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  • Visualizing Data Quality: Tools and Views

    Content Type: Abstract

    Distribute is a national emergency department syndromic surveillance project developed by the International Society for Disease Surveillance for influenza-like-illness (ILI) that integrates data from existing state and local public health department… read more
    … provides graphic comparisons of both ILI-related clinical visits across jurisdictions and a national picture of ILI. … (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the distributed, … provides graphic comparisons of both ILI-related clinical visits across jurisdictions and a national picture of ILI. …
  • How good is your data?

    Content Type: Abstract

    Distribute is a national emergency department syndromic surveillance project developed by the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) for influenza-like-illness (ILI) that integrates data from existing state and local public health… read more
    … provides graphic comparisons of both ILI-related clinical visits across jurisdictions and a national picture of ILI. … (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the distributed, … vides graphic comparisons of both ILI-related clinical visits across jurisdictions and a national picture of ILI. …
  • Using Change Point Detection for Monitoring the Quality of Aggregate Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Data consisting of counts or indicators aggregated from multiple sources pose particular problems for data quality monitoring when the users of the aggregate data are blind to the individual sources. This arises when agencies wish to share data but… read more
    … jurisdiction, and for which detailed information on the un-aggregated ‘raw’ data was unavailable. Previous work (2) … jurisdiction, and for which detailed information on the un-aggregated ‘raw’ data was unavailable. Previous work (2) …
  • Monitoring winter-seasonal acute gastroenteritis emergency department visits by age

    Content Type: Abstract

    Epidemic acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major contributor to the global burden of morbidity and mortality. Rotavirus and norovirus epidemics present a significant burden annually, with their predominant impact in temperate climates occurring… read more
    … pilot for monitoring AGE syndromic emergency department visits, and present preliminary analysis of age-specific … inter_Seasonal_Acute_Gastroenteritis_Empergency_Department_Visits_By_Age.pdf 3 views Submitted by elamb on Thu, … acute gastroenteritis emergency department visits by age Don Olson1*, Ian Painter2 and ISDS Distribute …
  • Traditional and Mobile Public Health Alert Communications with Health Care Providers

    Content Type: Abstract

    The effectiveness of emergency preparedness and response systems depends, in part, on the effectiveness of communication between agencies and individuals involved in emergency response, including health care providers who play a significant role in… read more
    … the effectiveness of mobile (SMS) and traditional (email, FAX) communication strategies for sending public … To systematically compare mobile (SMS) and traditional (email, FAX) communication strategies to identify which … the effectiveness of mobile (SMS) and traditional (email, FAX) communication strategies for sending public …
  • Evaluating a standard influenza-like illness syndrome definition across multiple sites in the distribute project: The ‘ILI-s’ Pilot

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Distribute project began in 2006 as a distributed, syndromic surveillance demonstration project that networked state and local health departments to share aggregate emergency department-based influenza-like illness (ILI) syndrome… read more
    … USA; and 7McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada E-mail: drolson@gmail.com Objective To describe the initial phase of the … Selected Distribute health department sites were sent an email inviting them to participate in the pilot. Sites were …
  • Discover the 2014 ISDS Conference

    Content Type: Webinar

    Whether you are planning on attending the ISDS Conference for the first time this December or you have been attending since 2002, the ISDS Scientific Program Committee invites you to discover the 2014 ISDS Conference! This webinar will highlight the… read more
    …  Day  2   •  Check  the  conference  website  and  your  email  for  upcoming  conference   announcements:   … Conference   •  Ian  Painter  &  Jose  Lojo:  ian.painter@gmail.com,   jose.lojo@phila.gov     ScholarOne:  use  “Get …
  • Accrued – An R Package for Visualizing Data Quality for Aggregate Surveillance Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    The utility of specific sources of data for surveillance, and the quality of those data, are an ingoing issue in public health(1). Syndromic surveillance is typically conducted as a secondary use of data collected as part of routine clinical… read more
    … influenza like illness (ILI) and gastroenteritis (GI) ED visits on a nationwide basis. This system collected counts for ILI, GI and total ED visits, aggregated to the level of jurisdiction. The primary … influenza like illness (ILI) and gastroenteritis (GI) ED visits on a nationwide basis. This system collected counts …