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  • Syndromic Surveillance and Climate Change, a Possible Use?

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper assesses the possible interest of using of a syndromic surveillance system based on emergency departments (ED) and crude mortality for monitoring health effects of climate changes (CC).
    … the basis of diagnosis or diagnosis grouping. This fine graining is necessary because ED global activity is too …
  • A Closer Look at Developing a Statewide Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System in a Rural State

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper describes the issues associated with the creation of a statewide emergency department syndromic surveillance system, part of the South Carolina Aberration Alerting Network (SCAAN), in a predominately rural state.
    … and completing follow-up investigations were written and trainings for both regional and central office staff were …
  • Cluster Detection Incorporating Lagged Test Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Using New York Cityís dead bird surveillance for West Nile Virus (WNV), this paper presents two explorations of the spatial cluster detection problem in which lagged test results are available for a random subset of observations. First, we… read more
    … years (2005 rr=1.68). However, using a baseline for the trailing 3 weeks drastically improved the clusters ability …
  • Improving Negation Processing in Triage Notes

    Content Type: Abstract

    Emergency Department (ED) triage notes are clinical notes that expand upon the chief complaint, and are included in the AHIC minimum dataset for biosurveillance.1  Clinical notes can improve the accuracy of keyword-based syndromes but require… read more
    … of negation. The final sample included 177 visits con- taining negated terms, from 18 of the 19 NC DE- TECT …
  • Global Mental Health and Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented July 10, 2018. Why global mental health surveillance is important – understanding current issues in global mental health surveillance and learning strategies to improve mental health surveillance worldwide, particularly in low and… read more
    … and smile cards to measure key priority indicators - Trainings of nurses and doctors at primary care - Demo …
  • Utilization of Syndromic Surveillance with Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Public Health Response

    Content Type: Abstract

    In the event of a large-scale public health crisis, successfully detecting and assessing health threats and monitoring population health status over a sustained period of time is likely to require integration of information from multiple… read more
    … scale clandestine airborne dissemination of aerosols con- taining both Yersinia pestis and Francisella tularensis, …
  • 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
    … that defines whether the message is part of a production, training, or debugging system No MSH-11.1 N/A [1.. 1] PT …