Stream: implementers
Topic: EventDefinition vs PlanDefinition
Hugh Glover (Jan 14 2021 at 19:25):
Looking at the specification of the two its hard to see what EventDefinition does that isn't covered by PlanDefinition. Is there anything that EventDefinition is supposed to be used for?
Lloyd McKenzie (Jan 14 2021 at 19:39):
@Bryn Rhodes
Bryn Rhodes (Jan 14 2021 at 19:43):
EventDefinition was an early attempt at making the "triggerDefinition" element a resource that could be reused in multiple places (so you don't have to say the same thing multiple times across different PlanDefinition resources). But that resource was defined before the new Subscription patterns were put in place in R5, so the next step for EventDefinition is to either deprecate it (in favor of the new Topic resource), or figure out how it needs to be modified to make use of/align with the new subscription patterns.
Bryn Rhodes (Jan 14 2021 at 19:43):
@Hugh Glover
Hugh Glover (Jan 14 2021 at 19:47):
OK thanks, that makes sense. I think then for representing schedule of activities in a Clinical Study we will stick with PlanDefinition
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
