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  • Identification of features for detection and prediction of homelessness from VA clinical documents

    Content Type: Abstract

    Homelessness in general is a major issue in the US today. The risk factors of homelessness are myriad, including inadequate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse issues, lack of social support, and nonadherence to… read more
    … Early identification of these factors from clinical documents may help detect or even predict homelessness … and risk factors for homelessness found in VA clinical documents. This domain knowledge can be used to support … could be used to identify other conditions of interest. Document …
  • Making Syndromic Surveillance Relevant and Valuable for Emergency Managers

    Content Type: Abstract

    Intense stress can severely degrade one's ability to process and utilize new kinds of information.1 This psychological phenomena may partially explain why epidemiologist are challenged to communicate and establish the value of SyS information with… read more
    … has worked to identify gaps, potential best practices, document use cases, and identify tools for integration of … into all phases of emergencies. Objective : Identify and document strategies that enhance the value of syndromic … has worked to identify gaps, potential best practices, document use cases, and identify tools for integration of …
  • Meaningful Use and Public Health Practice Community Call

    Content Type: Meeting Recordings & Notes

    In response to the Meaningful Use roundtable discussion at the 2011 ISDS Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, ISDS has established a monthly community conference call open to anyone interested in issues relating to Meaningful Use. The purpose of this… read more
    … in this field and spark collaborative efforts to share guidance, resources, and technical assistance. This is a … in this field and spark collaborative efforts to share guidance, resources, and technical assistance. This is a …
  • Strengthening Health Surveillance through the Development of Interagency Relationships

    Content Type: Abstract

    Introduction: response to this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CSTE, and the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) members created the Poison Center Public Health Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP acts as a… read more
    … and how these experiences have led to the proposed guidance. Objective : - To discuss the development of a set … and how these experiences have led to the proposed guidance. Objective : - To discuss the development of a set …
  • Washington State Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: State Specific Implementation Guide

    HL7 2.5.1 messaging for Emergency, Inpatient, Non-urgent Ambulatory, and Urgent Care Settings Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) has compiled this guide for eligible hospitals and professionals who wish to demonstrate meaningful use… read more
    … of syndromic surveillance data to Public Health. This document is intended to be a consolidated guide for the … of syndromic surveillance data to Public Health. This document is intended to be a consolidated guide for the …
  • EpiSentry: simulation-based threat identification, response management and decision support for outbreaks and pandemics

    Content Type: Abstract

    The 2009 H1N1 novel flu pandemic demonstrates how a rapidly spreading, contagious illness can affect the world’s population in multiple ways including health, economics, education, transportation, and national security. Pandemic … read more
    … and predictive models, and provides timely guidance to decision makers at multiple levels of … support for disease outbreaks or bio-terror events. Document … analysis tools with a decision support system to provide guidance on pandemic and bio-terror investigations (Figure …
  • CDC Heroin v3

    Content Type: Syndrome

    THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC HEROIN OVERDOSE V4 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE. States… read more
    … using lessons learned from ESOOS states and researching guidance documents from other sources including NCHS, CSTE, and … drug^,or,^denies any drug^,),) CDC avivolo@cdc.gov Document CDC Heroin Definition v3.docx Submitted by …
  • Self-Reported Selected Zoonotic Diseases among Animal Handlers in Ahmedabad City

    Content Type: Abstract

    The usual mechanism of disease or infection transmission from vertebrate animals to humans and vice-versa is classified as zoonosis. Globally out of all microbial pathogenic disease, 61% are zoonotic with 13% species are regarded as emerging or… read more
    … documented. Objective: The present study aims to document the burden of self-reported selected zoonotic … documented. Objective: The present study aims to document the burden of self-reported selected zoonotic …