SNOMED International
Suzanne Santamaria is a Senior Terminologist at IHTSDO, where Suzanne improves SNOMED CT device content and evaluates additions to GMDN. Prior to this, Suzanne worked as a Veterinary Terminologist at the Veterinary Medical Informatics Laboratory and as a Veterinary Medical Officer at USDA APHIS VS. Suzanne also has experience as an Instructor of Veterinary Technology at Front Range Community College and as a Veterinarian at various practices. Suzanne holds a DVM from Purdue University, a BS in Animal Science from University of Florida, and an MS in Veterinary Medical Informatics from Virginia Tech.
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SNOMED International
SNOMED International, formerly IHTSDO, is an international not-for-profit organization based in London. SNOMED International owns and administers the rights to SNOMED CT and related terminology standards. The purpose of SNOMED International is to develop, maintain, promote and enable the uptake and correct use of its terminology products in health systems, services, and products around the world, and undertake any or all activities incidental and conducive to achieving the purpose of the Association for the benefits of the members. SNOMED International seeks to improve the health of humankind by fostering the development and use of suitable standardized clinical terminologies, notably SNOMED CT, in order to support safe, accurate, and effective exchange of clinical and related health information. The focus is on enabling the implementation of semantically accurate health records that are interoperable. Support to Association Members and Licensees is provided on a global basis allowing the pooling of resources to achieve shared benefits.