Irma Jongeneel (Holland)

Tom de Jong (Holland)

Greg Thomas (USA)

Klaus Veil – Moderator (Australia)

There appear to have been some problems in setting up this conference call, as both Irma and David Rowed were not called. This to be rectified next time.

Two requirements have been identified:

• Allowing the data-entry of - at least - all initials of a patient. "Initials" in this context means the first letters of all given names. Preferable would be the possibility to transmit multiple given names.
• Allowing the identification of a "call-me name".

First the merits of the multiple given names was discussed. This is a requirement of Dutch healthcare admissions. Irma had suggested extending the XPN datatype by another component; Tom however felt that a re-naming of "middle initial or name" to "second and further given names or initials" would be preferable because it is backward compatible. Klaus stressed the importance of backward-compatibility.

This issue should be finalised at the next phone meeting.

The issue of the call-me name may be more complicated. This is a simple and well-defined concept in Holland ("call-me" name). Irma proposed to add a "preferred given name-part" component. However, in other cultures a nickname or street-name is not derived from any name-part. Edward->Ted is simple; what about Henry->Fatty? If we expand the concept to include a street name, what about the "Professor Fatty Two-Shoes Jr"? This would speak for a new Name type "Nick/Call-me/Street Name". This solution keeps the XPN data-type slim by only adding data when required.

This issue should also be able to be resolved at the next meeting.

This lead on to the use case of a practitioner having one or more license names. The name type "E = License Name" should be added to HL7 Table 200.

Furthermore, the current "Name of Partner/Spouse" was reviewed. The description is a misnomer. It was suggested that this name type be obsoleted in favour of a new component. This needs more discussion.

• All to re-visit Irma/Tom proposals.
• David to provide use-cases for aboriginal multi-name usage.
• All to review CEN251 document

• Finalise call-me "2^nd and further given names" instead of "middle initial or name".
• Finalise placement of "Nick/Call-me/Street Name".
• Discuss name-context field
• Discuss Partner/Spouse name-type

The next tele-conference is on Thursday, March 25, at 4pm EST, 10pm in Holland and 8am (Friday) in Australia