Digitizing Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems is not just about technology. Behind every process, there are people who need new tools and skills to adapt to this transformation.
In practice, this means supporting those working in the health sector, civil registries, vital statistics offices, and other related areas so they can navigate digital environments, share information, and work with data in a more integrated way.
There is a particularly sensitive point: the correct completion of birth and death certificates. Strengthening the capacities of health professionals in this process—especially in identifying the sequence of causes and selecting the underlying cause of death—is key to improving data quality.
At the same time, the introduction of ICD-11 brings new challenges for coding teams. It is not only about learning a new classification, but also about integrating tools that make the process easier and help improve data quality, such as IRIS or DORIS.
Below, you will find the available activities to continue building these capacities.
Useful links
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- Technical documents, articles, and guidelines
- Webinars and courses
- Multimedia resources
Good practices for the digitalization of CRVS
Speaker:
Karim Pardo
Date:
Thursday, August 13 - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Verbal Autopsy to estimate causes of death in the absence of medical certification
Speaker:
Daniel Cobos
Date:
Thursday, July 9 - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Good practices for digital identity
Speakers:
Yolanda Martínez Mansilla - Claudio Muñiz Machado Cavalcanti
Date:
Thursday, June 11 - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Key considerations for the transition from ICD-10 to ICD-11 in the Americas
Speaker:
Victor Hugo Alvarez
Date:
Thursday, May 14 – 11:00 AM (Eastern Time)
Foundations of good practices in the digital transformation of CRVS
Speaker:
Javier Vargas
Date:
Thursday, April 9 – 11:00 AM (Eastern Time)
Implementation of ICD-11 within the framework of digital transformation in health
Speaker:
Sergio Guiñez Molinos
Date:
Thursday, March 26 – 11:00 AM (Eastern Time)
ICD-11 Training Series
Training of ICD-11 Coders and Its Tools
Basic ICD-10 Coding Course
ICD-11 Training Package on Diseases and Related Health Problems
Introduction to Interoperability and the FHIR Standard
Correct Completion of the Death Certificate