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Extension: Guideline Author Role
| Official URL: http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-guideline-author-role | Version: 0.2.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2026-01-29 | Computable Name: GuidelineAuthorRoleExt | |||
This extension allows for the indication of the role of the author of the guideline.
The GuidelineAuthorRoleExt extension describes the role of the author of the guideline.
Context of Use
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Element ID:
Composition.author
This extension may be used on the following element(s)
Guidance
This extension indicates the role of an author in the context of guideline development.
Overview
Guideline authors can have different roles such as registrant, leading author, contributing author, or coordinator. This extension provides a coded classification of those roles.
Context
This extension can be applied to Composition.author elements.
Value Type
The value is a CodeableConcept bound to the guideline author role value set:
* value[x] only CodeableConcept
* valueCodeableConcept from vs-guideline-author-role (extensible)
Available Roles
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
registrant |
Person who registered the guideline |
leading |
Leading author (organization-level) |
contributing |
Contributing author (organization-level) |
coordinator |
Coordination role |
Usage Notes
- Exactly one author must have the role
registrant leadingandcontributingroles must reference Organizationsleadingandcontributingare mutually exclusive for the same author
Example Usage
* author[+] = Reference(MyAuthorRole)
* author[=].extension[ext-guideline-author-role].valueCodeableConcept = cs-guideline-author-role#registrant
* author[+] = Reference(LeadOrganization)
* author[=].extension[ext-guideline-author-role].valueCodeableConcept = cs-guideline-author-role#leading
This profile of a FHIR Extension is derived from the Extension FHIR resource.
Usage info
Usages:
- Use this Extension: Guideline Registry Record
- Examples for this Extension: Composition/AWMFGuidelineRecordS2kExample, Composition/AWMFGuidelineRecordS3Example, Composition/AWMFGuidelineS1Example, Composition/AWMFGuidelineS2eExample... Show 22 more
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Formal Views of Extension Content
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension |
0..* | Extension | Author Role | |
  extension |
0..0 | Extension | ||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-guideline-author-role" | |
  value[x] |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Guideline Author Role (extensible) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Author Role | |
 id |
0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||
| url |
Σ | 1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-guideline-author-role" |
| value[x] |
Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Guideline Author Role (extensible) |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Author Role | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension | ||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-guideline-author-role" | |
| value[x] |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Guideline Author Role (extensible) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Author Role | |
| id |
0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||
| url |
Σ | 1..1 | uri | "http://fhir.awmf.org/awmf.ig/StructureDefinition/ext-guideline-author-role" |
| value[x] |
Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Guideline Author Role (extensible) |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
Terminology Bindings
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Extension.value[x] | Base | extensible | Guideline Author Role | 📦0.2.0 | This IG |
Constraints
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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