"Building capacity in disease surveillance through global communities of practice, online forums for collaboration, and public health workforce development."
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SPRING UPDATES
April 4, 2019
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Dearest members,
Spring has sprung and you're off to a productive year. Here are a few highlights to share:
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Our
webinar schedule continues to fill up quickly for 2019. Coming soon are webinars on machine learning, data dashboards, the quarterly ESSENCE Q & A session, and a presentation from one of our international members working in France. Be on the lookout for for dates and times for each upcoming webinar.
Several public health associations have joined forces to create the new
Data: Elemental to Health
campaign
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This encourages legislators to
commit $1 billion over 10 years to modernize the public health surveillance enterprise, we can transform disease surveillance and save lives. More, better, faster data yielded by secure, interoperable systems will allow public health professionals and policymakers to make better decisions and get ahead of chronic, emerging, and urgent threats. The one-pager for this campaign can be accessed
by clicking on this link.
T
he U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently proposed a new rule to support seamless and secure access, exchange, and use of electronic health information (EHI). We encourage all members to
review this rule
and offer comments either via the federal portal or through a collective response the public health associations will submit. If you would like to share your comments with ISDS to be included in a collective public health association response, please email your comments to Shandy Dearth at
sdearth@syndromic.org
by April 8
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As we recognize National Public Health week, ISDS would like to say thank you to all of our members who work tirelessly to build healthier and more resilient communities We appreciate your involvement and willingness to share lessons learned and best practices with your colleagues. The health surveillance community is stronger because of your work and dedication.
Best regards,
ISDS
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Webinars
Topic:
Drownings/Submersion Events
April 16, 2019, 3 - 4:30 pm ET
April 22, 2019, 1 - 2:30 pm ET
April 26, 2019, 1 - 2:30 pm ET
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Conferences
ONC Interoperability Forum #3, August 21 - 22, 2019, Washington DC
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2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SATISFACTION SURVEY
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Thank you to everyone who completed the post-conference survey for the Annual Conference held in January/February in San Diego. And, congratulations to Pinar Erdogdu, the winner of our drawing for a gift card for completing the survey.
Below are some highlights from the survey.
Lots of New Faces! If it seemed like you met a lot of new people, you’re right. We had a record-high 58% of respondents report that this was their first year attending. the ISDS Conference. Plus, many of our attendees came from the 28 countries outside the U. S. who made the trip to sunny San Diego.
What Mattered Most? We asked you which of the Scientific Program Tracks were the most important to you and your work. Here are the top three responses – Infectious and Communicable Diseases, Methods and Science, and Informatics.
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What Were Your Favorite Workshops? We asked which workshops best met your expectations. At the top of the hill, Wildfire Surveillance followed by two perennial favorites, the ESSENCE beginner and intermediate sessions.
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Would You Do It All Over Again? Most importantly, we wanted to know if you found the quality of the program compelling enough to return in 2020 if you were able. The results speak to the quality of our great presenters and keynotes… nearly 90% were a “Yes!” And when you come back, what do you want? Here are some of your responses:
“More R, ESSENCE, disease outbreaks, GIS, and opioid surveillance.” We’ll do our best to make sure we deliver on your requests!
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Speaking of 2020… Some of you have asked about our 2020 plans… when and where will the conference be in 2020? We wish we had an answer today – and we will have one soon and will share the information with you via email and our website as soon as we know. Until then, thank you for making the 2019 Conference a great success!
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NSSP CoP Call - Spotlight
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Have you missed the NSSP CoP Call recently? Not familiar with the monthly NSSP CoP Calls?
The purpose of this call is to bring together various stakeholders in the
NSSP Community of Practice
with a vested interest in the field of syndromic surveillance and to spark collaborative efforts to share guidance, resources, and technical assistance.
The next call will be held on April 16, 2019, 3:00–4:30 PM EDT and we will be discussing Drownings & Submersion Events.
Click here to register for the entire call series
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Past call topics include:
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Latest Forum Activity:
Community Forums
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Success Story Highlights:
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This month's featured members are
Eric Bakota
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Daniel Bedford
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Eric Bakota was the Workshop Chair for the past two Annual Conferences. He is the 2020 Scientific Program Committee Chair and is also a Co-Treasurer on the 2019 ISDS Board of Directors. He was the previous chair for the R Group for Biosurveillance and has overseen the growth of the group over the past three years, helping to establish the popular R Hangouts for Beginners.
Daniel Bedford joined the ISDS Community last year and has already been an active contributor on group calls and community forums. He is currently the Group Administrator for the Technical Committee and is also a Co-Chair of the new Region 5 Data Sharing chapter.
Thank you to both Eric and Daniel for all your dedication and contributions to the community!
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Past ISDS webinars can be found in the Knowledge Repository.
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Presenters: Silvia R. Verdugo, Mike Thompson & Todd Stout
March 21, 2019
Presenters: Emilie Lamb, Emily Prezzato, Arie Managan, Sandra Gonzalez & Wayne Loschen
March 19, 2019
Panelists: Wayne Loschen & Aaron Kite-Powell
March 14, 2019
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Have an article of interest you would like to share with the community? Email
syndromic@syndromic.org with your article!
or
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Gaëtan Texier, Rodrigue S. Allodji, Loty Diop, Jean-Baptiste Meynard, Liliane Pellegrin, and Hervé Chaudet.
March 2019
February 2019
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FEATURED EXTERNAL RESOURCES
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These slides were presented at the Enhanced State Opioid Overdose Surveillance (ESOOS) Program Overview Partner meeting, led by CDC and organized by ASTHO in March of 2019. This presentation gives an overview of the data currently collected for opioid surveillance and of the data goals set forth in the CDC Overdose Data to Action funding opportunity released in February of 2019.
This webpage contains a list of known opioid-related dashboards and data, organized by national, state and regional level data in the United States. Note that not all sites have interactive dashboards for display.
This recent Vital Signs report, released March 22, discusses how, in order to control the spread of HIV in the United States, HIV infection must be diagnosed early and persons with HIV infection quickly engaged in sustained care and treatment.
The One Health Social Sciences (OH-SS) Initiative hosted a free webinar series to feature inspirational speakers addressing the role of the social sciences in advancing animal, human, and environmental health systems.
The recordings and slides are available. Click Register to start the recordings.
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NSSP Update
provides a monthly newsletter about the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) and will keep you in touch with the program's latest advancements.
Learn more about
The Network for Public Health Law
and receive periodic newsletters by joining today.
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Syndromic Surveillance Portal
This collaboration between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) is for carrying out the activities of grant #1 NU500E000098-01-00, NSSP-CoP: Strengthening Health...
Read more
www.syndromicsurveillance.org
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Donate to ISDS by shopping on AmazonSmile and selecting International Society for Disease Surveillance Inc. as your organization to support. Also help us continue our support of low-income and student attendees to our Annual Conference by contributing to our Scholarship Fund.
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