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Google Flu Trends: Correlation with Emergency Department Influenza Rates and Crowding Metrics
Content Type: Abstract
Emergency Departments (ED) supply critical infrastructure to provide medical care in the event of a disaster or disease outbreak, including seasonal and pandemic influenza [1]. Already over-crowded and stretched to near-capacity, influenza activity… read more -
Influenza Forecasting with Google Flu Trends
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Each year, influenza results in increased Emergency Department crowding which can be mitigated through early detection linked to an appropriate response. Although current surveillance systems, such as Google Flu Trends, yield near real-time… read more -
Usage of Syndromic Surveillance Information to Assist Clinical Decision-Making
Content Type: Webinar
Speakers will be practicing clinician-researchers discussing needs for and ongoing usage of recent, local epidemiological information for decision support. Presenters Andrea Dugas, MD, Attending Physician… read more -
Google Flu Trends: Spatial Correlation with Influenza Emergency Department Visits
Content Type: Abstract
GFT is a surveillance tool that gathers data on local internet searches to estimate the emergence of influenza-like illness in a given geographic location in real time.3 Previously, GFT has been proven to strongly correlate with influenza incidence… read more -
Real-time Laboratory-Based Influenza Surveillance with Xpert Flu
Content Type: Abstract
Previous studies have demonstrated the benefit of laboratory surveillance and its capability to accurately detect influenza outbreaks earlier than syndromic surveillance. Current laboratory surveillance has an approximate 2-week lag due to… read more -
Utility and Acceptability of Influenza Surveillance amongst Emergency Providers
Content Type: Abstract
Each year, influenza affects approximately 5-20% of the United States population causing over 200,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 – 49,000 death. As a key point of entry to the health care system, EDs are responsible for the initial management and… read more