2010 Update

National Activities               
The national investment project (2008-2010) for the development of a national SNOMED CT technology platform, including translation of 50,000 concepts, has been stalled due to lack of funding. The project is expected to restart in 2012. The activities have mainly focused on participation in development of the translation module of the Workbench and analysis of implementation priorities and examples. 

Implementation Plans/Activities                
No new implementations have been carried out in 2010. A set of national eHealth projects are set for 2012. The main implementation priorities are likely to be: problem lists, primary care, patient discharge summaries, pathology/laboratory tests and end-stage renal disease for the Transplant Registry. 

Translation Plans/Activities
The national translation project is also expected to restart in 2012. The key priority for 2010 was participation in the development of the IHTSDO Translation Tool with a pilot low-scale translation option using the Tool. The IHTSDO Workbench Translation Tool development team has been provided with the Lithuanian Java Stemmer for the LUCENE search engine. Attempts have been made to apply the Translation Tool to translate the SNOMED CT concepts used in the eHealth interoperability project Smart Open Services for European Patients (epSOS).

Affiliate Licensees/Activities
Fifteen affiliate licenses have been issued to individuals, vendors, universities and medical institutions. 

Current Representatives
General Assembly: Normantas Ducinskas
Management Board: Arvydas Laurinavi?ius
Member Forum: Danielius Algirdas Ralys and Mindaugas Butkus
National Release Center: National Centre of Pathology

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