Kenya National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) FHIR Implementation Guide
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: Kenya Oncology Practitioner Roles Code System

Active as of 2026-06-04

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="practitioner-roles-cs"/>
  <language value="en"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <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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  <url
       value="https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/practitioner-roles-cs"/>
  <version value="0.1.0"/>
  <name value="PractitionerRolesCS"/>
  <title value="Kenya Oncology Practitioner Roles Code System"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-06-04T14:49:30+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya"/>
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      <value value="https://dha.go.ke"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="info@dha.go.ke"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <name value="Digital Health Agency Kenya – FHIR Team"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="info@dha.go.ke"/>
      <use value="work"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://dha.go.ke"/>
      <use value="work"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Codes for clinical and non-clinical roles within the oncology multidisciplinary team."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
      <code value="KE"/>
      <display value="Kenya"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <count value="16"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="MEDICAL-ONCOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Medical Oncologist"/>
    <definition value="Specialist in systemic cancer therapy."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="RADIATION-ONCOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Radiation Oncologist"/>
    <definition value="Specialist in radiotherapy."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="HAEMATOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Haematologist / Haematology Oncologist"/>
    <definition value="Specialist in blood cancers."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="SURGICAL-ONCOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Surgical Oncologist"/>
    <definition value="Cancer surgeon."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PAEDIATRIC-ONCOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Paediatric Oncologist"/>
    <definition value="Specialist in childhood cancers."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="GYNAECOLOGICAL-ONCOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Gynaecological Oncologist"/>
    <definition value="Specialist in female reproductive cancers."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="RADIOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Radiologist"/>
    <definition value="Diagnostic imaging specialist."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PATHOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Pathologist"/>
    <definition value="Tissue diagnosis specialist."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="ONCOLOGY-PHARMACIST"/>
    <display value="Oncology Pharmacist"/>
    <definition value="Pharmacist specialised in cancer medications."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="ONCOLOGY-NURSE"/>
    <display value="Oncology Nurse"/>
    <definition value="Nurse specialised in cancer care."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PALLIATIVE-CARE-SPECIALIST"/>
    <display value="Palliative Care Specialist"/>
    <definition
                value="Specialist in symptom management and end-of-life care."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="SOCIAL-WORKER"/>
    <display value="Oncology Social Worker"/>
    <definition value="Psychosocial support professional."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="CLINICAL-NUTRITIONIST"/>
    <display value="Clinical Nutritionist"/>
    <definition value="Dietitian providing nutritional support."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PSYCHO-ONCOLOGIST"/>
    <display value="Psycho-oncologist"/>
    <definition value="Mental health professional for cancer patients."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="RADIATION-THERAPIST"/>
    <display value="Radiation Therapist"/>
    <definition value="Technologist delivering radiotherapy."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="NUCLEAR-MEDICINE-PHYSICIAN"/>
    <display value="Nuclear Medicine Physician"/>
    <definition value="Specialist in nuclear medicine imaging and therapy."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>