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  • Towards Tracking Opium Related Discussions in Social Media

    Content Type: Abstract

    In recent years, the use of social media has increased at an unprecedented rate. For example, the popular social media platform Reddit (http://www.reddit.com) had 83 billion page views from over 88,000 active sub-communities (subreddits) in 2015.… read more
    … the popular social media platform Reddit ( http://www.reddit.com ) had 83 billion page views from over 88,000 active … example, the popular social media platform Reddit (http://www.reddit.com) had 83 billion page views from over 88,000 active …
  • Opioid Surveillance using Social Media: How URLs are shared among Reddit members

    Content Type: Abstract

    Nearly 100 people per day die from opioid overdose in the United States. Further, prescription opioid abuse is assumed to be responsible for a 15-year increase in opioid overdose deaths. However, with increasing use of social media comes increasing… read more
    … popular social interaction sites like Reddit ( http://www.reddit.com ), which had more than 82.5 billion page views in 20153. … popular social interaction sites like Reddit (http://www.reddit.com), which had more than 82.5 billion page views in 20153. …
  • Assessing the Usage of Dating Sites and Social Networking Sites in Newly Diagnosed HIV Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Harris County, Texas, 2014

    Content Type: Abstract

    Internet based technologies are becoming quite prominent among today’s generation due to its easy accessibility through computer or phone devices. Internet’s relative anonymity leads high risk groups to find it easier to meet sexual partners with… read more
    … social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. According to various studies, young MSMs prefer … social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. According to various studies, young MSMs prefer …
  • UPDATED: Syndromic Surveillance 101 - An Introductory Course in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Training

    An Online Training Course Ever wonder what syndromic surveillance is? How it is applied? This introduction to syndromic surveillance answers your questions and gives you a foundation for understanding how surveillance is used by public… read more
    … of NSSP/BioSense Platform- updated map, next steps ISDS CoP-explain the community and how to get involved; Knowledge … 8th minute To learn more about the NSSP:  https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/index.html 27th minute Resource … National Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP-CoP): Strengthening Health Surveillance Capabilities …
  • Using R Shiny to Share Surveillance Data

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented November 21, 2017. This presentation covers how the shiny package can complement traditional surveillance reporting through online, interactive applications. Kelley demonstrates a shiny application Cook County is currently… read more
    … of the code available on Github here:  https://github.com/kb230557/Flu_Shiny_App . Document R Group_Shiny … complete apps and shiny widgets at https://shiny.rstudio.com/gallery/ Watch the shiny video tutorials at … HTML/CSS Resources for learning HTML/CSS FreeCodeCamp: www.freecodecamp.org Learn to Code HTML & CSS: …
  • Opioid Diagnosis Codes - Adapted from the HCUP Definition - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created as a way to integrate the H-CUP Opioid-Related Hospital Use definition into ESSENCE. H-CUP is the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and we believe their Opioid-Related Hospital Use definition is a great starting point… read more
    … definitions. Details on the H-CUP can be found at https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/ and this syndrome definition is … derived from the list of ICD-10 codes located at https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/faststats/OpioidUseServlet in the following Excel file https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/faststats/faq_faststats.jsp Syndromic …
  • Reverse Engineering of a Syndrome Definition for Influenza

    Content Type: Abstract

    We report here on the use of the North Carolina Bioterrorism and Emerging Infection Prevention System (NC BEIPS, www.ncbeips.org) to reverse engineer a syndrome definition of influenza for the purpose of influenza surveillance.
    … and Emerging Infection Prevention System (NC BEIPS, www.ncbeips.org ) to reverse engineer a syndrome definition … and Emerging Infection Prevention Sys- tem (NC BEIPS, www.ncbeips.org) to reverse engi- neer a syndrome definition … illness, a combination of evidence of fever and another com- mon symptom was used. The frequency of this com- …
  • Chronic Pain Syndrome - Kansas Board of Pharmacy

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This is a preliminary Chronic Pain-Related Syndrome, created to search relevant ICD10 and a few key terms in emergency department visits in ESSENCE. The codes and terms are specific to non-cancer related chronic pain with exclusions of… read more
    … ( https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/pdo_guide_to_icd-9-cm_and_icd-10_c… ) into ICD10 using the ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) file … (https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/pdo_guide_to_icd-9-cm_and_icd-10_codes-a.pdf) into ICD10 using the ICD-9-CM to …