customization needs

Estimated Time

Up to 3 hours 53 minutes

Webinar (60 min)

OpenMRS Concept Management Challenges

Webinar (25 min)

OpenMRS Concept Dictionary

Webinar (75 min)

OpenMRS Dictionary Management Web App

How To (8 min)

How to Use the Dictionary Manager Web App (Step by Step)

Join the discussion (50 min)

When: 19 October at 7:30pm IST | 5pm Nairobi | 4pm Cape Town | 2pm UTC | 10am Boston | 7am Seattle

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Take the Quiz! (15 min)