The ICPC2 data which comes with GNUmed is intended for NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY !

Use in a commercial way requires getting a license from WONCA.

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Copyright notices from the WONCA pages:

(http://www.kith.no/templates/kith_WebPage____1110.aspx)

Policy on copyright, licensing and translations


The copyright of ICPC, both in hard copy and in electronic form, is owned by Wonca.

The non-commercial user is free to use ICPC-2e.

If ICPC-2e is to be used for commercial purposes or in national/local coding systems, it will be necessary to negotiate with
Wonca about user fees. In that case, please contact the CEO of Wonca (ceo@wonca.com.sg).

In the following the copyright and licensing policy as well as the translation policy related to the electronic version
(ICPC-2e) is stated:

Aims OF THE POLICY

 1. To allow the Wonca Classification Committee to promote, distribute, and support ICPC-2, and further develop it as the best
    classification for primary care.
 2. To maintain international comparability of versions of ICPC-2.
 3. To obtain feedback and maintain a clearing-house of international experiences with ICPC-2.
 4. To achieve recognition of Wonca's initiative and expertise in classification.
 5. To promote understanding of appropriate links between ICPC-2 and other classification and coding systems, particularly
    ICD-10.
 6. To encourage use of ICPC-2 rather than inhibit it with restrictions.
 7. To obtain financial support to enable achievement of these aims and allow the work of the Wonca Classification Committee
    to continue and expand.

copyright and licensing Policy

 1. The electronic version of ICPC-2 should be made available in as many countries as possible.
 2. Versions involving additions, translations, or alterations should be made with input from and agreement of the Wonca
    Classification Committee if they are to be regarded as official Wonca versions.
 3. Wonca should licence appropriate organizations to promote and distribute electronic versions of ICPC-2 in countries,
    regions, and language groups.
 4. Licence fees may be charged through these organizations to the end users and collected by the distributors for Wonca. The
    fees will be set by negotiation and may be waived when there are advantages to Wonca by so doing, such as when use is for
    research or development.

Translation policy

Wonca is an international organization and wishes to promote versions of ICPC in languages other than English, which is the
working language of the Classification Committee.  ICPC (the first version) has already been translated into 19 languages, and
has been published as a book in some of these.  There are already several translations of ICPC-2 being undertaken.  The
committee encourages anyone wishing to promote, assist with, or undertake translations of ICPC-2 to contact them to arrange
cooperative work.

The Wonca policy on ICPC-2  translations is:

 1. Wonca encourages versions in languages other than English.
 2. These must include the whole book, not just the rubrics.
 3. There must be no changes to the rubrics. Any extensions must be clearly indicated as such, and approved by the Wonca
    Classification Committee (WICC) prior to publication.
 4. Translations must be prepared by named translators working in cooperation with the Wonca Classification Committee and to
    the standards that it sets, particularly in relation to the extent of back translation for checking which may be required.
 5. While Wonca will retain the copyright it will usually grant without fee the rights to translating organizations to retain
    royalties on their versions. This will require a formal agreement between Wonca and the organization or publisher
    concerned.

Last updated: December 18, 2006

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The following was taken from Intro.doc and Notice.doc.

Intro.doc
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INTRODUCTION

The classification presented here, ICPC-2-E, is part of a publication in Family
Practice, and is an electronic version of the revised and corrected chapters 10
and 11 of ICPC-2 (published as a book in 1998 by Oxford University Press). From
the moment of its publication (April 2000), this ‘ICPC-2-E’ serves as the
standard for the use of ICPC-2 as a classification, both in electronic systems
and in written form, formally replacing chapters 10 and 11 as printed in the
book. However, chapters 1-9 of the book remain indispensable in order to
understand the underlying principles and concepts of the classification, and
contain information on the additional use of the Severity of Illness Coding
(DUSOI/WONCA) and the Functional Status Assessment (COOP/WONCA charts).

When citing the correct version of ICPC-2/ICPC-2-E, reference should be made to
both the following publications:

1. ICPC-2. International Classification of Primary Care, second edition.
   Prepared by the International Classification Committee of WONCA. Oxford:
   Oxford University Press, 1998.
2. Okkes IM, Jamoulle M, Lamberts H, Bentzen N. ICPC-2-E. The electronic
   version of ICPC-2. Differences with the printed version and the consequences.
   Fam Pract 2000; 17: 101-6.

The user of this file is free to use ICPC-2-E, since it replaces chapters 10
and 11 of the book. As a consequence, the copyright remains with WONCA, and all
rights are reserved at the same conditions as apply to ICPC-2 (the book). The
file is for personal use only, and all enquiries concerning other (especially
commercial) use should go through the WONCA Secretariat. Please contact:
Professor Wes Fabb, Chief Executive Officer, World Organization of Family
Doctors  - WONCA, Locked Bag 11, Collins Street East Post Office, Melbourne
Victoria 8003 Australia. Phone: +61 3 9650 0235 Fax: +61 3 9650 0236.

Disclaimer
All reasonable precautions have been taken by the authors, editors, and
Publishers to verify the accuracy of this material at the time of going to
press. OUP accepts no liability for inaccuracies or omissions or any claim for
damage arising therefrom. Please inform the authors of any omissions or
inaccuracies.

Contact details:
Dr. I.M. Okkes
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam
Division of Public Health, Department of General Practice
Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 566 4660
e-mail: i.m.okkes@amc.uva.nl

Prof. N. Bentzen MD
Dept. of Community Medicine and General Practice
Medisinsk Teknisk Forskningssenter
N-7489 TRONDHEIM, Norway
Tel: +47 73 598 876
e-mail: Niels.Bentzen@medisin.ntnu.no

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Notice.doc
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Please note: the original Intro.doc stated that copyright for the ICPC-2 was
held by Oxford University Press. This was incorrect. The copyright for the
whole of the ICPC-2, including this electronic version of the revised and
corrected chapters 10 and 11 is held by WONCA. The copyright statement in the
"Intro.doc" has now been changed to reflect this.