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The Changing Face of Terminology

Why does terminology change?. Terminologies are incompleteMedicine covers a large body of knowledgeMissing content is inevitableVeterinary content is low priorityErrors are madeMedicine evolves. Veterinary Medical Informatics ? Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Why does terminology

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The Changing Face of Terminology

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    1. Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine The Changing Face of Terminology How to Keep Up

    2. Why does terminology change? Terminologies are incomplete Medicine covers a large body of knowledge Missing content is inevitable Veterinary content is low priority Errors are made Medicine evolves Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

    3. Why does terminology change? Terminologies are incomplete Errors are made ‘To Err Is Human’…to correct is inevitable Medicine evolves Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

    4. Why does terminology change? Terminologies are incomplete Errors are made Medicine evolves Medical advancements Expanding knowledge Reevaluation of current thinking Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

    5. How does terminology change? Minor changes Concept additions Concept retirements Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

    6. How does terminology change? Minor changes Considered “minor” if changes do NOT affect the meaning of the concept Ex. Spelling corrections Concept additions Concept retirements Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

    7. How does terminology change? Minor changes Concept additions New content, self-explanatory Concept retirements Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

    8. How does terminology change? Minor changes Concept additions Concept retirements Concepts should NEVER be DELETED Mark content as retired or inactive Relationships between retired content and potential replacements Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

    9. What does this mean? Change is a comin’… Veterinary Medical Informatics – Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

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