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 databases to develop an electronic national disaster mortality surveillance system.
Speakers and Topics
Introduction and Overview
Speaker: Ann Madsen, PhD, MPH, Director, Office of Vital Statistics, Bureau of Vital Statistics, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Impact of EDRS During a Crisis Response – F5 Tornados in Oklahoma 2013.
Speaker: Kelly Baker, MPH, Director for the Center for Health Statistics, Oklahoma State Department of Health
Tracking Deaths in “Real-Time” during Sandy: Lessons Learned, New York City.
Speaker: Renata Howland, MPH, CSTE/CDC Applied Epidemiology Fellow, Bureau of Vital Statistics, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Missing in Action – Where are EDRS in State’s Mass Fatality Management Planning?
Speaker: Cathy Molchan Donald, MBA, Chair, Mass Fatality Committee, National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information System (NAPHSIS) and State Registrar and Director, Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Is a National Active Disaster Mortality Surveillance possible?
Speaker: Rebecca S. Noe, MN MPH FNP-BC, Staff epidemiologist, NCEH Disaster Epidemiology Response Team
Learning Objectives
After completing the webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Describe the importance of well-constructed data exchange agreements to building partnerships that can stand the test of time;
- Identify key provisions of a typical data exchange agreement and the purpose for each;
- Describe the differences between privacy, confidentiality and security.