Collaboration with WHO

WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications

There is a close cooperation between DIMDI and the World Health Organization concerning the maintenance of the ICD-10, the ICD-O-3 and the ICF. Since 1997 DIMDI participates regularly in the annual meetings of the WHO Collaborating Centres.

To institutionalize this collaboration DIMDI was designated WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications by the World Health Organization on June 23, 2003.

Since a few years DIMDI is actively represented in several working groups of the WHO Collaborating Centres:

• Council

  The Council consists of several Centre Heads and Committee Chairs and is responsible for planning of the annual meetings of the Collaborating Centres and for continuing with the actual work between the annual meetings. DIMDI is vice-chair of the Council.

• Update and Revision Committee

  The URC discusses the suggestions for the maintenance of the ICD-10 for morbidiy and mortality purposes and prepares recommendations for the Heads of the Collaborating Centres. During their annual meetings the heads present, discuss and approve these recommendations for incorporation into the ICD-10. The URC has its own web pages: Update and Revision Committee.

• Mortality Reference Group

  The MRG deals with all questions concerning mortality coding and clarifies problems related to the application of the coding guidelines. The MRG has its own web pages: Mortality Reference Group (--> Mortality Forum).

• Electronic Tools Committee

  The ETC supports the WHO and the WHO Classification Centres in the development of strategies for electronic tools and their dissemination. The ETC ist chaired by DIMDI. The ETC has its own web pages: Electronic Tools Committee.

• Family Development Committee

  The FDC promotes the integration of the WHO classifications into a suite or family of classifications. Currently it deals with health interventions, external causes of injuries and primary care. Furthermore, it analyses the need for further classifications and sets up quality criteria for their admission into the family.

• Implementation Committee

  The IC works on improving the implementation of the classifications in the member states and proposes solutions and remedies.

• Education Committee

  The EC developes curricula for the training and further education of the classification users and certification requirements for trained users. The EC has its own web pages:
  Education Commitee

• Morbidity Reference Group

  The MbRG deals with all questions concerning morbidity coding.

• Functioning and Disability Reference Group

  The FDRG covers questions and problems concerning the ICF, the updates to ICF and prepares additional information for the use of ICF.

• Terminology Reference Group

  The TRG is meant to adress the linkage between classifications and terminologies.

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