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An Innovative Design for Conducting Simulation Exercises on Electronic Disease Surveillance System
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In order to be best prepared to identify health events using electronic disease surveillance systems, it is vital for users to participate in regular exercises that realistically simulate how events may present in their system following disease… read more… regular exercises that realistically simulate how events may present in their system following disease manifestation … regular exercises that realistically simulate how events may present in their system following disease manifestation … -
Enhancing Event Communication in Disease Surveillance: ECC 2.0
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Regional disease surveillance systems allow users the ability to view large amounts of population health information and examine automated alerts that suggest increased disease activity. These systems require users to view and… read more… This interpretation is valuable information that may benefit other users. In addition to the … This interpretation is valuable information that may benefit other users. In addition to the daily … This interpretation is valuable information that may benefit other users. In addition to the … -
Lessons Learned from a National Capitol Region Syndromic Surveillance Tabletop Exercise, Spring 2005
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This paper describes lessons learned from a regional tabletop exercise (TTX) of the National Capital Region (NCR) Syndromic Surveillance Network, from the perspective of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH).… local and state health department per- sonnel who may be involved in the daily review and use of syndromic … between public health and non-public health partners who may re- spond to a potential BT threat. RESULTS The NCR TTX … ab- sence of alerts. We feel that syndromic surveillance may: help provide early signal of a problem; be used to …