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 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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<title value="Kenya Oncology Practitioner Roles Code System"/>
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<date value="2026-06-04T14:49:30+00:00"/>
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<display value="Medical Oncologist"/>
<definition value="Specialist in systemic cancer therapy."/>
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<concept>
<code value="RADIATION-ONCOLOGIST"/>
<display value="Radiation Oncologist"/>
<definition value="Specialist in radiotherapy."/>
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<definition value="Specialist in blood cancers."/>
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<definition value="Cancer surgeon."/>
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<definition value="Specialist in childhood cancers."/>
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<definition value="Specialist in female reproductive cancers."/>
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<concept>
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<definition value="Diagnostic imaging specialist."/>
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<definition value="Pharmacist specialised in cancer medications."/>
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