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Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts
Content Type: Webinar
On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more… how+reliable,+how+oBen?+ Syndromic Data – Acute Care Visits – Boston EMS Calls – Poison Control Calls – Health Centers – Urgent Care Visit Volume – Sentinel sites (as needed) Notifiable Diseases Notifiable Illness or … -
What Can Enhanced Influenza Surveillance Teach Us About Syndromic Surveillance?
Content Type: Abstract
Currently Scotland has a number of influenza surveillance schemes, including âflu-spotterâ practices, and enhanced surveillance general practices that submit clinical samples for virological testing (SERVIS practices). This information feeds… read more… Objective To develop and pilot an enhanced primary care surveillance system of influenza-like illness in … Objective: To develop and pilot an enhanced primary care surveillance system of influenza-like illness in … offers the potential of automated extraction of primary care data to provide surveillance information, to support … -
Utilisation of Data Derived from a Nurse-Led NHS Access and Information Telephone Helpline (NHS24) in Communicable Disease Management in Scotland
Content Type: Abstract
To compare NHS24 data with a range of laboratory and other surveillance systems to further explore its potential utility in communicable disease management.… difficulty breathing, double vision, fever, eye problems, lumps, rash and vomiting) is currently monitored on a pilot …