Displaying results 1 - 4 of 4
-
Using Bayesian Networks to Assist Decision-Making in Syndromic Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic surveillance systems often produce large numbers of detections due to excess activity (alarms) in their indicators. Few alarms are classified as alerts (public health events that may require a response). Decision-making in syndromic… read more… are classified as alerts (public health events that may require a response). Decision-making in syndromic … expert knowledge. These approaches (known as heuristics) may work well and produce faster results than automated … could be compromised in the absence of experts, which may significantly impact their response during a public … -
Communicating the detection capabilities of syndromic surveillance systems
Content Type: Abstract
Increasingly public health decision-makers are using syndromic surveillance for real-time reassurance and situational awareness in addition to early warning1. Decision-makers using intelligence, including syndromic data, need to understand what the… read more… Firstly, syndromic systems are usually multi-purpose and may be better at identifying certain types of public health … Firstly, syndromic systems are usually multi-purpose and may be better at identifying certain types of public health … -
Syndromic Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens using Routine ED Data in England
Content Type: Abstract
Within the UK, previous syndromic surveillance studies have used statistical estimation to describe the activity of respiratory pathogens. The Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System (EDSSS) was initially developed in preparation of… read more… to establish if any single syndromic indicator may be attributed to any one pathogen in particular. We also … to establish if any single syndromic indicator may be attributed to any one pathogen in particular. We also … -
Beyond aberration detection, coping with multiple exceedances in a national syndromic surveillance service
Content Type: Webinar
Public Health England uses data from four national syndromic surveillance systems to support public health programmes and identify unusual activity. Each system monitors a wide range of respiratory, gastrointestinal and other syndromes at a local,… read more… ISDS Webinar Oct 2016, Roger Morbey 1,000,000 patients visited a participating GP on Friday 109,000 patients … Morbey Look at prioritised alarms. 6. Risk Assessment I 26 Beyond aberration detection, ISDS Webinar Oct 2016, Roger …