AU Base Implementation Guide
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AU Base Implementation Guide, published by HL7 Australia. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 6.0.0-ci-build built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7au/au-fhir-base/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Example Patient: Patient - as transgender person with sex and gender and sex parameter for clinical use

Page standards status: Informative

Patricia Roth Male, DoB: 1974-12-25 ( Medical record number (use: usual, ))

Active:trueDeceased:false
Links:
Individual Pronouns:
  • value: she/her/her/hers/herself
  • period: 2001-05-06 --> (ongoing)
  • comment: Patient transitioned from male to female in 2001.
Person Recorded Sex Or Gender:
  • value: Male
  • type: Biological sex at birth
  • effectivePeriod: 1974-12-25 --> (ongoing)
  • acquisitionDate: 2005-12-06
  • sourceDocument: Scan of birth certificate
  • sourceField: Sex
  • jurisdiction: Queensland
  • comment: Patient transitioned from male to female in 2001, but their birth certificate still indicates male.
Person Recorded Sex Or Gender:
  • value: Female
  • type: Sex
  • effectivePeriod: 2024-12-25 --> (ongoing)
  • sourceDocument: Passport
  • sourceField: Sex
  • jurisdiction: Australia
Patient Sex Parameter For Clinical Use:
  • value: Apply male-typical setting or reference range
  • comment: Apply male-type setting for all radiology tests
Patient Sex Parameter For Clinical Use:
  • value: Apply female-typical setting or reference range
  • comment: Apply female-type setting for Lipids, LFT, TSH, T4 pathology tests
Individual Gender Identity:
  • value: Identifies as female gender