Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 10

The HHS Region 10 workshop engaged nine participants from state and local public health departments in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington with experience in syndromic surveillance that ranged from less than 1 year to over 10 years. Representatives from Alaska, which is also in HHS Region 10, were unable to participate. Because the participants did not have access to actual emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance data for sharing, the focus of the workshop was on building inter- jurisdictional understanding and sharing of practices.

Learning Objectives

The objectives of the Workshop were to have participants:

1. Buildskillsinsyndromicsurveillancepractice.
2. Examineandsharebestpracticesinsyndromicsurveillancemethods.
3. Developactionstepsforestablishinginter-jurisdictionaldatasharing.
4. Fosterpeer-to-peercollaborationsinaregionalnetworkofsurveillance professionals.

Outputs targeted for development during the Workshop included:

1. Actionablenextstepsforcontinuingtheinter-jurisdictionalcooperation.
2. Appliedandevaluatedanalysisplansforaconditionofinterest.
3. Prioritizedmethodologyofsyndromicsurveillanceforconditionsofinterest.