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  • Outbreak Observatory: Conducting operational research during outbreaks to improve preparedness and response

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented June 27, 2018. During this presentation, researchers discussed how Outbreak Observatory, a pilot project initiated by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, facilitated the conduct of real-time operational research during… read more
    … key preparedness/response questions remain unanswered o Lack of resources/time during the outbreak preclude … Taiwan CDC officials and local health bureau staff o Site visit to a local hospital to observe vaccine storage and …
  • Syndromic Prediction Power: Comparing Covariates and Baselines

    Content Type: Abstract

    The eleven syndrome classifications for clinical data records monitored by BioSense include rare events such as death or lymphadenitis and also common occurrences such as respiratory infections. BioSense currently uses two statistical methods for… read more
    … data for this paper consisted of daily military clinical visit count data from the Department of Defense (DoD) for … of 28, 56, and 112 days were used to make one-day-ahead visit count predictions. For each forecast, the baseline …
  • Special Event Data

    Content Type: Use Case

    Problem Summary A truncated historical dataset is provided from one or more subregions with multiple participating hospitals with enough variety in the patient volume and demographics to make the problem challenging and to generate alerting… read more
    …  truncated  dataset  consist  of  date  and  time  of  visit,  patient  residence  zip  code,  and  consistent   …   Minimum  data  elements:  date  and  time  of  visit,  patient  residence  zip  code,  and  consistent …
  • Identification of a measles case using syndromic surveillance in Salt Lake County, Utah

    Content Type: Abstract

    In March-April, 2011, Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) investigated an outbreak of measles (N=9) resulting from a single imported case from Europe. Syndromic surveillance was used to identify measles-like illness (MLI) and enhance early… read more
    … was still possible) and all ‘measles/testing’ events. Visit notes, laboratory tests and results were obtained … investigated via patient interview by phone and/or home visit. Results Ninety-seven events of interest (of 2365 …
  • 2018 NSSP CoP Member Satisfaction Assessment Results

    Content Type: Report

    The intent of the National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) is to support open and dynamic participation of any… read more
    … Libraries. Additionally, several respondents reported a lack of time to use these tools while some were not aware of … (e.g., forums, messaging). I don't know if this is due to lack of awareness, ability to do so, intimidation, or … and virtual collaboration tools. ISDS proposes that the lack of willingness of NSSP CoP members to engage in virtual …
  • Chemical Spill in Kansas: Importance of Sharing Information Across Sites

    Content Type: Success Stories

    On October 21, 2016, at 8:02 am, a distilling plant in Kansas accidentally mixed sulfuric acid and sodium hypochloride, releasing a plume of chlorine gas. The respiratory effects of breathing chlorine gas can be felt almost immediately and can be… read more
    … data knew the demographics and recognized anomalies in visit counts. As patient counts increased, epidemiologists … data knew the demographics and recognized anomalies in visit counts. As patient counts increased, epidemiologists …
  • How Oregon Tested its Mass Gathering Protocol and Mobilized Communities

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Mass gatherings (e.g., concerts, festivals, sporting events, political rallies, and religious gatherings) pose unique challenges to public health officials. Risks associated with large events can vary and are influenced by factors such as crowd… read more
    … and then decreased. Providers noted the eclipse in visit triage notes for various reasons—due to falls or other … and then decreased. Providers noted the eclipse in visit triage notes for various reasons—due to falls or other …
  • Data Requests for Research: Best Practices based on the NC DETECT Experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    The North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) has been collecting emergency department data in collaboration with the Carolina Center for Health Informatics in the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine since 1999. As of August 2011, there are… read more
    … tick-borne illness and asthma, and comparison of NC ED visit data to national data, among others. Because the ED visit data are collected under a state mandate and in …