CARPHA Hosts Mortality Coding and Underlying Cause-of-Death Training Workshop CARPHA recently concluded a specialized five-day training workshop on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, version 10 (ICD-10) and Underlying Cause-of-Death Selection in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for first time mortality coders. The training workshop was held from November 17-22, 2014. The purpose of the ICD-10 is to promote international comparability in the collection, classification, processing and presentation of health statistics. Ms. Kendra Malcolm, Surveillance Officer (National Epidemiology and Research Unit/Ministry of Health and Human Services) and Ms. Sabrina Williams, Statistician, (Strategic Planning and Policy Unit) represented the Turks and Caicos Islands at this workshop. The Turks and Caicos Islands has been without a Mortality Coder for a number of years and is pleased to now have two Mortality Coders Accurate mortality and cause-of-death data are essential to public health planning by providing information needed to shape priorities, to guide the development of policies and interventions and to monitor and assess such policies both nationally and sub-nationally. The workshop provided participants with a deeper understanding of the correct use of the ICD-10 for mortality coding, and the skills to select the underlying cause-of-death. The underlying cause-of-death may be referred to as the disease, injury or circumstances of an accident or violence that lead directly to death, or produce a fatal injury. Identifying the underlying cause-of-death is of great importance as this enables health authorities and policy makers to determine the primary targets for disease prevention and control. Participants at the workshop included health workers from Aruba, Anguilla, Haiti, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Turks & Caicos Islands. Following this training, workshop participants will be expected to engage in mortality coding and underlying cause-of-death selection when they return to their country. The knowledge and skills gained are expected to increase the capacity of the health system of the countries and contribute to better health in the Caribbean.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:52:15 +0000
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