Conference Program
SNOMED CT in Austria
SUPPORTER:
MORNING: Austrian Use Cases & Experiences
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HOSTS:
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AFTERNOON: International Use Cases & Experiences
APRIL 16, 2026 | VIENNA | ONLINE
Session
Speaker(s)
09:00-09:15
Welcome Remarks
Katharina Reich | Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Austria Don Sweete | SNOMED International
09:15-09:50
KEYNOTE: Austria’s SNOMED CT Journey: A National Success Story
Clemens Auer (AT)
09:50-10:15
SNOMED CT in Austria
Stefan Sabutsch, CEO ELGA (AT)
10:15-10:45
BREAK
10:45-11:05
SNOMED CT based Austrian-Reference-Terminology two GPs and their journey from ICPC3 to SNOMED CT
Helmut Dultinger, Christoph Powondra (AT)
11:05-11:25
e-Health Coding Service: Nationwide Implementation of SNOMED CT
Moritz Buchmann (AT)
11:25-11:45
SNOMED CT from the ICD-10 perspective
Andreas Egger, Anna Mildschuh (AT)
11:45-12:05
Graz Interface Terminology for SNOMED CT a resource for supporting concept retrieval and text annotation
Stefan Schulz (AT)
12:05-12:15
Morning Summary
Emmanuel Helm (AT)
12:15-13:15
LUNCH BREAK
13:20-13:40
How international collaboration fuels the Austrian Coding Service
Sophie Klopfenstein (DE) / Annatina Foppa (AT)
13:40-14:00
Semantic strategy for the German healthcare system
Frank Geier (DE)
14:00-14:20
The Swiss National Release Center
Pero Grgic (CH)
14:20-14:40
From bedside to digital: Austria’s legacy in Europe’s health data future
Licínio Kustra Mano (PT)
14:40-1500
Closing Remarks and Outlook
Emmanuel Helm (AT)