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Finding medically unexplained symptoms within VA clinical documents using v3NLP
Content Type: Abstract
Pro-WATCH (protecting war fighters using algorithms for text processing to capture health events), a syndromic surveillance project for veterans of operation enduring freedom (OEF)/operation Iraqi freedom (OIF), includes a task to identify medically… read more… being customized to identify symptoms within VA clinical documents, and then refined to assign duration. The … symptoms and the aggregation of this information across documents by patient’s is not addressed here. Objective … Finding_Medically_Unexplained_Symptoms_Within_Va_Clinical_Documents_Using_V3nlp.pdf Submitted by teresa.hamby@d… on … -
FL's County Health Department Epidemiology Hurricane Toolkit
Content Type: Training
The Florida County Health Department Epidemiology Hurricane Toolkit, developed by the Florida Department of Health, helps county health departments (CHD)… read more… response will differ, based on needs. The toolkit offers guidance on the following topics: CHD response activities … Surveillance Outbreak response Infection control guidance CHD Epidemiology Hurricane Toolkit 2020 Submitted … response will differ, based on needs. The toolkit offers guidance on the following topics: CHD response activities … -
National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS Addendum 1 - 2/23/16 Draft
Content Type: Report
This document is the 1st Addendum to the NSSP Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS. The addendum provides a… read more… This document is the 1 st Addendum to the NSSP Implementation … This document is the 1 st Addendum to the NSSP Implementation … -
Unplanned School Closures in the United States: Evaluation of Economic and Social Costs and Consequences for Students’ Families
Content Type: Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends implementing early targeted school closures as one of the front-line interventions to slow progression of a severe influenza pandemic before appropriate vaccine becomes available.… read more… can inform updates to CDC’s pandemic preparedness guidance. Submitted by teresa.hamby@d… on Mon, 11/06/2017 - … can inform updates to CDC’s pandemic preparedness guidance. … -
Adverse Drug Events: Insights From Google Search Volume
Content Type: Abstract
Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. However, post-marketing surveillance systems are passive and reporting is generally not mandated. Thus, many ADEs go unreported, and it is difficult to estimate and/or… read more… side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the … side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the … side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the … -
Preparing for the Pandemic: A Review of State Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans Reveals Increased Reliance on Advanced Surveillance; Recommendations for Pandemic Influenza Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
In response to increasing reports of avian influenza being identified throughout the eastern hemisphere, the U.S. Homeland Security Council, the Infectious Disease Society of America, and others have called for expansion of… read more… Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance. Like many states, the Connecticut Department of … & Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance [3]. Like many states, the Connecticut Department … Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance. Like many states, the Connecticut Department of … -
PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department, Urgent Care, Inpatient and Ambulatory Care Settings, Release 2.0 (April 2015)
Content Type: Messaging Standard
This document represents the collaborative effort of the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to specify a national… read more… This document represents the collaborative effort of the … A04, and A08 HL7 Version 2.5.1, Testing Clarification Document, Release 1.0 (September 28, 2012) PHIN Messaging … A04, and A08 HL7 Version 2.5.1, Testing Clarification Document, Release 1.0 (September 28, 2012) … -
CDC Opioid v3
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdoses. How it was developed: CDC… read more… State Opioid Overdose Surveillance and researching guidance documents from other sources including the National … CDC Opioid Syndrome Definition v3 - Guidance Document (,^narcan^,or,^naloxo^,or,^[;/ … State Opioid Overdose Surveillance and researching guidance documents from other sources including the National …