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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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3023.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| In this session the learner will hear about using syndromic surveillance system data to guide public health policy during an outbreak. They will learn about disease outbreak detection using emergency department syndromic surveillance and other evaluations and investigations on syndromic surveillance at local health level. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Discuss the use of data gathered from syndromic surveillance systems to guide public health policy. 2. Discuss the outcomes and challenges encountered with new and existing syndromic surveillance evaluation methods in this public health region. 3. Describe the utility of a syndromic surveillance system 4. Have a better understanding of benefits and limitations of syndromic surveillance 5. To illustrate methods for evaluating syndromic surveillance systems. | |||
| Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH | |||
| Using syndromic surveillance system data to guide public health policy during an outbreak: Riverside County, CA Wendy N. Betancourt, MPH, Sarah Mack, MPH, Michael Osur, MBA, Gary M. Feldman, MD | |||
| Syndromic surveillance program evaluation: The continuing challenge for rural health regions Donna Garland Robbins, DrPH, MPH | |||
| Disease Outbreak Detection Using ED Syndromic Surveillance in Los Angeles County Akbar Sharip, MD , MPH, Curtis Croker, MPH, Rita Velikina, MPH, Patricia Araki, MPH, Moon Kim, MD , MPH, Dee Ann Bagwell, MA, MPH, Raymond Aller, MD, MPH, Laurene Mascola, MD, MPH | |||
| Investigations of Signals from Syndromic Surveillance at the Local Level Andrew Ellingson, MPH, Karen Ann Hacker, MD, MPH, Ricki Lacy, MS, RN, Lise E. Fried, MS | |||
| Evaluation of the DC Department of Health’s Syndromic Surveillance System Michael A. Stoto, PhD, Arvind Jain, MS, John O. Davies-Cole, PhD, MPH, A. Chevelle Glymph, MPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Epidemiology | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA