The International Classification of Diseases [ICD 11] World Health Organization and ICD 11

Summary

In this educational presentation, Dr. Suresh Padidhmat, a psychiatry professor at Neymars Bangalore, introduces the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). He explains the importance of ICD in providing standardized diagnostic tools for comparing mortality and morbidity statistics globally. Dr. Padidhmat discusses the evolution of ICD from its early classifications to the current ICD-11, highlighting its role in health management, research, and disease diagnosis. The ICD-11, endorsed by the WHO, offers advancements in digital tools, traditional medicine coding, and antimicrobial resistance tracking, shaping a global, interoperable health system.

Takeaways

• 😀 ICD (International Classification of Diseases) is a globally used diagnostic tool for health management, clinical purposes, and epidemiology, managed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
• 😀 ICD enables the comparison of mortality and morbidity data across regions and over time, facilitating global health statistics and disease management.
• 😀 The primary purpose of ICD is to standardize the classification of diseases, ensuring uniform diagnosis across countries and improving the accuracy of health data.
• 😀 ICD plays a significant role in allocating healthcare resources, especially in developing countries, by helping identify disease patterns and mortality trends.
• 😀 The evolution of ICD began in the 1700s, with notable contributions by François Bazon de Lacrosse, William Farr, and many others over the years, leading to its global adoption.
• 😀 ICD-11, the latest revision, incorporates significant updates, including traditional medicine coding, antimicrobial resistance tracking, and a dedicated chapter for sexual health.
• 😀 ICD-11 introduces a digital, open-source platform with over 17,000 unique codes and 120,000+ codable terms, improving the efficiency of disease classification worldwide.
• 😀 New chapters in ICD-11 cover emerging health areas, including sleep disorders, blood disorders, and gender non-conformity, ensuring comprehensive health data coverage.
• 😀 ICD-11 includes a global antimicrobial resistance surveillance system (GLASS), allowing for better monitoring of antibiotic-resistant diseases across nations.
• 😀 The ICD-11 framework supports the integration of various health aspects, including functioning, disability, and interventions, improving patient safety and care management.

Q & A

What is the purpose of the International Classification of Disease (ICD)?

The ICD is a globally used diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management, and clinical purposes, aimed at comparing statistics and causes of mortality and morbidity across regions and over time.

Why is uniformity in disease classification important according to the ICD?

Uniformity ensures consistency in how diseases are diagnosed and recorded, allowing for accurate comparisons of mortality, morbidity, and other health-related data across different countries and time periods.

Who manages the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)?

The ICD is managed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

How does the ICD benefit health resource allocation, especially in developing countries?

By providing standardized data on mortality and morbidity, the ICD helps in the efficient allocation of limited health resources, ensuring that they are directed to areas of greatest need.

What are some of the key uses of ICD beyond disease classification?

ICD is used for cancer registry, antimicrobial resistance surveillance, assessing functionality and disability, coding traditional medicines, ensuring safety and quality control, and guiding research and clinical trials.

How has the ICD evolved historically?

The ICD evolved from the early classification attempts by François Bazor d Lacrosse in 1706 and William Farr in the 1800s. It gained significant global traction in the mid-20th century when the WHO took over the responsibility for maintaining and updating it.

What was a major milestone in the development of ICD?

A major milestone was in 1946, when the World Health Organization (WHO) took over the responsibility of the ICD and made significant revisions, leading to the release of ICD-6 in 1948.

What is the significance of ICD-11?

ICD-11, released in 2022, is a comprehensive, digital tool that provides standardized coding for over 17,000 diseases and conditions, enabling better healthcare data analysis and comparison worldwide.

What new features were introduced in ICD-11?

ICD-11 includes new chapters on blood disorders, sleep disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine. It also integrates functional assessments and introduces coding for antimicrobial resistance and patient safety.

How does ICD-11 contribute to the field of traditional medicine?

For the first time, ICD-11 allows for the systematic coding of traditional medicine practices, ensuring that data related to these treatments are included in global health statistics.