description: The EventDefinition resource provides a reusable description of when a particular event can occur. package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.examples derivation: specialization name: EventDefinition type: EventDefinition elements: description: {isModifier: false, short: Natural language description of the event definition, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 19} date: {isModifier: false, short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 16} endorser: {isModifier: false, short: Who endorsed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 33} publisher: {isModifier: false, short: Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 17} approvalDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the event definition was approved by publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 26} jurisdiction: isModifier: false short: Intended jurisdiction for event definition (if applicable) type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false array: true binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction'} isSummary: true index: 21 purpose: {isModifier: false, short: Why this event definition is defined, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 22} subjectCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: Patient, choiceOf: subject, isSummary: false, index: 14} name: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this event definition (computer friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 7} copyrightLabel: {isModifier: false, short: Copyright holder and year(s), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 25} useContext: {isModifier: false, short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 20} copyright: {isModifier: false, short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 24} versionAlgorithm: isModifier: false short: How to compare versions mustSupport: false choices: [versionAlgorithmString, versionAlgorithmCoding] isSummary: true index: 4 experimental: {isModifier: false, short: 'For testing purposes, not real usage', type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: 'If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental.', isSummary: true, index: 11} topic: isModifier: false short: E.g. Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false array: true binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-topic'} isSummary: false index: 29 title: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this event definition (human friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 8} author: {isModifier: false, short: Who authored the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 30} versionAlgorithmCoding: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: Coding, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 6} usage: {isModifier: false, short: Describes the clinical usage of the event definition, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 23} status: isModifier: true short: draft | active | retired | unknown index: 10 type: code mustSupport: false binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|5.0.0-draft-final'} isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration isSummary: true subtitle: {isModifier: false, short: Subordinate title of the event definition, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 9} url: constraint: cnl-1: {human: 'URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic', source: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EventDefinition', severity: warning, expression: 'exists() implies matches(''^[^|# ]+$'')'} isModifier: false short: Canonical identifier for this event definition, represented as a URI (globally unique) type: uri mustSupport: false isSummary: true index: 0 identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Additional identifier for the event definition, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1} lastReviewDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the event definition was last reviewed by the publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 27} editor: {isModifier: false, short: Who edited the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 31} versionAlgorithmString: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: string, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 5} reviewer: {isModifier: false, short: Who reviewed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 32} version: {isModifier: false, short: Business version of the event definition, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 2} trigger: {min: 1, isModifier: false, short: '"when" the event occurs (multiple = ''or'')', index: 35, type: TriggerDefinition, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true} relatedArtifact: {isModifier: false, short: 'Additional documentation, citations, etc', type: RelatedArtifact, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 34} contact: {isModifier: false, short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 18} subjectReference: isModifier: false short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on index: 15 refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group'] type: Reference mustSupport: false meaningWhenMissing: Patient choiceOf: subject isSummary: false subject: isModifier: false short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on mustSupport: false choices: [subjectCodeableConcept, subjectReference] meaningWhenMissing: Patient isSummary: false index: 13 effectivePeriod: {isModifier: false, short: When the event definition is expected to be used, type: Period, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 28} package_version: 5.0.0-draft-final class: resource kind: resource url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EventDefinition base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource version: 5.0.0-draft-final required: [status, trigger]