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  • Graduate-Level Syndromic Surveillance Course, An International Society for Disease Surveillance Project

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     Following the development of an introductory Continuing Education (CME) course in syndromic surveillance, the Education and Training Committee of the International Society for Disease Surveillance recognized the need to educate future non-… read more
    … public health workers and reviewed courses offered by the top five public health schools recognized by US News and World Report1.  All public health schools offered courses that included … public health workers and reviewed courses offered by the top five public health schools recognized by US News and …
  • Survey of Pre-Clinical Behavior – What Do People Do When They Get Sick?

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    The impetus for the development of many first syndromic surveillance systems was the hope of detecting infectious disease outbreaks earlier than with traditional surveillance. Various data sources have been suggested as potential… read more
    … those resulting from behaviors that change due to illness, such as purchasing medications, missing … including those resulting from behaviors that change due to illness, such as purchasing medications, missing … and usual interactions with the healthcare system. We did not obtain any identifying information. We had to end …
  • Development of an Introductory Continuing Medical Education Program for Public Health Professionals and Clinicians in Syndromic Surveillance

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    58 medical licensure boards require between 12 and 50 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) for re-licensure of physicians. 28 states as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Mariana Islands, require… read more
    … Analysis, Response Algorithms, Presentation of Data and Websites, HIPAA and Privacy Concerns, Strengths and … The CME is expected to be available on the syndromic.org website for members and non-members who wish to take an … an online course, we expect to target a broader audience due to the flexibility of distance education. In the future, …
  • Effective Use of Laboratory Data for Monitoring Population Health

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    Effective public health response to emerging infectious diseases, natural disasters, and bioterrorism requires access to real-time, accurate information on disease patterns and healthcare utilization. The ESSENCE surveillance… read more
    … were consolidated. Test results could not be monitored due to lack of stan- dardized reporting, so only test orders … cultures Blood cultures Respiratory cultures 453 64 26 1 1046 113 42 4 1 0.349 0.354 0.450 San Diego Area … Awareness System. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 26;54 Suppl:27-30. Further Information: Cara Olsen, …
  • Best Practices for Implementing Electronic Disease Surveillance Systems in Resources-constrained Settings

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    Developing countries bear the highest burden of infectious diseases, and therefore play a key role in the detection of emerging disease threats. The ability of these countries to detect such events allows an adequate response preventing its spread… read more
    … morbidity and mortality of communities across the world. Due to the importance of strengthening the surveillance … morbidity and mortality of communities across the world. Due to the importance of strengthening the surveillance …
  • Preliminary Look into the ICD9/10 Transition Impact on Public Health Surveillance

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    On October 1, 2015, the number of ICD codes will expand from 14,000 in version 9 to 68,000 in version 10. The new code set will increase the specificity of reporting, allowing more information to be conveyed in a single code. It is anticipated that… read more
    … and 5) Adjusting for changes in trends over time that are due to transitions in usage of codes by providers and … and 5) Adjusting for changes in trends over time that are due to transitions in usage of codes by providers and …
  • Monitoring Influenza Activity Using the BioSense System, 2003-2005

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    One of the standard approaches to public health surveillance for influenza is to monitor the percent of visits to about 2000 sentinel physicians for influenza-like illness (%ILI; fever plus cough or sore throat). The BioSense System currently… read more
    … an independent predictor. Principal components analysis did not identify any combinations of ICD-9 codes that were better predictors of %ILI. Analyses of lagged data did not show stronger correlations, indicating that seasonal …
  • Mining Pattern Model of Influenza Surveillance

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    This paper presents an investigation using data mining techniques to model patterns of influenza from positive case demographics, symptoms and laboratory tests.
    … populations are particularly susceptible to outbreaks due primarily to crowding, troop movement, physical stress, … and this was used as the gold standard for comparison to all other variables. We used the Waikato Environment for … The model correctly classified variables in 83.4% of all cases. Sensitivity was 48.1% for a positive influenza …