This page is part of the SMART DAK IMMZ (v1.1.0: Release) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

References

This implementation guide is meant to facilitate operationalization of the World Health Organization (WHO) Digital Adaptation Kit (DAK) for immunizations.

The DAK for immunizations and the associated implementation tools can be found here:

• Published DAK Document

• Implementation tools:

  • Link to core data dictionary

  • Link to decision-support and scheduling logic

  • Link to indicators and performance metrics table

  • Link to high-level functional and non functional requirements

For additional resources, see the Dependencies page, which includes the standards referenced in this implementation guide, and the references section in the published DAK for immunizations.

Additional information on WHO guideline development

• WHO Handbook for guideline development - provides an overview of the WHO guideline development and publication process

Additional information on WHO SMART Guidelines

• WHO SMART Guidelines - provides an overview of the SMART Guidelines approach

• SMART Guidelines methodology - provides Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for authoring L2 DAKs and L3 Implementation Guides as per the SMART Guidelines methodology

Other useful references

• Open Health Information Exchange (OpenHIE) Specification and Architecture