TY - JOUR AU - Rubino, Heather AU - Atrubin, David AU - Hamilton, Janet J. PY - 2017/05/02 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Identifying and Communicating the Importance of the Variable Nature of SyS Data JF - Online Journal of Public Health Informatics JA - OJPHI VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Data Sharing and Collaboration Strategies Across Jurisdictions DO - 10.5210/ojphi.v9i1.7655 UR - https://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/7655 SP - AB - <div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 292.57px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.08129);" data-canvas-width="58.17357070707071">Objective</div><div style="left: 95.7727px; top: 306.208px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01475);" data-canvas-width="345.6921151515152">This roundtable will provide a forum for national, state, and local</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 321.41px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.981321);" data-canvas-width="360.7497921717171">managers of syndromic surveillance systems to discuss how they</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 336.612px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01827);" data-canvas-width="359.3632919191919">identify, monitor, and respond to changes in the nature of their data.</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 351.814px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.03731);" data-canvas-width="359.98224217171713">Additionally, this session will focus on the strengths and weakness</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 367.016px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.03496);" data-canvas-width="361.960557070707">of the syndromic surveillance systems for supporting program</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 382.218px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00655);" data-canvas-width="359.138454040404">evaluation and trend analysis. This session will also provide a forum</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 397.42px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00013);" data-canvas-width="358.93170656565655">where subject matter experts can discuss the ways in which this deep</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 412.622px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.950254);" data-canvas-width="359.97190479797973">understanding of their data can be leveraged to forge and improve</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 427.824px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00214);" data-canvas-width="189.471138888889">partnerships with academic partners.</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 456.752px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.11718);" data-canvas-width="75.37237626262626">Introduction</div><div style="left: 95.7727px; top: 470.389px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.06359);" data-canvas-width="349.33733156565654">As syndromic surveillance systems continue to grow, new</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 485.591px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.973396);" data-canvas-width="360.59473156565645">opportunities have arisen to utilize the data in new or alternative</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 500.793px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.02572);" data-canvas-width="359.73802171717165">ways for which the system was not initially designed. For example,</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 515.995px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.973837);" data-canvas-width="360.02746818181805">in many jurisdictions syndromic surveillance has recently become</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 531.197px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.05083);" data-canvas-width="362.7449053030301">population-based, with 100% coverage of targeted emergency</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 546.399px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.02203);" data-canvas-width="355.7529641414141">department encounters. This makes the data more valuable for real-</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 561.601px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00785);" data-canvas-width="359.1823878787878">time evaluation of public health and prevention programs. There has</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 576.803px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00351);" data-canvas-width="359.0221585858585">also been increasing pressure to make more data publicly available –</div><div style="left: 82.0909px; top: 592.005px; font-size: 12.9217px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00222);" data-canvas-width="288.15429292929286">to the media, academic partners, and the general public.</div> ER -