An In-Depth Look at Track 2:
Biosurveillance and Policy Issues for Experts
Date/Time: December 9, 2014 - 8:00am - 4:15pm
Location: Hyatt Regency at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA
Target Audience
The target audience of this training is healthcare and public health professionals with experience in biosurveillance practice.
Description
This training will provide experience biosurveillance professionals with a forum for learning about and discussing current topics and policies essential to biosurveillance, as well as an opportunity to collaborate with other experts in the field to develop practical, concrete products and tools. It will include panel discussions on natural disaster surveillance and the OneHealth initiative, as well as a plenary roundtable session on the "Meaningful Use"* of electronic health data. In addition, the track will feature breakout sessions to discuss current policy topics, such as ICD-10, data sharing, animal surveillance, and chronic disease surveillance. Ultimately, this trainings is intended to leverage the collective expertise of the group to advance participants' understanding and practice and to allow for a high-quality and seamless translation of the knowledge gained in the workshop within the participants' organizations. *"Meaningful Use" refers to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Incentive Programs, a major component of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act within the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) legislation.
Learn more about Meaningful Use here.
Learn more about the 2014 ISDS Pre-Conference Trainings here.
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