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  • Using Syndromic Surveillance to Rapidly Describe the Early Epidemiology of Flakka Use in Florida, June 2014 – August 2015

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance has historically been used to track infectious disease, but in recent years, many jurisdictions have utilized the systems to conduct all hazards surveillance and provide situational awareness with respect to previously… read more
    … that captures 87% of all emergency department (ED) visits statewide. Objective To characterize flakka usage in … that captures 87% of all emergency department (ED) visits statewide. Objective To characterize flakka usage in …
  • Experience Report: Association Between Flow Chart, Electronic Patient Record and Telephone Monitoring in the Success of Fighting Dengue Fever in the Hospital and Emergency Services in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

    Content Type: Abstract

    Dengue fever is a dynamic infectious disease, allowing the patient to rapidly move from one stage to another during its course. Proper management of patients depends on early recognition of warning signs, continuous monitoring and re-staging cases… read more
    … of these patients decreases the amount of hospital visits for monitoring procedures, also facilitating … of these patients decreases the amount of hospital visits for monitoring procedures, also facilitating …
  • Comparing Emergency Department Gunshot Wound Data with Mass Casualty Shooting Reports

    Content Type: Abstract

    Shootings with multiple victims are a concern for public safety and public health. The precise impact of such events and the trends associated with them is dependent on which events are counted. Some reports only consider events with multiple deaths… read more
    … for syndromic surveillance will capture all of those visits. Analysis of that data may be useful as a supplement … for syndromic surveillance will capture all of those visits. Analysis of that data may be useful as a supplement …
  • A Comparison of Fever Classified Chief Complaints and Diagnoses with Recorded Body Temperatures

    Content Type: Abstract

    The LAC SSS has been in existence since 2004. Currently, the system collects data from over 50 hospitals daily and performs a chief complaint-based syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to… read more
    … syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to … syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to …
  • Towards Influenza Surveillance in Military Populations Using Novel and Traditional Sources

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza-like illness (ILI) remains a significant public health burden to both the general public and the U.S. Department of Defense. Military personnel are especially susceptible to disease outbreaks owing to the often-crowded living quarters,… read more
    … of all ILI-related laboratory specimens and doctor visits for the entire military cohort, a more comprehensive … of all ILI-related laboratory specimens and doctor visits for the entire military cohort, a more comprehensive …
  • Using Health Helpline Mediated Self-Swabbing as a Surveillance Tool for Influenza

    Content Type: Abstract

    Currently, three main sources of data are used to monitor the prevalence of influenza in Ontario: Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) FluWatch, Ontario’s Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) data and Public Health Ontario’s (PHO) traditional… read more
    … transmission of infection by limiting the number of visits to emergency departments or doctors’ offices, thereby … transmission of infection by limiting the number of visits to emergency departments or doctors’ offices, thereby …
  • Identifying Emerging Novel Outbreaks In Textual Emergency Department Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Typical approaches to monitoring ED data classify cases into pre-defined syndromes and then monitor syndrome counts for anomalies. However, syndromes cannot be created to identify every possible cluster of cases of relevance to public health. To… read more
    … The NC DPH dataset describes 198,511 de-identified ED visits over one year at 3 North Carolina hospitals. The data … The NC DPH dataset describes 198,511 de-identified ED visits over one year at 3 North Carolina hospitals. The data …
  • Patterns of Care in Michigan Emergency Departments as Insurance Coverage Expands

    Content Type: Abstract

    The MSSS, described elsewhere, has been in use since 2003 and records ED chief complaint data. As of September 2014, there were 88/136 hospital EDs enrolled in MSSS, capturing 83% of the annual hospital ED visits in Michigan. On April 1, 2014 the… read more
    … enrolled in MSSS, capturing 83% of the annual hospital ED visits in Michigan. On April 1, 2014 the Healthy Michigan … enrolled in MSSS, capturing 83% of the annual hospital ED visits in Michigan. On April 1, 2014 the Healthy Michigan …