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  • Emergency Department Surveillance of Alcohol-Related Violence and Injuries to Enable Event Monitoring and Management

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    Syndromic surveillance has been used been used as method of surveillance for various events in recent years. For example, post September 11th, 2001 anthrax attacks in New York City, World Youth Day in Toronto 2002, Salt Lake City 2002 Olympics,… read more
    … 2005.   Objective Historical Emergency Department (ED) visits were examined to characterize ED utilization for the … ON Canada OBJECTIVE Historical Emergency Department (ED) visits were exam- ined to characterize ED utilization for … events can assist in characterizing the usage of acute care institutions, the ability to predict usage for planned …
  • Integration of Hospital Admissions, Febrile Respiratory Illness Screening and Triage Acuity Score into an Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System

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    This paper outlines the integration of hospital admission, Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI) screening and Canadian Triage and Acuity Score (CTAS) data streams within an Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance system. These data elements allow… read more
    … enable more effective resource allocation within acute care settings. Document … enable more effective resource alloca- tion within acute care settings. BACKGROUND In September 2004, Kingston, … postal code of resi- dence, hospital and date and time of visit. DATA ELEMENTS Admission data – The physician’s …
  • Using Health Helpline Mediated Self-Swabbing as a Surveillance Tool for Influenza

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    Currently, three main sources of data are used to monitor the prevalence of influenza in Ontario: Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) FluWatch, Ontario’s Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) data and Public Health Ontario’s (PHO) traditional… read more
    … Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) FluWatch, Ontario’s Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) data and Public Health … transmission of infection by limiting the number of visits to emergency departments or doctors’ offices, thereby … Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) FluWatch, Ontario’s Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) data and Public Health …
  • Infection Watch Live- A Real-time, Geospatial Mapping Tool of Hospital Triage Data for Public Consumption

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    To inform health professionals and the public directly about real-time utilization of local Emergency Departments for respiratory and gastrointestinal illness to enable enhanced communication and collaboration between Public Health and health care… read more
    … and collaboration between Public Health and health care workers. Document … and collaboration between Public Health and health care workers. BACKGROUND While most public health … locations of hospitals, schools, day cares and long-term care facilities. By mapping these two common syndromes and …
  • Relationship between Clinical Screening Tools, Syndromic Surveillance, and Influenza-Positive Patients

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    In 2003, with the advent of SARS, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a clinical screening tool to detect patients at high risk for having a febrile respiratory illness (FRI), defined… read more
    … of SARS, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a … detected by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI) screening tool, and … detected by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI) screening tool, and …
  • Ontario's Telehealth: A Novel Snydromic Surveillance System

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    The Ontario Telehealth Telephone Helpline (henceforth referred to as “Telehealth”) was implemented in Ontario in 2001. It is administered by Clinidata, a private contractor hired by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care,… read more
    … hired by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, at … hired by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, at … hired by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, at …
  • Multi-Sectored Approach to Evaluation of a Syndromic Surveillance System

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    In September 2004, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health began a 2-year pilot project to develop and evaluate an Emergency Department Chief Complaint Syndromic Surveillance System in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry… read more
    … with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – Public Health Branch, Queen’s University, Public … with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) – Public Health Branch, Queen’s University, … with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – Public Health Branch, Queen’s University, Public …
  • Can Monitoring Telehealth Ontario Respiratory Call Volume be a Component of an Effective Public Health Influenza Surveillance Strategy?

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    Influenza epidemics occur seasonally, impose a high economic burden on the health care system, and are responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality (1). The past century has seen three influenza A pandemics with variable severity. The recent… read more
    … seasonally, impose a high economic burden on the health care system, and are responsible for substantial morbidity … seasonally, impose a high economic burden on the health care system, and are responsible for substantial morbidity … seasonally, impose a high economic burden on the health care system, and are responsible for substantial morbidity …