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Emergency Syndromic Surveillance: Adapting Real-Time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS) for Public Health in Canada
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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, … using a token-based authentica- tion system (Crypto-card). Many modifications have been made to the open source … -
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 … -
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 …