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Introduction to Public Health Surveillance
Content Type: Presentation Slides
Presented December 8, 2015 Dr. Richard S. Hopkins presented the following slides as part of the ISDS Intro to BioSurveillance Workshop at the 2015 ISDS Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. This presentation demonstrates… read more… disease? Are these acceptable to the community? What guidance can we give clinicians about how to best diagnose … -
Use of syndromic surveillance in decision making during the H1N1 pandemic in Ontario, Canada
Content Type: Abstract
For public health surveillance to achieve its desired purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality, surveillance data must be linked to public health response. While there is evidence of the growing popularity of syndromic surveillance (1,2), the… read more… rather vaccine availability and ministerial guidance acted as drivers for these decisions. Conclusions … -
Using cKASS to facilitate knowledge authoring and sharing for syndromic surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Mining text for real-time syndromic surveillance usually requires a comprehensive knowledge base (KB) which contains detailed information about concepts relevant to the domain, such as disease names, symptoms, drugs, and radiology findings. Two such… read more… resources that can be applied to syndromic surveillance. Document … ontology. In: Proc. 3rd International Workshop on Health Document Text Mining and Information Analysis (LOUHI), Bled, … -
Use of Cell-Phones to Strengthen Malaria Surveillance-Response Systems of Bangka/Belitung, Indonesia - A proposal
Content Type: Abstract
The Government of Indonesia (GoI) aims to eliminate Malaria by 2030 in 4 stages (Wismarini, 2009. To reach the elimination phase High Case Incidence (HCI) areas go through a pre-elimination phase. The aim of the proposed project is to support one of… read more… and GMU Medical School staff in workshops and technical guidance; (3) engage malaria program managers of the Dis- … -
Dengue Outbreak in Punjab, Pakistan, 2011; Foundation for One Health Approach
Content Type: Case Study
During 2011, dengue fever emerged as a serious public health problem in Punjab, Pakistan. This crisis highlighted gaping holes in the health system. It was realized that the present system is unlikely to have the capacity in responding to an… read more… and town dengue control committees were made as per the guidance of World Health Organizations to the DOH, Punjab. … -
Enhancing Nebraska's Rabies Surveillance using Electronic Public Health Cases Reports and ESSENCE
Content Type: Case Study
Accurate and timely reporting of animal rabies test results and potential human exposures is necessary to guide case management and define rabies epidemiology. Accordingly, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) collaborated with… read more… information. Readily accessible data are now available to document and justify both economic and health benefits of … -
Monitoring and auditing the transfer of syndromic surveillance data to ensure data completeness
Content Type: Abstract
The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH. ESSENCE utilizes a secure, automated process for the transfer of data to the… read more… and auditing the transfer of syndromic surveillance data. Document … involved with the program have been able to monitor and document that over 99% of all possible data are incorporated … -
Building a Community of Practice
Content Type: Webinar
Presented September 27, 2018. This presentation offers practical tips on how to create a successful and sustainable community of practice. Presenter Deborah W. Gould, PhD., Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance,… read more… What are the external resources (people, publications, guidance documents, etc.) that will support knowledge …