Influenza & ILI Surveillance Methods WG

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Assignments for synthesizing SS responses

Hi everyone - Per our work group discussion yesterday, I will circulate the below five questions to assessment respondents indicating interest in sharing best practices for leveraging syndromic surveillance for ILI/Flu surveillance.  Feel free to sign up to compile/summarize responses for one of the following questions, otherwise I will assign when posting the responses.   Thanks everyone for your help!

1. What surveillance questions are you trying to answer with this system?

2. Strengths and weaknesses of this surveillance system Sandra Pena, Infectious Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist Sandra

3. How do you weight this data compared to your other surveillance systems? Johnathan Ledbetter Johnathan

4. How has the way you do the business of data collection changed over time? How has this affected your data? Julie Hand Julie  

5. How do you validate your data?
Johnathan Ledbetter 👏
Heather Rubino 👏

Comments & Events

Julie Hand
I can try and tackle bullet #4
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTE 👏
John Dreisig 👏
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTE
Hi Everyone!
At long last (apologies for the delay) I've compiled the responses received to the syndromic surveillance questions posed to the assessment volunteers. Responses are in the attached spreadsheet by jurisdiction.  We currently have volunteers for questions 1 and 3 (Thanks, Julie Hand Julie   and Johnathan Ledbetter Johnathan !).  Others, please feel free to comment below which question you'll take a stab at summarizing.
Please attach your draft summary in the "Docs & Files" -> "Guidance Document".

Thanks!
Monica
Sandra Pena, Infectious Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist
If #2, Strengths and weaknesses of this surveillance system is still up for grabs ill be happy to compile/summarize it. 
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTE 👏
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTE
Sandra Pena, Infectious Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist Sandra   #2 Strengths & Weaknesses is yours! Thanks!
Sandra Pena, Infectious Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist

Hi all, I did mine with a Smart Art graphic. If you would like the strengths and weaknesses displayed in another format let me know!

Sandra
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTE 👏
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTE
Anyone want to tackle Q1 or Q5?  
Johnathan Ledbetter
I can try summarizing another question.    I can tackle Q1.  What surveillance questions are you trying to answer with this system?   if no one else wants to tackle it.
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTE 👏
Monica Schroeder, Program Analyst at CSTE
Johnathan Ledbetter Johnathan  - That'd be great, thanks!!

Sandra Pena, Infectious Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist Sandra  - Thank you!!!