Using SNOMED CT for clinical decision support is the challenge of a hackathon being held as part of the international SNOMED CT Expo in Wellington on October 28 and 29.

Organised by the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) and the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the expo is aimed at health IT professionals, health practitioners, researchers, academics and vendors and is designed to be a showcase for what is becoming the common global language for health IT.