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  • Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 3): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the BioSense Implementation

    Content Type: Webinar

    This webinar is part of the Meaningful Use Webinar Series entitled "Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance: A Meaningful Use Dialogue" Presenters Taha Kass-Hout, MD, MS, Centers for… read more
    … Ethnicity, Gender •  Extended data elements •  Increased guidance •  Business rules •  Transmission and updating …
  • Monitoring Population Changes for Emergency Management Support in Tennessee

    Content Type: Success Stories

    In late summer 2017, the United States endured two severe hurricanes back to back. On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas and southwest Louisiana, dumping more than 19 trillion gallons of rain. On September 10, 2017, 20 days… read more
    … Tennessee Department of Health caleb.wiedeman@tn.gov Document 2019GenericCodesFeb_0.pdf Document NPDS Coding Users Manual (May 2014)_0.pdf Document Rough Guide to Install Poison Center Configuration … in either numerical or categorical format; provides guidance on how to make the most appropriate coding …
  • Rough Guide to Set up Data Feed for Poison Center Data in Your State

    Content Type: References

    The Oregon ESSENCE team has developed a guide for other states to use to set up a web service link to their poison center and extract its data into ESSENCE. It contains advice based on Oregon’s experience in developing its link with its poison… read more
    … The publication date is February 1, 2019. Referenced File Document 2019GenericCodesFeb_0.pdf Document NPDS Coding Users Manual (May 2014)_0.pdf Document Rough Guide to Install Poison Center Configuration … in either numerical or categorical format; provides guidance on how to make the most appropriate coding …
  • Analytic Methodologies for Disease Surveillance Using Multiple Sources of Evidence

    Content Type: Webinar

    This presentation is for public health practitioners and methodology developers interested in using statistical methods to combine evidence from multiple data sources for increased sensitivity to disease outbreaks. Methods described will account for… read more
    …   •  Network  structures:    mainly  heuris4c,  based  on  guidance  from   medical  epidemiologist     •  Condi4onal …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Using Surveillance to Prepare and Respond to Winter Weather: Extreme Cold, Ice, and Snow

    Content Type: Webinar

    For much of the United States, 2014 began with extreme cold and large snowstorms. As a result, surveillance practitioners around the country have been working to identify, gather, and analyze cold weather-related data. This presentation will focus… read more
    …  sector   outreach     Discipline-­‐specific   Guidance   https://biosen.se Public Health Surveillance …
  • 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
    … drug events (Hinrichsen et al JAMIA 2007) •  Treatment guidance •  Appropriate antibiotic use in acute respiratory …
  • Electronic Surveillance for Injury Prevention Using a Physician-Operated System

    Content Type: Abstract

    When hazardous materials or products emerge in the market, injury prevention researchers take action to promote awareness and legislation with the goal to prevent further injuries. This cannot be achieved without reliable data on trends and outcomes… read more
    … identification software module which we named “Dr. T” (Document Reviewing Tool). The module uses a combination of …
  • Disease Profile Development Methodology for Syndromic Surveillance of Biological Threat Agents

    Content Type: Abstract

    Detection of biological threat agents (BTAs) is critical to the rapid initiation of treatment, infection control measures, and public health emergency response plans. Due to the rarity of BTAs, standard methodology for developing syndrome… read more
    … actions during the course of the disaster, as well as document potential areas for future mitigation efforts. … side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the … literature review is to identify current challenges in document classification for event-based biosur- veillance …