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  • A comparison of syndromic surveillance chief complaint data and discharge data in a pediatric hospital system during 2009 H1N1

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Syndromic Surveillance Program (SSP) of the Acute Disease Epidemiology Section of the Georgia Division of Public Health, provides electronic influenza- like- illness (ILI) data to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention… read more
    … hospital system identified when the percentage of daily visits for ILI had substantively increased. The … ILI by MMWR Week 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 …
  • Responding to Syndromic Surveillance Alerts: An Adaptable Protocol for Georgia Health Districts

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although many syndromic surveillance (SS) systems have been developed and implemented, few have included response protocols to guide local health jurisdictions when alerts occur [1,2]. SS was first implemented in GA during the 2004 G-8 Summit. Six… read more
    … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. Document … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. BACKGROUND Although many syndromic surveillance … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. … 501 … Responding to Syndromic Surveillance …
  • Syndromic Surveillance and Influenza-like Illness in Georgia

    Content Type: Abstract

    There are multiple sources of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance data within the state of Georgia. These include laboratory surveillance for influenza viruses, sentinel providers that report ILI, pneumonia and… read more
    … significance. The Fever+Flu syndrome, which includes ED visits for febrile and viral illnesses, is used to monitor … and geographic information are re- ceived on each ED visit. Frequencies and percentage of all visits were calculated for daily and/or weekly Fever+Flu ED …
  • The Impact of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi on Georgia Emergency Departments: Syndromic Surveillane and Disasters

    Content Type: Abstract

    On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall just east of New Orleans, LA at 6:10AM CST and again at the LA/MS border at 10:00AM CST as a Category 3 hurricane, causing mass destruction along their coastlines. The devastation in LA and MS… read more
    … RESULTS There was a 7-fold increase in the rate of ED visits by LA and MS residents from the pre- to the post- … correlations were noted between the number of ED visits by individual zip codes and their racial, poverty, or … 0.2059 Mental Health 1 0.6 1 0.7 0.9508 Nausea/Vomit 4 2.6 5 3.5 0.6374 Other 86 55.1 82 57.3 0.9508 Advances in …
  • A Comparison between Syndromic Surveillance 911/EMS and Emergency Department Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    To examine data from 911/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and determine whether these data provide a useful addition to syndromic surveillance (SS) when used with emergency department (ED) chief complaint (CC) data.
    … and analyze data from 911/EMS calls and CCs from ED visits. We focused on the “neurologic syndrome” because this … were designed and applied to the patient CC for ED visits occurring from July 1 through December 31, 2005. Data … period, 16,685 911/EMS calls or transports and 23,515 ED visits total were registered. Seventy-two zip codes were …
  • Data Visualization for Health Surveillance: Current Concepts and New Horizons

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presenters Wayne Loschen, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) Karl Soetebier, MPW, Georgia Division of Public Health Paul Picciano, PhD,… read more
    … for collaborators! §  Contact me at hardisty@psu.edu §  Visit the GeoVISTA Center Website http://www.geovista.psu.edu/ www.aptima.com Boston ▪ DC ▪ Dayton © 2009, Aptima, Inc. Data … Gill Street, Suite 1400 Woburn, MA 01801 ppicciano@aptima.com 781-496-2407 (office) 781-935-4385 (fax) … Presenters …
  • Partnering for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: the Georgia Syndromic Surveillance Program and the Georgia Power Company

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Georgia Power Corporation (GPC) provides power to 155 (97.5%) of the 159 counties in Georgia (GA), and employs 9,600 people throughout the state. GPC is engaged in preparing for pandemic influenza, and committed to protecting… read more
    … for organizing pandemic planning committees comprised of com- munity partners to discuss continuity of basic ser- … During an influenza pandemic, healthcare facilities may be over-run. GPC CART data in GA SS may be essential in characterizing the outbreak locally and …
  • Disease Surveillance among Katrina Evacuees in Shelters - Use of a Web-Based Surveillance System during an Emergency Response

    Content Type: Abstract

    On Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. Outside of the affected areas of TX, LA, MS, and AL, GA received the largest number of these evacuees, approximately 125,000. By August 30, 2005, GA began receiving a total of… read more
    … conditions re- sulted in medical care provided inside (70 refer- rals/1,000 resident-days) and outside (9 refer- … Accessed: May 22, 2006. [2] KM McNeill, et al. Surveillance for …