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2017

A Practitioner-Driven Research Agenda for Syndromic Surveillance


Abstract

Syndromic surveillance has expanded since 2001 in both scope and geographic reach and has benefited from research studies adapted from numerous disciplines. The practice of syndromic surveillance continues to evolve rapidly. The International Society for Disease Surveillance solicited input from its global surveillance network on key research questions, with the goal of improving syndromic surveillance practice. A workgroup of syndromic surveillance subject matter experts was convened from February to June 2016 to review and categorize the proposed topics. The workgroup identified 12 topic areas in 4 syndromic surveillance categories: informatics, analytics, systems research, and communications. This article details the context of each topic and its implications for public health. This research agenda can help catalyze the research that public health practitioners identified as most important.

Citation

article: Hopkins_2017 doi: 10.1177/0033354917709784 url: https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354917709784 year: 2017 month: jul publisher: SAGE Publications volume: 132 number: 1\_suppl pages: 116S--126S author: Hopkins Richard S. and Tong Catherine C. and Burkom Howard S. and Akkina Judy E. and Berezowski John and Shigematsu Mika and Finley Patrick D. and Painter Ian and Gamache Roland and Del Rio Vilas Victor J. and Streichert Laura C. title: A Practitioner-Driven Research Agenda for Syndromic Surveillance journal: Public Health Reports

Citation

article: Hopkins_2017 doi: 10.1177/0033354917709784 url: https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354917709784 year: 2017 month: jul publisher: SAGE Publications volume: 132 number: 1\_suppl pages: 116S--126S author: Hopkins Richard S. and Tong Catherine C. and Burkom Howard S. and Akkina Judy E. and Berezowski John and Shigematsu Mika and Finley Patrick D. and Painter Ian and Gamache Roland and Del Rio Vilas Victor J. and Streichert Laura C. title: A Practitioner-Driven Research Agenda for Syndromic Surveillance journal: Public Health Reports