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  • Combining Laboratory Test Orders and Outpatient Visits to Monitor Respiratory Illness

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    To evaluate whether joint monitoring of laboratory test orders and outpatient visits improves the sensitivity and timeliness of alerting during seasonal increases in respiratory illness.
    … joint monitoring of laboratory test orders and outpatient visits improves the sensitivity and timeliness of alerting … counts of outpatient visits and laboratory test orders. Com- bined surveillance was performed by averaging the p- …
  • 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
    … which accurately characterize broad disease syndromes but may not be sufficient for monitoring specific diseases. DoD … disease syn- dromes based on ICD-9 diagnostic codes. We com- pared laboratory test orders to outpatient visits by … cultures Blood cultures Respiratory cultures 453 64 26 1 1046 113 42 4 1 0.349 0.354 0.450 San Diego Area …
  • Use of Electronic Health Records to Determine the Impact of Ebola Screening

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    Since the largest epidemic of Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) in recorded history began in Guinea in December 2013, the epidemic has spread to neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone resulting in an estimation of over 27,000 total cases… read more
    … considerable number of beneficiaries who travel to WA to visit friends and relatives placing them at risk for … required. However, we realize that many encounters may not be captured with this method, especially those that … considerable number of beneficiaries who travel to WA to visit friends and relatives placing them at risk for …
  • 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
    … surveillance for influenza is to monitor the percent of visits to about 2000 sentinel physicians for influenza-like … surveillance for influenza is to monitor the percent of visits to about 2000 sentinel physicians for influenza- like … 2004;53:770- 710. Advances in Disease Surveillance 2006;1:70 … One of the standard approaches to public health …
  • Beyond Traditional Surveillance: Applying Syndromic Surveillance to Developing Settings- Opportunities and Challenges

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    The revised International Health Regulations (IHR) have expanded traditional infectious disease notification to include surveillance diseases of international importance, including emerging infectious diseases.  However, there are no clearly… read more
    … used worldwide to augment traditional surveillance, and may enhance compliance with the revised IHR. Objective: To … Developing Settings—Opportunities and Challenges Larissa May, MD, MSPH1, JP Chretien, MD, PhD2,3, Julie Pavlin, MD, …
  • 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
    … 45 hours every 3 years. Continuing education requirements may include self-directed educational programs, … 2 www.nsweb.nursingspectrum.com 3 Barbara A. B runt. The impacto f lifelong learning in …
  • 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
    … illness, with 34% absent before the day of the healthcare visit. A minority of patients accessed advice via phone … medications and 46% took them before the day of medical visit, with 71% of these patients purchasing medications for … can start over 2 weeks prior to a healthcare provider visit, suggesting that tracking these absences or purchases …
  • 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
    … instability, and cultural and religious practices that may put their populations at greater risk of these events. … instability, and cultural and religious practices that may put their populations at greater risk of these events. …