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  • Comparison of Influenza-like Illness Syndrome Classification Between Two Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2004, the BioDefend (BD) syndromic surveillance (SS) system was implemented in Duval County hospitals (Jacksonville, FL). Daily emergency department chief complaints are manually classified and entered into the BD system by… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) began collecting data in the Jacksonville area during the winter of 2007-08. ESSENCE uses an automated data collection, chief complaint … 8 4/20/2 008 5/4/200 8 5/18/2 008 Sentinel provider ILI ESSENCE ILI BioDefend ILI Comparison of Influenza-like …
  • Data Flow: Data Element Requirements

    Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems

    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) conducted a three-part webinar series in 2016 to describe how… read more
    … data were to be ingested into the BioSense Platform and ESSENCE application and how BioSense 2.0 data were to be … in the BioSense Platform Archive Processed Table ESSENCE Contains a summary of the data elements available in ESSENCE and maps Archive Processed variable names to ESSENCE …
  • Improvement of Epidemiology Business Processes through the Evolution of Biosurveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    In the last decade, the scope of public health (PH) surveillance has grown, and biosurveillance capacity has expanded in Duval County. In 2004, the Duval County Health Department (DCHD) implemented a standalone syndromic surveillance (SS) system… read more
    … DOH moved to a statewide SS system and implemented ESSENCE which has been expanded to include 1) ED record data … 4) Florida Office of Vital Statistics death records (1). ESSENCE has subsequently become a platform for rapid data … across several data sources (1). As a result, ESSENCE has improved business processes within DCHD well …
  • BioSense Platform: Introduction to SAS Studio Basics

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented December 4, 2018. The Webinar, Introduction of SAS Studio Basics to the BioSense Platform, will include overviews, summaries, tips, tricks, and examples across a number of SAS topics on the BioSense Platform. Some of these topics will… read more
    … code examples, and how to perform an API call from ESSENCE. Presenters Roseanne English , BS, Analytic Data …  Application Programming Interface (API) Call from ESSENCE  Service Desk Pilot Background and Lessons Learned … SAS libref created is “datamart.” API Call from ESSENCE API Call from ESSENCE  Navigate to ESSENCE Home …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Training Resources

    Content Type: Training

    The Syndromic Surveillance Training Resources document compiles resources and training that public health practitioners can utilize when… read more
    … Data Dictionary Monthly NSSP Update (Newsletter) NSSP-ESSENCE Resources ESSENCE Online Training Course Tool-Specific ESSENCE Tutorials Building, Using, and Sharing Queries … Data Dictionary Monthly NSSP Update (Newsletter) NSSP-ESSENCE Resources ESSENCE Online Training Course …
  • Amplification of Syndromic Surveillance's Role in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    To describe how the Miami-Dade County Health Department (MDCHD) has expanded Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily surveillance activities
    … for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily … for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily … Syndromic surveillance in Miami-Dade County consists of ESSENCE, Public School Absenteeism, 911 call center data as …
  • Adapting a syndromic biosurveillance system to monitor veterans’ health impact associated with the gulf coast oil spill

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 20 April 2010, an explosion on an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico led to a prolonged uncontrolled release of crude oil. Both clean-up workers and coastal residents were potentially at high risk for respiratory and other… read more
    … for Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit ICD-nine codes … for Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE).1 ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit ICD-nine codes … for Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit …
  • Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness and Over the Counter Sales of Flu Remedies in the National Capitol Region, 2003-2007

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducts enhanced surveillance using the Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current version of ESSENCE for the… read more
    … for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current version of ESSENCE for the National Capital Region consists of … when observed counts are outside the expected range. ESSENCE alerts users to unusual counts of a particular … for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current version of ESSENCE for the National …