AZ BioSense Community of Practice

The mission of the Arizona BioSense Workgroup is to work collaboratively as partners to build capacity and quality of BioSense syndromic surveillance in Arizona. Our vision is to improve population health and emergency response through the use of timely and effective syndromic surveillance. This space is a platform for our members to continue discussions and share cross-role topics and questions from providing the data to using syndromic data (clinician/IT/public health).

FREE Injury Prevention Mini Conference August 15th

Greetings, 

Save the date for a FREE virtual mini-conference on August 15 from 9am- 12 pm AZ time (12pm to 3 pm ET) featuring a deeper dive into new data and possibilities from ADHS’ work with CDC’s Advancing Violence Epidemiology in Real-Time (AVERT). AVERT uses ICD-10 codes and medical documentation from hospital and emergency facilities to identify target events within communities, called syndromes. These data can be less accurate than other sources but allow more rapid response to changing trends. We’ll explore upcoming syndromic data definitions that can be utilized and gather input on questions, gaps, and population needs that they can be used to address. These definitions include firearm injury (self-directed intentional, unintentional, and assault), intimate partner violence, sexual violence, suspected child abuse and neglect, youth violence, mental health (anxiety, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, trauma), and neurodivergent or psychological syndromes (attention deficit-hyperactivity, disruptive behavior or impulse control, obsessive-compulsive, eating, and tic disorders)."

9am-9:20am Introductions 
9:20am-9:45am Intro to AVERT  
9:45am-10:30 CSPH Speakers (National Injury Prevention Center) 
10:30am-10:45am Break
10:45am-11:15am AVERT Data 
11:15am-11:45am Feedback for data dissemination 
11:45am-12pm Closing 

If you have not registered for Injury Prevention virtual mini-conference and would like to register here is the link: 
https://ticketstripe.com/events/7677105687321183

Comments & Events

Rachel Berg, Syndromic Surveillance Program Coordinator at ADHS
Recoding and Slides can now be found in the Exploratory Analysis 2024 folder on Basecamp.