Genitourinary Episode is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
A period of time during which a PATIENT attends a Consultant Clinic or a Nurse Clinic for screening, diagnosis and management of sexually transmissible infections and related genital medical conditions. Each episode will be for one GENITOURINARY EPISODE TYPE. It is therefore possible for a PATIENT to have concurrent Genitourinary Episodes. A PATIENT may also have more than one Genitourinary Episode for the same GENITOURINARY EPISODE TYPE over time. An episode is terminated either by a PATIENT being formally discharged or not being in face-to-face contact with the service for at least six months.
Information recorded for a Genitourinary Episode includes:
End Date O
GENITOURINARY EPISODE TYPE
INFECTION PROBABLE SOURCE O (mandatory for certain sexually transmitted diseases)
Start Date
This supporting information is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | Genitourinary Episodes |