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  • Congenital Syphilis v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: This definition is used to identify visits of congenital syphilis in patients ages 4 years old and younger. Congenital syphilis is a condition caused by infection with Treponema pallidum in utero or at the time… read more
    … Query purpose:  This definition is used to identify visits of congenital syphilis in patients ages 4 years old … on congenital syphilis complaint free text terms: The visit is included if it contains: A chief complaint related … Description: This definition is used to identify visits of congenital syphilis in patients ages 4 years old …
  • Reportable Disease Cluster Detection in the Context of Sporadic Adoption of PCR-based Diagnostic Tests

    Content Type: Use Case

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Reportable Disease Cluster Detection in the Context of Sporadic Adoption of PCR-based Diagnostic Tests consultancy call held May 3, at 12 pm ET. Problem… read more
    … to the CC/discharge diagnosis fields affect how an ED visit is defined. If the change is substantial, using a …
  • Rapid classification of autism for public health surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    This presentation given August 3, 2017 describes work toward applying machine learning methods to CDC’s autism surveillance program. CDC’s population-based autism surveillance is labor-intensive and costly, as it requires clinicians to manually… read more
    … behavior1  Impairments in social communication • e.g., lack of eye contact, inability to hold a conversation  … a PPV of 0.61  Other symptoms will be difficult: – (c) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, … in the reciprocal activity of throwing the ball back and forth with the examiner." "Child reportedly does …
  • Analytic Methodologies for Disease Surveillance Using Multiple Sources of Evidence

    Content Type: Webinar

    This presentation is for public health practitioners and methodology developers interested in using statistical methods to combine evidence from multiple data sources for increased sensitivity to disease outbreaks. Methods described will account for… read more
    …  4me,  manpower  to  design  systems   –  Widespread  lack  of  sufficient  human  analysts/inves4gators   –  Oven …  funding     •  Diverse  professional  cultures  can  hinder  collabora4on  as  much  as   na4onal,  ethnic …
  • Approaches to Syndromic Case Definitions for Drug Overdose Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    This focus of this webinar is to describe different syndromic surveillance approaches to drug overdose surveillance. Presenters will share how their case definitions were developed, stakeholders involved, intended audience and uses, as well as… read more
    … substance abuse Case Definitions !  Any drug-related ED visit "  Drug overdose "  Substance abuse "  Drug not …
  • Secrets of My Success (and Failures): Productive Practitioner/Researcher Collaboration

    Content Type: Webinar

    Two public health practitioners will describe their experiences collaborating with University researchers to develop and evaluate new informatics tools for public health. They will identify factors that led to the successes and failures in those… read more
    … !  Work together seeking grants !  Look for “piggy-back” opportunities 11 Setting ! Denver Health and Hospital … Dollars for people’s time !   Most setbacks were from lack of resources ! Oil: trust & respect !   Learn the …
  • Acquired Syphilis v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: Acquired syphilis is an infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum that is most commonly transmitted via sexual contact. Syphilitic infections progress through multiple stages, alternating between… read more
    … Terms (SNOMED CT) as the basis for identifying patient visits of interest and not the Council of State and … based on Acquired Syphilis complaint free text terms: The visit is included if it contains: A chief complaint related … Terms (SNOMED CT) as the basis for identifying patient visits of interest and not the Council of State and …
  • One Health: an Education & Outreach Program for Abattoir Workers

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented October 25, 2017. In regular contact with abattoir workers during inspections, USDA APHIS Georgia employees noticed very few employees using proper PPE, and observed risky slaughter and processing practices  at both small and large… read more
    … should be available to all personnel. A 3-ring binder containing this information in one easily accessible … capabilities are limited on surfaces because of its lack of penetrating power.2,5 Other forms of radiation are …