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  • Multi-dimensional Problems in Health Settings: A Review of Approaches to Decision Making

    Content Type: Abstract

    There appears to be a growing number of prioritization exercises, for example of diseases, in health related settings (1). The decision process around these exercises involves comparing competing alternatives, i.e. diseases, and irreducible… read more
    … to the multi-dimensional nature of the problem, the lack of reliable data, group dynamics associated to the … to the multi-dimensional nature of the problem, the lack of reliable data, group dynamics associated to the …
  • Comparison and diagnosis of Entamoeba in stool sample from rural community of Nepal

    Content Type: Abstract

    Nepal being a developing country has many health problems, which escalate in intensity at different times of the year or in epidemic form. Amebiasis is one of the infectious diseases that is highly seen in rural area of Nepal caused by Entamoeba… read more
    … drinking untreated water, unsanitary habits and lack of basic health knowledge cause higher mortality and … drinking untreated water, unsanitary habits and lack of basic health knowledge cause higher mortality and …
  • Use of Severity Indicators in a Public Health Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    Data streams related to case severity have been added to the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a disease-monitoring application used by the Department of Defense (DoD), as an additional… read more
    … and death, but fatalities are rare and many DoD clinics lack admitting capability, so we sought to derive additional … and death, but fatalities are rare and many DoD clinics lack admitting capability, so we sought to derive additional …
  • Usefulness of Syndromic Surveillance during Ultra-endurance Running Races: Example with the ÒGrand Raid de La RŽunionÓ Ultra Trail

    Content Type: Abstract

    The 'Grand Raid de la Reunion' is one of the hardest ultra trails in the world (5,350 competitors in 2012). This one stage race takes place in Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Ultra trails and ultra marathons… read more
    … marathons are intense long-distance running races pushing back human physical abilities' limits. In general terms, … marathons are intense long-distance running races pushing back human physical abilities' limits. In general terms, …
  • The Impact of Documentation Style on Influenza-Like Illness Rates in the Emergency Department

    Content Type: Abstract

    In recent years, the threat of pandemic influenza has drawn extensive attention to the development and implementation of syndromic surveillance systems for early detection of ILI. Emergency department (ED) data are key components for syndromic… read more
    … for syndromic surveillance systems. However, the lack of standardization for the content in chief complaint … for syndromic surveillance systems. However, the lack of standardization for the content in chief complaint …
  • The Application of a Novel Statistical Method for Syndromic Surveillance in England

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance is the real-time collection and interpretation of data to allow the early identification of public health threats and their impact, enabling public health action. Statistical methods are used in syndromic surveillance to… read more
    … to the particular system challenges at the time, e.g. a lack of historical data, and regular changes to geographical … to the particular system challenges at the time, e.g. a lack of historical data, and regular changes to geographical …
  • Data quality in federated disease surveillance: using variability as an indicator of quality

    Content Type: Abstract

    Most, if not all, disease surveillance systems are federated in the sense that hospitals, doctors’ offices, pharmacies are the source of most surveillance data. Although a health department may request or mandate that these… read more
    … of quality control. Because of the heterogeneity and lack of control over the processes by which the data are … of quality control. Because of the heterogeneity and lack of control over the processes by which the data are … of quality control. Because of the heterogeneity and lack of control over the processes by which the data are …
  • How good is your data?

    Content Type: Abstract

    Distribute is a national emergency department syndromic surveillance project developed by the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) for influenza-like-illness (ILI) that integrates data from existing state and local public health… read more
    … with summarized (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the … with summarized (aggregated) data, which cannot be traced back to the unaggregated ’raw’ data. This and the … with summarized (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the …