Adaptation of GUARDIAN for Syndromic Surveillance During the NATO Summit

Authors

  • Julio C. Silva Rush University
  • Dino P. Rumoro Rush University
  • Shital C. Shah Rush University
  • Gillian S. Gibbs Rush University
  • Marilyn M. Hallock Rush University
  • Michael Waddell Pangaea Information Technologies
  • Shon Doseck Pangaea Information Technologies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4505

Abstract

During the NATO summit, the local health department was charged with collecting and analyzing syndromic surveillance data from emergency department (ED) visits that may indicate a man-made or naturally occurring infectious disease threat. GUARDIAN, an automated surveillance system, was programmed to conduct ED syndromic surveillance during the NATO summit. The automated GUARDIAN surveillance reports not only provided timely counts of potentially positive cases for each syndrome but also provided trend analysis with baseline measures.

Author Biography

Julio C. Silva, Rush University

Julio Silva, MD, MPH, is Vice President, Clinical Systems and Chief Medical Information Officer at Rush University Medical Center.

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Published

2013-04-03

How to Cite

Silva, J. C., Rumoro, D. P., Shah, S. C., Gibbs, G. S., Hallock, M. M., Waddell, M., & Doseck, S. (2013). Adaptation of GUARDIAN for Syndromic Surveillance During the NATO Summit. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4505

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Poster Presentations