The abstract submission deadline for the Public Health Informatics 2011 Conference has been extended to April 25, 2011. This conference is being presented by the Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office (PHITPO) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Abstract submission is a competitive process, that encourages both cross-sector and cross-jurisdictional abstract submittals -- including those that show linkage to the clinical and/or emergency response sectors.
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13 April 2011
2010 Conference Abstracts Now Available Online
The abstracts from the 9th Annual ISDS Conference in Park City, Utah, are now available online!
In 2010, ISDS partnered with the Emerging Health Threats Journal to publish the proceedings in special supplementary issue. Emerging Health Threats is an online, open-access, international peer-reviewed journal that covers a broad range of emerging threats to human health.
Abstracts can be browsed according to track; each track has a PDF batch of abstracts with authors listed in alphabetical order. To view the track listings, click the Table of Contents link in the right-hand sidebar.
Finally, be sure not to miss the editorial by Atar Baer, Don Olson and John Brownstein!
In 2010, ISDS partnered with the Emerging Health Threats Journal to publish the proceedings in special supplementary issue. Emerging Health Threats is an online, open-access, international peer-reviewed journal that covers a broad range of emerging threats to human health.
Abstracts can be browsed according to track; each track has a PDF batch of abstracts with authors listed in alphabetical order. To view the track listings, click the Table of Contents link in the right-hand sidebar.
Finally, be sure not to miss the editorial by Atar Baer, Don Olson and John Brownstein!
Save the Date for the 10th Annual Conference!
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Building the Future of Public Health Surveillance
Pre-Conference Workshop: December 6th, 2011
Conference: December 7th & 8th, 2011
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 165 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA
The ISDS proudly celebrates its tenth annual conference dedicated to the advancement of the technology, research, and practice of public health surveillance. This unique gathering brings together a community of researchers and practitioners focused on monitoring, understanding, and improving population health. The conference presents scientific work at the juncture of innovative analytical techniques, progressive public health practice, and cutting edge informatics to support a timely, accurate, and informed response to emerging outbreaks of disease and other health threats. Come help us evaluate where we have been, explore where we are, an envision what can be as we work together to build the future of public health surveillance.
Regular updates will be posted at:
Questions? Contact ISDS.
07 April 2011
What's the 411 on 911? BioSense Redesign Connects with First Responders & Emergency Preparedness Professionals at PHPS
Here is another announcement from our colleagues at BioSense regarding the recent Public Health Preparedness Summit (PHPS):
If you missed BioSense at PHPS, please take a moment to visit the BioSense Redesign Collaboration Website and check out their Community Forum; view the Requirements Gathering Work Center or edit the Coverage Map. Questions and comments are welcomed!
The BioSense Redesign project staff made their rounds at the recent Public Health Preparedness Summit (PHPS) in Atlanta; we conducted a variety of pre and post conference information gathering activities to gain a better understanding of data and communication needs during critical events and emergencies. Addressing the needs of public health for emergency preparation and response are critical to the redesign of the BioSense Program and the information gathering activities at PHPS represents a key opportunity to engage users in the development process.
Our pre-conference workshop featured insightful presentations from the BioSense Program Director, Taha Kass-Hout, and Julia Gunn of the Boston Public Health Commission and the ISDS Board of Directors, along with concurrent roundtable sessions. Participants described their interactions with various technologies and communication platforms and their preferences for each during the session. Roundtable activities also included a task analysis to examine data and communication needs of local public health practitioners during a flood and pandemic influenza. On day two, a similar exercise conducted during an interactive session gathered additional feedback on the spectrum of public health concerns and challenges posed by these two kinds of critical threats. Key topics discussed included resource, supply, and equipment management; communication needs; critical data and information considerations; and the diversity of roles and responsibilities needed to maximize partner and stakeholder response.
If you missed BioSense at PHPS, please take a moment to visit the BioSense Redesign Collaboration Website and check out their Community Forum; view the Requirements Gathering Work Center or edit the Coverage Map. Questions and comments are welcomed!
06 April 2011
Data Types Pre & Post Disaster: What Can We Learn From Japan? Join the Conversation on the BioSense Redesign Collaboration Website
Our colleagues from BioSense have asked us to share this message regarding their newest posting on the BioSense Redesign Collaboration website:
Dear BioSense Redesign Stakeholder,Our eighth post for the Public Health Situation Awareness topic has launched! In light of the recent earthquake, tsunami, and radiological emergencies in Japan, these new questions* explore data types and whether additional data types would be useful pre- and post-disaster. The CDC will use your feedback to better understand the spectrum of data types neccessary during an event and also routine monitoring and surveillance. Your feedback is valuable to the redesign of the BioSense system and program.
Thank you,The BioSense Redesign Team
*New questions are posted for comment on a weekly to biweekly basis. Check back often for updates and summaries of feedback posted by stakeholders.
04 April 2011
Advances in Geospatial Technologies for Health: Accepting Abstracts for Presentations
The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Working Group 2 (Health) will be hosting a symposium on Advances in Geospatial Technologies for Health in Santa Fe, NM, from September 11-14, 2011.
This two day even focuses on applications of geospatial technologies for human health and well being to integrate environment with health sciences. Abstract submission for presentation is open until April 30, 2011.
The Mission of ISPRS Commission VIII, Working Group 2 (Health) focuses on applications of remote sensing and other Earth observing technologies to understand how the natural environment contributes to environmental (asthma, cholera, meningitis, malaria, yellow fever) and infectious/zoonotic (AIDS, TB, influenza, gastroenteritis, plague) diseases. One of the areas of interest is identifying Earth observing data that are used to improve models and to enhance surveillance systems, decision support tools, and early warning systems. The working group aims to reach out to colleagues not only in the scientific community, but also in the health and well-being communities of practice to begin a dialog and share information between these two communities. This mission is supported by the working group's terms of reference and a variety of ISPRS and other related venues and opportunities.
The organizers cordially invite you to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentations in the following topic areas:
This two day even focuses on applications of geospatial technologies for human health and well being to integrate environment with health sciences. Abstract submission for presentation is open until April 30, 2011.
The Mission of ISPRS Commission VIII, Working Group 2 (Health) focuses on applications of remote sensing and other Earth observing technologies to understand how the natural environment contributes to environmental (asthma, cholera, meningitis, malaria, yellow fever) and infectious/zoonotic (AIDS, TB, influenza, gastroenteritis, plague) diseases. One of the areas of interest is identifying Earth observing data that are used to improve models and to enhance surveillance systems, decision support tools, and early warning systems. The working group aims to reach out to colleagues not only in the scientific community, but also in the health and well-being communities of practice to begin a dialog and share information between these two communities. This mission is supported by the working group's terms of reference and a variety of ISPRS and other related venues and opportunities.
The organizers cordially invite you to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentations in the following topic areas:
- New Geospatial Technologies for Health
- Advances in Environmental Monitoring
- Health Sciences Applications
- Data Integration and Modeling
- Real-time and Early Warning Systems
- Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases
- International Monitoring Programs
- On and Just Beyond the Horizon
31 March 2011
Public Health Informatics 2011 Conference: Call for Abstracts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office (PHITPO) will be hosting the Public Health Informatics 2011 Conference in Atlanta from August 21-24. In accordance with the conference theme, Engaging, Empowering, Evolving...Together, this meeting is an opportunity to provide input to CDC on how to implement current and future initiatives in the greater public health and national Health Information Technology arena.
The conference will feature workshops, training on informatics and opportunities for networking across all sectors of public health, and will include participation from key groups such as NACCHO, ASTHO, CSTE, JPHIT and more.
Abstract submissions will be accepted in four areas:
The conference will feature workshops, training on informatics and opportunities for networking across all sectors of public health, and will include participation from key groups such as NACCHO, ASTHO, CSTE, JPHIT and more.
Abstract submissions will be accepted in four areas:
- Call for abstract presentations
- Call for posters
- Call for computer demonstrations
- Call for panels
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