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Exploring Chief Complaint Word Co-occurence Visualizations
Content Type: Webinar
Presented October 28, 2016. We are going to briefly explore the tidytext, widyr, and flexdashboard packages to analyze word co-occurrence, look at ngrams, and then visualize the results in word network graphs. Looking at your data in this way can… read more -
Preliminary Look into the ICD9/10 Transition Impact on Public Health Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
On October 1, 2015, the number of ICD codes will expand from 14,000 in version 9 to 68,000 in version 10. The new code set will increase the specificity of reporting, allowing more information to be conveyed in a single code. It is anticipated that… read more -
Use of Electronic Health Records to Determine the Impact of Ebola Screening
Content Type: Abstract
Since the largest epidemic of Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) in recorded history began in Guinea in December 2013, the epidemic has spread to neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone resulting in an estimation of over 27,000 total cases… read more -
Evaluating the Utility of HealthMap as a Supplementary Surveillance Tool
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HealthMap collects and aggregates information from online sources to generate outbreak alerts based on disease and geographic location. This project will assess the timeliness and sensitivity of HealthMap based on outbreak posts from EpiCom, the… read more -
Disaster Surveillance: Lessons Learned from the Field
Content Type: Webinar
Presented June 28, 2010 This webinar was presented by the ISDS Public Health Practice Committee. Presenters Matt Laidler, MPH, MA, Florida Department of Health… read more -
Integration of Reported and Syndromic Disease System Information
Content Type: Webinar
The March 2010 webinar of the ISDS Public Health Practice Committee gave an overview regarding how Florida is incorporating visualizations of their reportable disease data into their syndromic surveillance system. The presentation was followed by a… read more -
Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts
Content Type: Webinar
On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more -
Use of Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Room Chief Complaints for Enhanced Situational Awareness during Wildfires, Florida, 2008
Content Type: Abstract
By mid-May 2008, the State of Florida had 102 active wildfires affecting approximately 40,000 acres. In addition, the Mustang Corners Fire in Everglades National Park started on May 14 and burned throughout the month affecting another 40,000 acres… read more