Person—dementia diagnosing clinician, code NN
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Dementia diagnosing clinician |
| METEOR identifier: | 737961 |
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| Definition: | The type of clinician that diagnosed dementia in a person, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—dementia diagnosing clinician |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | String | ||||||||||||||||
| Format: | NN | ||||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | CODE 01 General practitioner A general practitioner (GP) is a doctor who is also qualified in general medical practice.
CODE 02 Neurologist A neurologist is a specialist physician who diagnoses and treats conditions of the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
CODE 03 Geriatrician A geriatrician is a specialist doctor who cares for people aged 65 and over. Most are experts at helping people who have multiple conditions.
CODE 04 Old age psychiatrist An old age psychiatrist is a psychiatric subspecialty focusing on the mental health of older persons.
CODE 05 Neuropsychologist A neuropsychologist is a psychologist who specialises in understanding the relationship between the physical brain and behaviour.
CODE 06 Psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specialises in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||||||||
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