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GIS Mapping of Occupational Health Visit Data from a Southeastern Ontario Tertiary Care Hospital
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Health care workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of exposure to infectious agents including (among others) tuberculosis, influenza, norovirus, and Clostridium difficile as a consequence of patient care1,2 Most occupational transmission is… read more… to the OH department. Figure 1 – Percent of OH visits due to gastrointestinal illness for the week of March 11–17, … for Control in Health Care Settings. Clin Infect Dis 2003;37:1094-1101. [3] Koh D, Aw T-C. Surveillance in … 5% 6% - 10% > 10% Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:26 … -
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… directly about real-time utilization of local Emergency De- partments for respiratory and gastrointestinal illness … related diseases are of par- ticular importance due to the rapid transmission and potential burden such … as a highly valued and worthwhile approach to dis- ease surveillance [1]. Our new system will be known as …