Displaying results 193 - 200 of 1295
-
Mortality Associated with Heat Wave of 2010 and Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan
Content Type: Webinar
Ahmedabad, India was hit by a heat wave marked by record-breaking maximum temperatures in May 2010. This heat wave resulted in an excess of 1,344 deaths relative to May 2009 and May 2011-a 43% increase in mortality. Out of concern for future heat… read more -
Making health measurable IHME and the Global Burden of Disease
Content Type: Webinar
Overview of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Presenter William Heisel, Director of Global Engagement, IHME read more -
Making the Best Use of Textual ED Data for Syndromic Surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
In this webinar Dr. Travers will review two tools developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which aid in processing textual CC’s and triage notes in support of syndromic surveillance. Textual data from emergency departments… read more -
Building your Dream Surveillance Information System
Content Type: Webinar
Epidemiologists are often frustrated by the lack of timely, accurate, and comprehensive surveillance data. This webinar describes the results of three years of research into a new approach to surveillance information collection, management, and use… read more -
Prioritizing Zoonotic Diseases in North America Including a Demonstration on a Disease Prioritization Tool
Content Type: Webinar
The first part of the presentation will present on a disease prioritization study that was conducted in 2010-2011 to prioritize zoonotic diseases in North America using a quantitative method called Conjoint Analysis. The second part of the… read more -
Executive Summary of the ISDS DTRA Consultancy Project 2014-2017
Content Type: Report
The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) fills the need for a practical forum and coordinating mechanism for collaboration among subject matter experts (SMEs) from stakeholder groups that may normally not interact but who, when… read more -
Development of the Arkansas (AR) Poison Control Center (PCC) Mission Ready Package to Support Continuity of Operations and Surge Utilizing the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
Content Type: Webinar
This presentation will describe how Arkansas used the EMAC to address surge capacity needs during emergency response. The presentation will describe 1) how existing AR PCC, ADH, and ADEM partnerships used the EMAC Mission Ready Package (MRP) system… read more -
CDC June 2016 Community of Practice Webinar Recording
Content Type: Webinar
Drs. Arens, Vo, van Wijk, and Coffin will present a cluster of opioid-related poisoning cases and deaths in San Francisco following ingestion of counterfeit pills designed to look like prescription medication. They will describe the clinical cases… read more