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Coagulopathy Cluster Syndromes (Laced and Synthetic Marijuana)
Content Type: Syndrome
Attached is a word document with multiple syndromes that we have found useful during the coagulopathy cluster situation. Most used queries are highlighted in yellow. These queries were created in response to marijuana, particularly synthetic… read more -
Using Cloud Technology to Support Monitoring During High Profile Events
Content Type: Abstract
Hospital emergency departments in Cook and surrounding counties currently send data to the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) instance of ESSENCE on CCDPH servers. The cloud instance of ESSENCE has been enhanced to receive and export… read more -
Assessment of the use of ED Chief Complaint Data for monitoring Chronic Diseases
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic Surveillance (SS), traditionally applied to infectious diseases, is more recently being adapted to chronic disease prevention. Its usefulness rests on the large number of diverse individuals visiting emergency rooms with the possibility of… read more -
ED visits for AMI, Stroke, ACS & COPD after the Statewide Smoking Ban in Cook Co., IL
Content Type: Abstract
Tobacco use is the leading global cause of preventable death, killing more than five million people per year. In addition, exposure to secondhand smoke is estimated to kill an additional 600,000 people globally each year. In 1986, the US Surgeon… read more -
Data Model for Initiatives to Monitor Exposure to Antimicrobials (DataMIME)
Content Type: Abstract
Despite decades of attempts to promote judicious AU, the US has high rates of per-person antimicrobial consumption, and extremely high rates of carbapenem use. Such profligate use is a key factor in the high rate of antimicrobial-resistant… read more -
Disproportionate Emergency Room Use as an Indicator of Community Health
Content Type: Abstract
Community health assessments are a foundation of public health practice and a prerequisite to achieving public health accreditation. Best practice dictates that CHAs must incorporate qualitative and quantitative data and utilize a number of… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Quantify ED Visits for Coagulopathy Cases
Content Type: Abstract
In March 2018, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) was informed of a cluster of coagulopathy cases linked to SC use. By June 30, 2018, 172 cases were reported, including five deaths, where 74% were male and the mean age was 35.3 years (… read more -
Utilization of ESSENCE in the Cloud for Enhanced Surveillance during the 2012 NATO Summit
Content Type: Webinar
Electronic public health surveillance serves an especially important function during mass events. Megan Patel, from the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), will discuss the use of the cloud-based ESSENCE system for situational awareness… read more