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  • Check! Explore barriers and solutions to data sharing to BioSense 2.0

    Content Type: Abstract

    The benefits of inter-jurisdictional data sharing have been touted as a hallmark of BioSense 2.0, a cloud-based computing platform for syndromic surveillance. A key feature of the BioSense 2.0 platform is the ability to share data across… read more
    … BioSense Governance Group (Appendix 2) reporting on the top priorities and suggestions for functionality and … BioSense Governance Group (Appendix 2) reporting on the top priorities and suggestions for functionality and … The majority of participants (87%) at the roundtable did not use the BioSense 2.0 application as their primary …
  • Economic Modeling of Syndromic Surveillance Systems -- A Roundtable Discussion on Association of state and Territorial Health Official's (ASTHO) Investment Decision Model

    Content Type: Abstract

    One of ASTHO’s key goals is to help its jurisdictions meet member needs for technical assistance, including making informed decisions about their syndromic surveillance options. To help them make such decisions, ASTHO worked with Booz Allen to… read more
    … To help them make such decisions, ASTHO worked with Booz Allen to create a decision analysis model, which factors in … To help them make such decisions, ASTHO worked with Booz Allen to create a decision analysis model, which factors in …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more
    … ED visits daily, and capture 95, 100, 100 and 95% of all ED visits, respectively. The data collected include … via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website.5 Early notification might facilitate clinical … coincided in time. An early alert was identified in all four seasons using rapid test positivity, although no …
  • A Syndromic Approach to Emergency Department Surveillance for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

    Content Type: Abstract

    The incidence of and hospitalizations for SSTI have steadily increased over the last decade in the United States, primarily due to the emergence and spread of community acquired Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). The ED is a… read more
    … over the last decade in the United States, primarily due to the emergence and spread of community acquired … over the last decade in the United States, primarily due to the emergence and spread of community acquired …
  • Rapid Surveillance and Data Integration: A Syndromic Description of Bicycle-Related Injury in Boston

    Content Type: Webinar

    The city of Boston has taken a pro-active stand to increase physical activity to decrease chronic disease. Included in that plan is to increase bicycle use and accessibility. Boston has been increasing the number of bike paths and lanes, introduced… read more
    … Sources Primary: Boston Syndromic Surveillance System • All (10) Boston acute care emergency department visits • ED … 6% 42 5% 10—17 580 13% 144 10% 101 13% 18—24 1124 25% 362 26% 192 25% 25—29 632 14% 205 15% 123 16% 30—39 683 15% 217 …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Using Surveillance to Prepare and Respond to Winter Weather: Extreme Cold, Ice, and Snow

    Content Type: Webinar

    For much of the United States, 2014 began with extreme cold and large snowstorms. As a result, surveillance practitioners around the country have been working to identify, gather, and analyze cold weather-related data. This presentation will focus… read more
    …  this  webinar  because  the  topic  is:  (check  all  that  apply)       14   4   31   1   1   Why …  color=Syndrome)  +        geom_line(size=1)   #Pie  Chart  of  Gender   #  Pie  Chart  from  data  frame …
  • Asthma patterns in Boston emergency department visits for children age five and under

    Content Type: Abstract

    The burden of asthma on the youngest children in Boston is largely characterized through hospitalizations and self-report surveys. Hospitalization rates are highest in Black and Hispanic populations under age five. A study of… read more
    … airway disease, and wheezing. This was then restricted to all Boston residents, ages five and under, and compared with all ED visits of the same ages and residency. Syndrome … ED Visits 01 /05 /08 02 /02 /08 03 /01 /08 03 /29 /08 04 /26 /08 05 /24 /08 06 /21 /08 07 /19 /08 08 /16 /08 09 /13 …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010

    Content Type: Abstract

    In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more
    … system receives information from ED visits from all 10 acute care hospitals in Boston every 24 hours. Data … among persons aged 18�24 years. Fifty- four percent of all BRI admissions were associated with fractures and … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …