Distribute Presentations at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings

The Distribute Project will be presented in a special session "Statistical Issues in Influenza Surveillance" at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami, FL on August 2, 2011:

336	Tue, 8/2/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-A107
Statistical Issues in Influenza Surveillance — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security , Section on Government Statistics , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
Organizer(s): Howard Burkom, The Johns Hopkins University
Chair(s): Po-Yung Cheng, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:35 AM	Comparing Various Methods for Sentinel Surveillance Site Placement — Alberto Segre, University of Iowa ; Gerard Rushton, University of Iowa ; Philip Polgreen, University of Iowa ; Geoffrey Fairchild, University of Iowa
10:55 AM	The Distribute Project, Syndromic Surveillance, and the New Paradigm for Public Health Data Sharing and Analysis — Marc Paladini, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
11:15 AM	Generation of Prediction Intervals to Assess Data Quality in the Distribute System Using Quantile Regression — Ian Painter, University of Washington ; Julie Eaton, University of Puget Sound ; Debra Revere, University of Washington ; Bill Lober, University of Washington ; Donald Olson, International Society of Disease Surveillance
11:35 AM	Analytic Evaluation of a Standardization Effort for the Distribute Emergency Department Surveillance Project — Howard Burkom, The Johns Hopkins University ; Donald Olson, International Society of Disease Surveillance ; Marc Paladini, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ; Atar Baer, Public Health-Seattle & King County ; Debra Revere, University of Washington
11:55 PM	Floor Discussion