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  • Firework Injuries - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE for KS ED visits related to fireworks, particularly around the United States Independence Day holiday. Legality and slang for firework injuries will vary by region and some terms in this query are… read more
    … This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE for KS ED visits related to fireworks, particularly … region-specific. Syndromic Surveillance System - NSSP ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - …
  • Support Vector Machines for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Early and reliable detection of anomalies is a critical challenge in disease surveillance. Most surveillance systems collect data from multiple data streams but the majority of monitoring is performed at univariate time series… read more
    … The methodology and initial results obtained on ESSENCE data are presented. Document … to the algorithm [2] that requires only positive training examples, in our case - the normal (no outbreak) …
  • SAGES Update: Electronic Disease Surveillance in Resource-Limited Settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    The new 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR), a legally binding instrument for all 194 WHO member countries, significantly expanded the scope of reportable conditions and are intended to help prevent and respond to global public health… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). ESSENCE collects, processes, and analyzes … leverages the experience gained in the development of ESSENCE, and the analysis and visualization components of …
  • Identifying a Meningitis Case through Syndromic Surveillance: An Example of Detecting Events of Public Health Importance and Improving Situational Awareness

    Content Type: Abstract

    The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) and its ability to use hospital emergency room data for situational awareness.
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) and its ability to use hospital emergency room data … the Early Notifi- cation of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) and its ability to use hospital emergency room data …
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism for Multi- Center Capacity Building Gestational Diabetes Program for Physicians in India

    Content Type: Abstract

    International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that 21.4 million women in 2013 had some form of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy and in India alone an estimated 4 million women have GDM. Recognizing the shortfall of trained manpower; Certificate… read more
    … spread across 17 states and 39 cities across 55 regional training centers and trained 2400 Primary care physicians … spread across 17 states and 39 cities across 55 regional training centers and trained 2400 Primary care physicians …
  • MBDS One Health Digital Disease Surveillance Application

    Content Type: Case Study

    The past decade has seen the rise of many new diseases, and the re-emergence of others which were thought to have been brought under control. This is the combined result of the expansion of global trade and travel, the increases in populations of… read more
    … real time reporting, multidisciplinary research, and training for the control of cross-border transmission of … __x Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration ___ Training and Resources ___ Technologies and Methodologies …
  • Linking Emergency Medical Service Data to Death Records for Opioid Mortality Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Opioid abuse has increased exponentially in recent years throughout the United States, leading to an increase in the incidence of emergency response activities, hospitalization, and mortality related to opioid overdose. As a result, states that have… read more
    … and acute treatment, first responder and hospital staff training, cross-agency collaboration, and Incident … and acute treatment, first responder and hospital staff training, cross-agency collaboration, and Incident …
  • Development of an Introductory Continuing Medical Education Program for Public Health Professionals and Clinicians in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    58 medical licensure boards require between 12 and 50 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) for re-licensure of physicians. 28 states as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Mariana Islands, require… read more
    … available for CME or CNE.   Objective The Education and Training Committee of the International Society for Disease … Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand Objective: The Education and Training Committee of the International Society for Disease …