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: Kenya Oncology Practitioner Roles Code System

Active as of 2026-06-04

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  "id" : "practitioner-roles-cs",
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    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem practitioner-roles-cs</b></p><a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs\"> </a><a name=\"hcpractitioner-roles-cs\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/practitioner-roles-cs</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">MEDICAL-ONCOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-MEDICAL-ONCOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Medical Oncologist</td><td>Specialist in systemic cancer therapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">RADIATION-ONCOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-RADIATION-ONCOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Radiation Oncologist</td><td>Specialist in radiotherapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">HAEMATOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-HAEMATOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Haematologist / Haematology Oncologist</td><td>Specialist in blood cancers.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">SURGICAL-ONCOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-SURGICAL-ONCOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Surgical Oncologist</td><td>Cancer surgeon.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">PAEDIATRIC-ONCOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-PAEDIATRIC-ONCOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Paediatric Oncologist</td><td>Specialist in childhood cancers.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">GYNAECOLOGICAL-ONCOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-GYNAECOLOGICAL-ONCOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Gynaecological Oncologist</td><td>Specialist in female reproductive cancers.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">RADIOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-RADIOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Radiologist</td><td>Diagnostic imaging specialist.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">PATHOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-PATHOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Pathologist</td><td>Tissue diagnosis specialist.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ONCOLOGY-PHARMACIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-ONCOLOGY-PHARMACIST\"> </a></td><td>Oncology Pharmacist</td><td>Pharmacist specialised in cancer medications.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ONCOLOGY-NURSE<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-ONCOLOGY-NURSE\"> </a></td><td>Oncology Nurse</td><td>Nurse specialised in cancer care.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">PALLIATIVE-CARE-SPECIALIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-PALLIATIVE-CARE-SPECIALIST\"> </a></td><td>Palliative Care Specialist</td><td>Specialist in symptom management and end-of-life care.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">SOCIAL-WORKER<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-SOCIAL-WORKER\"> </a></td><td>Oncology Social Worker</td><td>Psychosocial support professional.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">CLINICAL-NUTRITIONIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-CLINICAL-NUTRITIONIST\"> </a></td><td>Clinical Nutritionist</td><td>Dietitian providing nutritional support.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">PSYCHO-ONCOLOGIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-PSYCHO-ONCOLOGIST\"> </a></td><td>Psycho-oncologist</td><td>Mental health professional for cancer patients.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">RADIATION-THERAPIST<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-RADIATION-THERAPIST\"> </a></td><td>Radiation Therapist</td><td>Technologist delivering radiotherapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">NUCLEAR-MEDICINE-PHYSICIAN<a name=\"practitioner-roles-cs-NUCLEAR-MEDICINE-PHYSICIAN\"> </a></td><td>Nuclear Medicine Physician</td><td>Specialist in nuclear medicine imaging and therapy.</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "url" : "https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/practitioner-roles-cs",
  "version" : "0.1.0",
  "name" : "PractitionerRolesCS",
  "title" : "Kenya Oncology Practitioner Roles Code System",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-06-04T14:49:30+00:00",
  "publisher" : "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya",
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  ],
  "description" : "Codes for clinical and non-clinical roles within the oncology multidisciplinary team.",
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          "code" : "KE",
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  ],
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  "content" : "complete",
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      "code" : "MEDICAL-ONCOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Medical Oncologist",
      "definition" : "Specialist in systemic cancer therapy."
    },
    {
      "code" : "RADIATION-ONCOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Radiation Oncologist",
      "definition" : "Specialist in radiotherapy."
    },
    {
      "code" : "HAEMATOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Haematologist / Haematology Oncologist",
      "definition" : "Specialist in blood cancers."
    },
    {
      "code" : "SURGICAL-ONCOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Surgical Oncologist",
      "definition" : "Cancer surgeon."
    },
    {
      "code" : "PAEDIATRIC-ONCOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Paediatric Oncologist",
      "definition" : "Specialist in childhood cancers."
    },
    {
      "code" : "GYNAECOLOGICAL-ONCOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Gynaecological Oncologist",
      "definition" : "Specialist in female reproductive cancers."
    },
    {
      "code" : "RADIOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Radiologist",
      "definition" : "Diagnostic imaging specialist."
    },
    {
      "code" : "PATHOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Pathologist",
      "definition" : "Tissue diagnosis specialist."
    },
    {
      "code" : "ONCOLOGY-PHARMACIST",
      "display" : "Oncology Pharmacist",
      "definition" : "Pharmacist specialised in cancer medications."
    },
    {
      "code" : "ONCOLOGY-NURSE",
      "display" : "Oncology Nurse",
      "definition" : "Nurse specialised in cancer care."
    },
    {
      "code" : "PALLIATIVE-CARE-SPECIALIST",
      "display" : "Palliative Care Specialist",
      "definition" : "Specialist in symptom management and end-of-life care."
    },
    {
      "code" : "SOCIAL-WORKER",
      "display" : "Oncology Social Worker",
      "definition" : "Psychosocial support professional."
    },
    {
      "code" : "CLINICAL-NUTRITIONIST",
      "display" : "Clinical Nutritionist",
      "definition" : "Dietitian providing nutritional support."
    },
    {
      "code" : "PSYCHO-ONCOLOGIST",
      "display" : "Psycho-oncologist",
      "definition" : "Mental health professional for cancer patients."
    },
    {
      "code" : "RADIATION-THERAPIST",
      "display" : "Radiation Therapist",
      "definition" : "Technologist delivering radiotherapy."
    },
    {
      "code" : "NUCLEAR-MEDICINE-PHYSICIAN",
      "display" : "Nuclear Medicine Physician",
      "definition" : "Specialist in nuclear medicine imaging and therapy."
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