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CSTE Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance Workgroup

The purpose of this workgroup is to inform and improve practices related to Legionnaires’ disease surveillance and response in local, state, tribal, and territorial settings.
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTEVivian HawkinsLaura CooleyDawn Terashita, LA CoMary-Margaret Fill, TNScott Troppy, Surveillance Epidemiologist at MA DPHMeredith Lichtenstein, CSTEJohnathan LedbetterStephanie Black, ChicagoAnita ValianiDevin Raman, Sr. Disease Investigation and Intervention SpecialistJudie HyunRichard DanilaMelissa JordanJon Rosenberg +101 others
From the list: Clinical Criteria Small Group

✔ Touch base with one another prior to next large group call

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Brian Bachaus Brian B. Eva Pradhan Eva P. Jennifer Layden Jennifer L. Laura Cooley Laura C. Lauren Finn Lauren F. Mackenzie Fuller Mackenzie F. Paul Gacek, Epidemiologist Paul G. Sarah Rutschmann Sarah R. Seema Jain Seema J.
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Eva Pradhan Eva Pradhan
Hi all,

I just wanted to quickly introduce myself - my name is Eva and I am with New York State DOH. This is my first time serving on this type of work group - so I'm not exactly sure how things go. I was hoping that we all could may be hop on a conference call and talk through our task.

I have created a doodle pool https://doodle.com/poll/xfepmxevv4abzhve
so if you could respond there, I can set up conference line and we can go from there.

Thanks!
Eva




 
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Scott Troppy, Surveillance Epidemiologist at MA DPH
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Scott Troppy, Surveillance Epidemiologist at MA DPH Scott Troppy, Surveillance Epidemiologist at MA DPH
sorry was confused on which group I was participating on.
Eva Pradhan No problem.
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Eva Pradhan Eva Pradhan
Hi all,

Thanks for responding in doodle, it looks like Sept 6th at 3PM Eastern time works for all those who have responded. 

I will be out of office (Aug 30 - Sep 5) so I wanted to go ahead and book that time for now.

Below is the call in info:
US Toll Free: 1-844-633-8697 
Local: 1-518-549-0500 
Access code:643 590 957 

Let's talk then. 

Thanks!
Eva

(P.S. I will try to email the invite out so you can add it to your calendar. Thanks!)


 
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Eva Pradhan Eva Pradhan
Hi all,
 
We are moving the call to Sept 7th at 11AM Eastern time. I’m hoping this time works for all.
 
Below is the call in info:
US Toll Free: 1-844-633-8697 
Local: 1-518-549-0500 
Access code:643 590 957 
 
Let's talk then. 
 
Thanks!
Eva
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Eva Pradhan Eva Pradhan
Just a reminder that the call for touching base with the clinical criteria subgroup is today at 11A Eastern time. 

Below is the call in info:
US Toll Free: 1-844-633-8697 
Local: 1-518-549-0500 
Access code:643 590 957 
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Brian Bachaus Brian Bachaus
Hi Eva,

Thanks for setting up the call. Unfortunately, I had to leave abruptly for another call. Please let me know if other calls or activities are planned.

Thanks again
Brian
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Mackenzie Fuller Mackenzie Fuller
Hi Eva,

I apologize for missing this initial call, as I had an unexpected medical issue come up. Were notes taken that will be disseminated? Please do let me know if there are any action items I can get started on.

Best,

Mackenzie
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Seema Jain Seema Jain
Sorry I am only getting any of these messages right now.  Is there anyway this can be part of regular work email and calendar invites?  For those of us who do not use basecamp regularly, it is easy to miss this.  I actually got no calendar invite or message about this call. 

Best,
Seema Jain
CDPH
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Eva Pradhan
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Eva Pradhan Eva Pradhan
Good morning!

Thanks for such a wonderful discussion on the  touch base call for those who were able to participate. The discussion will definitely help us keep in track as we move along in this process. I'm sorry that few of you were unable to participate - I believe a couple of new members were added in a bit later - so may not have received invites on time, I have taken few notes and I will try and post it soon.

I am thinking that basecamp will be the primary way of communication, but we can definitely try to use emails as reminders for upcoming calls and such.

Thanks! 
Eva
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Laura Cooley Laura Cooley
Hey folks!  I (hope I) uploaded some articles to Docs & Files/Clinical criteria. Just following up on my assignment to look into signs and symptoms of LD and PF.  I added 2 sub-folders:

1): LD and PF: note, this is not an exhaustive review.  I just pulled a sample of articles that describe signs and symptoms for LD or PF or both.  I pulled the information together in a spreadsheet (attached below and also uploaded into the LD and PF folder), to give us a better idea of what has been described and to also demonstrate the diversity of symptoms and the variation among approaches. As I mentioned on the call, we attempted to capture some of the clinical differences between LD and PF in this table: https://www.cdc.gov/legionella/clinicians/clinical-features.html

2) Imaging: these are some articles that discuss some of the gaps in chest imaging (e.g., false negative chest x-rays early in the disease process). Perhaps this information could help us with the question that often arises: this person has fever and cough but the chest x-ray is negative... could he/she have pneumonia?

Please let me know if you can't access any of these files.
Thanks!
Laura
LD & PF.xlsx 18.5 KB • Download
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