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A Tool to Improve Communicable Disease Surveillance Data
Content Type: Abstract
NYS (excluding NYC) has a very robust Communicable Disease Electronic Surveillance System (CDESS). This system provides disease specific modules, as well as a tracking system for contacts, and a perinatal infant tracking system. This system provides… read more -
Using Electronic Death Registration Systems (EDRS) to Conduct “Real-Time” Disaster Mortality Surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
This seminar will share how states are using existing Electronic Death Registration Systems (ERDS) for active surveillance and EDRS’ role in mass fatality planning. CDC will present an a conceptual framework to leverage EDRS and other available… read more -
Utilization of Public Health Surveillance Data for Early Detection of Drinking Water Contamination
Content Type: Abstract
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has developed a prototype contamination warning system (CWS) for drinking water in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD9). The goal of HSPD9 and the CWS is to… read more -
Utilization of the Syndromic Surveillance Framework for Detection of Heat-Related illnesses
Content Type: Abstract
The use of syndromic surveillance in Tulsa County began as an attempt to identify symptoms associated with Category A agents, namely Anthrax. The underlying premise for adopting the system was the hope that an astute clinician,… read more -
Utilizing a Patient Tracking System for Public Health Emergencies
Content Type: Abstract
In 2003, the need for a system to track and manage patient status and location was identified by Boston Emergency Medical Services (Boston EMS) and the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals. After consultation with EMS (… read more -
Utilizing Emergency Department Data to Evaluate Primary Care Clinic Hours
Content Type: Abstract
In addition to utilizing syndromic surveillance data to respond to public health threats and prepare for major incidents, local health departments can utilize the data to examine patient volumes in the emergency departments (EDs) of… read more -
Validation of Data from Medical Registrations in The Netherlands for Syndromic Surveillance Use: Comparing Respiratory Syndromes with Laboratory Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Objective To study if syndromic surveillance would have an added value over existing surveillance systems, we retrospectively evaluated whether known trends in respiratory pathogens are reflected in medical registrations in the… read more -
Variation in Visits Classified by GI ICD9 Biosurveillance Sub-Filters as a Function of Age
Content Type: Abstract
The CDC recently developed sub-syndromes for classifying disease to enhance syndromic surveillance of natural outbreaks and bioterrorism. They have developed ICD9 classifiers for six GI Illness subsyndromes: Abdominal Pain,… read more
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