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Urgent Care Data...should we collect, how, and why?
Content Type: Webinar
More and more patients frequent Urgent Care facilites. In this webinar, we will discuss how NSSP jurisdictions collect it, how is it formatted, and what have they learned; what's the best way to capture and share this information; and why should we… read more -
Development of Syndrome Definitions for Acute Unintentional Drug and Heroin Overdose
Content Type: Abstract
Nationally, deaths due to opioid overdose have continually increased for the past 15 years . Deaths specifically related to heroin increased more than four-fold between 2002 and 2014. Hospital inpatient discharge data provide information on non… read more -
Effect of the Work Week on Demographics of Heat-Related Illness Patients in Syndromic Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
As global temperatures increase, so too does interest in the effect of climate change on the populationâs health. 2016 represented the hottest year on record globally and well above the 20th century average in Virginia. With large-scale climate… read more -
Justification for Collecting Urgent Care Data to Broaden Syndromic Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
While UC does not have a standard definition, it can generally be described as the delivery of ambulatory medical care outside of a hospital emergency department (ED) on a walk-in basis, without a scheduled appointment, available at extended hours,… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance on the Mental Health Impact of Political Rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia
Content Type: Abstract
As part of a wide-spread community discussion on the presence of monuments to Confederate Civil War figures, the Charlottesville city council voted to remove a statue of General Robert E. Lee. Multiple rallies were then held to protest the statueâ… read more