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  • Directionally Sensitive Multivariate Statistical Process Control Procedures with Application to Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Current syndromic surveillance systems run multiple simultaneous univariate procedures, each focused on detecting an outbreak in a single data stream. Multivariate procedures have the potential to better detect some types of outbreaks, but most of… read more
    … There are two reasons to use this region for S as com- pared with, say, S0 based on the positive orthant as … dures. Finally, the best procedures from the previous com- parisons are compared in an effort to determine whether … h = 2.125 (for each individual procedure) to achieve a com- bined estimated in-control ARL of approximately 100. In …
  • Association Between World Trade Center Exposure and Excess Cancer Risk

    Content Type: Webinar

    The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, resulted in the release of known and suspected carcinogens into the environment. There is public concern that exposures may have resulted in increased cancers. This presentation will highlight a study… read more
    … among those highly exposed to those less exposed, using Cox Proportional Hazards model §  WTC exposures were … (NYS, NJ, CT, MA, OH, PA, NC, FL, TX, CA, & WA) Co-Authors: Amy R. Kahn (NYSDOH) Robert M. Brackbill … The cancer paper http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1486831 …
  • Integrated Syndromic and Virologic Surveillance Systems from Taiwan's Experiences in Facing Global Challenges of Emerging Infectious Diseases

    Content Type: Abstract

    Objective: Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (EID/REID) involve large populations at risk and thus they might lead to rapidly increasing cases or case fatality rates. Living in this global village, cross-country or cross-continent spread… read more
    … Research Center, *Corresponding Author <cc_king99@hotmail.com> OBJECTIVE Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases … with the outbreak of LPAI and HPAI viruses (Liu CM and King CC, 2007) have been implemented for pandemic … definitions of syndrome groups of chief complaints/ICD-9 CM for early detecting EID outbreaks, (3) to grasp …
  • Multivariate Time Series Analyses Using Primitive Univariate Algorithms

    Content Type: Abstract

    Time series analysis is very popular in syndromic surveillance. Mostly, public health officials track in the order of hundreds of disease models or univariate time series daily looking for signals of disease outbreaks. These time series can be… read more
    … a set of disease models (for e.g. fever or headache symp- tom in male adults is indicative of a particular dis- ease). … age-groups. But most real world disease models are more com- plex and affect multiple syndromes, or multiple age- …
  • Assessing the Utility of Syndromic Surveillance Systems during Extreme Weather Conditions

    Content Type: Abstract

    Recent extreme weather events have caused serious health and social problems across Europe. During the summer heat waves of 2003 across Europe, France recorded an excess of over 14,000 deaths contributed to heat-related causes. Other countries such… read more
    … will be developed considering both initial chief com- plaints and final diagnoses. Anecdotal evidence sug- … the early experience” JAMAI:11 McGregor, GR, Watkins, H, Cox, M (2004): “The relationship of the seasonality of …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Regional Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 5

    Content Type: Report

    Thirteen surveillance professionals from seven state and local public health agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Region 5 planned and participated in the 2-day Workshop. The participants selected data sharing… read more
    … sharing, positive working relationships and trust must come first. To promote inter-jurisdictional syndromic …  public  health.  MMWR  1999;48  (No.  RR-­‐11):   http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/index.htm Regional Data Sharing … to assure inter-rater reliability. 2 http://www.dedoose.com/ Regional Data Sharing Workshop Report  9   Workshop …
  • Translational Research for Surveillance

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    Presented January 28, 2008 The following presentation was given as part of the Integrated Surveillance Seminar Series from the National Center for Public Health Informatics and provides an overview of public health informatics… read more
    … Lab Clinic Population New Tools & New Applications http://www.cancer.gov/trwg/TRWG-definition-and-TR-continuum … DC DOH DoD GEISWRAIR Washington DoH Missouri DoH Marion Co. DoH LA County DoH Cook Co. DoH Tarrant Co. DoH Miami DoH Milwaukee DoH Santa Clara …
  • Arizona Syndromic Surveillance Implementation Guide for Critical Access Hospitals and Eligible Hospitals

    Content Type: State Specific Implementation Guide

    This guide offers standardized specifications to Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) for the electronic transfer of Syndromic Surveillance (SS) data from hospital Certified Electronic Health Records technology (CEHRT) to… read more
    … please refer to the Resources tab on the ADHS website: www.azdhs.gov/meaningful-use. USE CASE MODEL The AZ SS … 1.1 – AZ SS Implementation Guide Use Case Model http://www.azdhs.gov/meaningful-use AZ SS Implementation Guide: … TOOLS AND RESOURCES ADHS Meaningful Use Website http://www.azdhs.gov/meaningful-use Contains general information …