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  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 4

    Content Type: Report

    A Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop was held in Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 4 on May 12-13, 2015 at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, GA. This was the seventh workshop in a… read more
    … in identifying their learning needs and methods with guidance by a facilitator. Using a limited emergency … condition of interest. Participants then identify and document their perceived benefits and barriers to SyS data …
  • Anthrax Assist: Modeling Tool for Planning and Decision Support During Early Days of an Anthrax Event

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented April 24, 2018. *This article was selected as the second prize awardee of the 2018 ISDS Awards for Outstanding Research… read more
    … Deaths curve Recovered curve Standards of care Treatment guidance to public Set treatment priority Mobilize medical …
  • Evaluating Syndrome Definitions in the Extended Syndromic Surveillance Ontology

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Extended Syndromic Surveillance Ontology (ESSO) is an open source terminological ontology designed to facilitate the text mining of clinical reports in English [1,2]. At the core of ESSO are 279 clinical concepts (for example, fever, confusion,… read more
    … encoded in the Extended Syndromic Surveillance Ontology. Document … Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Health Document Text Mining and Information Analysis (LOUHI 2011); …
  • Syndromic Surveillance of Non-traumatic Dental Conditions in Idaho Core Areas

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Access to dental care is a public health problem in Idaho because most of the state is experiencing a shortage of dental health professionals. The Idaho Oral Health program has anecdotal evidence that some Idahoans compensate for this shortage by… read more
    … dental care visits. The initial query was adapted from guidance developed by the Association of State and … dental care visits. The initial query was adapted from guidance developed by the Association of State and …
  • 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- …