New version of CIEL dictionary has been added to dropbox and on Open Concept Lab for October 19, 2025!
CIEL has been designated a Digital Global Good by Digital Square!! This is added to its Digital Public Good designation from the DPGA!
Just wanted to let folks know that I am posting a new version of the CIEL concept dictionary in the dropbox with versions including 1.11.6, 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4.5 and 2.5.5. Note that I will no longer be releasing in versions prior to 1.1!
Can I please remind everyone using the CIEL dictionary that this is a trust model. We are providing the service to the community and the community assists by providing concepts they require back to CIEL. This also includes translation of CIEL concepts into other languages. If you have added concepts to your dictionary and have not reported them back to CIEL, I strongly encourage you to do so (if guilt doesn’t work, then I will start to harass you :).
Be sure to read the wiki: om.rs/getciel
NOTE THAT THE DISTRIBUTION METHODOLOGY FOR CIEL USING THE OPEN CONCEPT LAB IS THE PREFERRED DISTRIBUTION MEDIUM FOR CIEL.
Each version includes the global property ciel.conceptsVersion which contains the date of the release in YYYYMMDD format. A new global property update was added for 1.11+ which will force recreation of the word index as this is no longer included as part of the CIEL upload.
This release was a quality improvement release with elimination of duplicate concepts, clarification of duplicate SAME-AS mappings to the same reference concept as well as the addition of concepts to support Uganda EMR and various OHDSI mapping projects including addition of some behavioral health assessment concepts. Continuing to add ICD-11 maps and French and Portuguese translations. Please continue to help QA the French translations, please. Contributing your concept prevalence data to the study will help fill gaps to CIEL and maps to ICD-11, so please see: Concept Prevalence Study FAQ - Google Docs
The drug table was not updated for this release. We are working on getting a new version of the drug table out, but if you are interested, reach out to me separately.
The list of new concepts (English names):
“concept_id” “name” “Class” “Datatype” “description”
“170262” “Pitsafe-EZ” “Drug” “N/A”
“170262” “Pevastin-Plus” “Drug” “N/A”
“170262” “Ptvs FB” “Drug” “N/A”
“170262” “Ptvs Duo” “Drug” “N/A”
“170262” “Ptvs Plus” “Drug” “N/A”
“170262” “Ezetimibe / pitavastatin” “Drug” “N/A”
“170262” “Pitawin EZ” “Drug” “N/A”
“170261” “Lantidra” “Drug” “N/A”
“170261” “Donislecel” “Drug” “N/A”
“170260” “Efgartigimod alfa” “Drug” “N/A”
“170260” “Vyvgart” “Drug” “N/A”
“170259” “Kerosene cooking stove” “Misc” “N/A”
“170258” “Charcoal cooking stove” “Misc” “N/A”
“170257” “Gas cooking stove” “Misc” “N/A”
“170256” “Wood stove” “Misc” “N/A”
“170255” “Location of cooking stove” “Question” “Coded”
“170254” “Mother occupation” “Question” “Coded”
“170254” “Maternal occupation” “Question” “Coded”
“170253” “Father occupation” “Question” “Coded”
“170253” “Paternal occupation” “Question” “Coded”
“170252” “Number of cattle in household care” “Question” “Numeric”
“170251” “Water vendor” “Misc” “N/A” “Someone who sells potable water for drinking/cooking, etc.”
“170250” “House/home construction material” “Question” “Coded”
“170249” “Stone/rock” “Misc” “N/A”
“170248” “Earth” “Misc” “N/A” “Construction material”
“170248” “Mud/soil” “Misc” “N/A” “Construction material”
“170247” “Concrete” “Misc” “N/A” “Construction material”
“170246” “Monthly income detail” “ConvSet” “N/A” “The numeric value of income per month”
“170245” “Remibrutinib” “Drug” “N/A”
“170245” “Rhapsido” “Drug” “N/A”
“170244” “Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ)” “Misc” “N/A” “Psychosis questionnaire used in countries like Uganda”
“170243” “Medication refill” “Misc” “N/A”
“170242” “Current antiretroviral regimen line” “Question” “Coded”
“170242” “Current ARV regimen line” “Question” “Coded”
“170241” “No evidence of malignancy” “Finding” “N/A”
“170240” “Atypia suspicious for malignancy” “Misc” “N/A”
“170240” “Suspicious for malignancy” “Misc” “N/A”
“170239” “Hemoglobin in umbilical cord blood (mg/mL)” “Test” “Numeric”
“170238” “Tocophobia” “Finding” “N/A”
“170238” “Fear of giving birth” “Finding” “N/A”
“170238” “Fear of childbirth” “Finding” “N/A”
“170237” “Death of a close friend or relative” “Finding” “Coded”
“170236” “Death of spouse/partner” “Finding” “Coded”
“170235” “Death of parent” “Finding” “Coded”
“170234” “History of serious illness, injury or assault on close family member” “Question” “Coded”
“170233” “History of serious illness, injury or assault on oneself” “Question” “Coded”
“170232” “Administration of brief life events survey” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170232” “Assessment using List of Threatening Experiences (LTE) survey” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170232” “Administration of List of Threatening Experiences (LTE) survey” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170231” “Brief life events total score” “Question” “Numeric”
“170231” “List of Threatening Experiences (LTE) total score” “Question” “Numeric”
“170230” “Brief life events survey” “Misc” “N/A”
“170230” “List of Threatening Experiences (LTE) survey” “Misc” “N/A”
“170229” “Three or more times per week but not every day” “Misc” “N/A”
“170229” “3+ times per week but not ever day” “Misc” “N/A”
“170228” “1-2 times per week” “Misc” “N/A”
“170228” “Once or twice per week” “Misc” “N/A”
“170227” “<1 times per week” “Misc” “N/A”
“170227” “Less than once per week” “Misc” “N/A”
“170226” “Waking time in past month” “Question” “Time”
“170226” “Usual awakening time in past month” “Question” “Time”
“170225” “Usual bedtime in the past month” “Question” “Time”
“170224” “Assessment using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170223” “PSQI” “Misc” “N/A”
“170223” “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index” “Misc” “N/A”
“170222” “PSQI total score” “Test” “Numeric”
“170222” “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score” “Test” “Numeric”
“170221” “Assessment using Oslo Social Support Scale” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170221” “Administration of Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS)” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170220” “Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS)” “Misc” “N/A”
“170219” “OSSS-3” “Question” “Numeric”
“170219” “Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS) score” “Question” “Numeric”
“170218” “Administration of DASS-21” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170218” “Assessment using DASS-21” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170218” “Administration of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21” “Procedure” “N/A”
“170217” “Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21 score” “Question” “Numeric”
“170217” “DASS-21 score” “Question” “Numeric”
“170216” “Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21” “Misc” “N/A”
“170216” “DASS-21” “Misc” “N/A”
“170216” “DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21)” “Misc” “N/A”
“170215” “Masters/doctorate degree” “Finding” “N/A”
“170215” “Received postgraduate training” “Finding” “N/A”