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  • The NGram CC Classifier: A Novel Method of Automatically Creating CC Classifiers Based on ICD9 Groupings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which assign patient chief complaints (CC) to syndromes. ICD9 code data may also be used to develop visit classifiers for syndromic surveillance but… read more
    … (AT&T Labs). The method applies the ICD9 classifier to a training set of ED visits for which both the CC and ICD9 … (AT&T Labs). The method applies the ICD9 classifier to a training set of ED visits for which both the CC and ICD9 … abdominal pain. The ICD9 classifier was applied to a training set of visits for the year 2000 to create the ngram …
  • Early Detection of Tuberculosis Outbreaks among the San Francisco Homeless

    Content Type: Abstract

    San Francisco has the highest rate of TB in the US. Although in recent years the incidence of TB has been declining in the San Francisco general population, it has remained relatively constant in the homeless population. Spatial… read more
    … timeliness, and the amount of historical data needed for training the model. Document … and the amount of his- torical data needed for training the model. BACKGROUND San Francisco has the highest … and smaller amount of historical data is required for training the model, the detection sensitivity results are …
  • Promoting and supporting wildlife surveillance for zoonotic pathogens in Rwanda

    Content Type: Case Study

    Rwanda government's leadership in embracing One health approach to mitigate and control infectious diseases can be a huge lesson to other developing countries to do the same with astounding results. Rwanda is a potential country for emerging… read more
    … for response in wildlife diseases outbreak in terms of training of relevant staff, both in domestic animals and … which is a huge task considering the staff educational training- understanding the One Health Concept - Continuous …
  • 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
    … newsletters, media responses); 3) reduction in staff training needs; and 4) augmentation of epidemiology … newsletters and media responses); (3) reduction in staff training needs; and (4) augmentation of epidemiology … Tools. The number of software or systems requiring training, which were replaced by ESSENCE, was reviewed. …
  • Georgia's Choice: Moving One Health Forward

    Content Type: Case Study

    Anthrax is endemic and enzootic in Georgia with cases being registered since 1881 with over 2000 foci identified. Since 2005, 439 laboratory confirmed and 211 probable human cases and 190 laboratory confirmed animal cases have been registered. A… read more
    … Agency (NFA) and the Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP) found the main transition routes … measures for improvement was critical to our success. Training, knowledge and awareness on anthrax, according to …
  • National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) Expert Panel - Part I: Leading Community Groups

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented February 13, 2019. This webinar is the first installment of the 2-part NSSP CoP Expert Panel Webinar Series on Being a Leader in Your Community.… read more
    … Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the … Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the … Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 2+

    Content Type: Report

    A planning team that included staff from ISDS, ASTHO, and Charlie Ishikawa of Ishikawa Associates, LLC created and implemented the HHS Region 2+ workshop. Charlie led the workshop facilitation and design of workshop artifacts. The workshop… read more
    … (ED) dataset for data sharing during the workshop, the training begins with a collaborative assessment and … sharing. Overall, the workshop evaluations indicated this training model was an effective way to establish and … do this; 5) and, I know about/ can do this well enough to train someone else. The pre-workshop survey was administered …
  • Urgent Care Data...should we collect, how, and why?

    Content Type: Webinar

    More and more patients frequent Urgent Care facilites. In this webinar, we will discuss how NSSP jurisdictions collect it, how is it formatted, and what have they learned; what's the best way to capture and share this information; and why should we… read more
    … Table (MMRT) workgroup, was the 2016 ISDS Pre-Conference Training Chair, and am active member of the National … Table (MMRT) workgroup, was the 2016 ISDS Pre-Conference Training Chair, and am active member of the National …