## eRef /Practitioner Resource Profile
**completeness: 60 - Pilot Ready%**
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**Practitioner** covers all individuals who are engaged in the healthcare process and healthcare-related services as part of their formal responsibilities and this Resource is used for attribution of activities and responsibilities to these individuals. Practitioners include (but are not limited to): physicians, other clinicians, home care providers, administrative staff, IT personnel, and more. 

### USAGE NOTES
* Any elements that are duplicated with the **Practitioner** resource (i.e., telecom, address) as it relates to providing a service should be recorded in PractitionerRole instead of Practitioner. 

### LEGEND
* `<>` indicates that the element is useful for a registry directory purpose, but not for eReferral purposes.
* ~~strikethrough~~ indicates the the element is not included in this profile
* `red` indicates that the field is likely useful in a future iteration of the specification

**Canonical URl for this profile:**
http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/StructureDefinition/ca-eReferral-Practitioner


| Name | Card | Type | Comments |Terminology Binding|
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | 0..* | Identifier | The receiving system will accept and save any identifiers from the requesting system (e.g., CPSO #). |
| `<>active` | `0..1` | `boolean` | `Provider Registry - for future use` Whether this practitioner's record is in active use 
| name | 0..* | HumanName | will use name.family and name.given only. Middle name is supported by using subsequent given names. |
| ~~telecom~~ | ~~0..*~~ | ~~ContactPoint~~ | PractitionerRole is the preferred location for this data. 
| ~~address~~ | ~~0..*~~ | ~~Address~~ | PractitionerRole is the preferred location for this data. 
| `<>gender` | `0..1` | `code` | `Provider Registry - for future use - Provider Registry`
| `<>birthDate` | `0..*` | `date` | Provider Registry - for future use
| `<>photo` | `0..*` | `Attachment` |`Provider Registry - For future use.` | 
| `<>qualification` | `0..*` | `BackboneElement` | `Provider Registry - for future use` Qualifications obtained by training and certification
| `<>communication` | `0..*` | `CodeableConcept` | `Provider Registry - for future use.` A language the practitioner is able to use in patient communication |

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