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 health professionals to understand health threats.
This video introduces the viewer to the basics of syndromic surveillance and offers a high-level overview of the many uses of this public health tool. Topics covered in this training include:
- Definition of Syndromic Surveillance
- Types of data sources (admit, discharge, chief complaint, EMS, poison control center, etc.)
- Strengths and Limitations
- Examples of use:
- tracking flu season
- weather related events (hurricanes, wild fires)
- mass gathering surveillance
- opioid response
- as a component of emergency response
- as an information source to improve worksite wellness/safety preparedness exercise
- Privacy, Confidentiality, HIPAA
- Syndromic Surveillance Use for the Clinical World
- Overview of NSSP/BioSense Platform- updated map, next steps
- ISDS CoP-explain the community and how to get involved; Knowledge Repository
Links referenced in this presentation are provided below for your convenience:
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To learn more about the NSSP: https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/index.html
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Resource referenced: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6649a6.htm
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National Syndromic Surveillance Program: https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/index.html
International Society for Disease Surveillance: (this website)
Surveillance Knowledge Repository: https://www.surveillancerepository.org
Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document: https://www.surveillancerepository.org/syndromic-surveillance-climate-and-health-guidance-document
Financial support for the project was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the National Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP-CoP): Strengthening Health Surveillance Capabilities Nationwide Cooperative Agreement (Grant #1 NU500E000098-01).