Kenya National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) FHIR Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IntelliSOFT-Consulting/nccpFHIRIG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
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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>"
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