An Online Training Course

Ever wonder what syndromic surveillance is? How it is applied? This introduction to syndromic surveillance answers your questions and gives you a foundation for understanding how surveillance is used by public health professionals to understand health threats.

This video introduces the viewer to the basics of syndromic surveillance and offers a high-level overview of the many uses of this public health tool. Topics covered in this training include:

• Definition of Syndromic Surveillance
• Types of data sources (admit, discharge, chief complaint, EMS, poison control center, etc.)
• Strengths and Limitations
• Examples of use:
  • tracking flu season
  • weather related events (hurricanes, wild fires)
  • mass gathering surveillance
  • opioid response
  • as a component of emergency response
  • as an information source to improve worksite wellness/safety preparedness exercise
• Privacy, Confidentiality, HIPAA
• Syndromic Surveillance Use for the Clinical World
• Overview of NSSP/BioSense Platform- updated map, next steps
• ISDS CoP-explain the community and how to get involved; Knowledge Repository 

Links referenced in this presentation are provided below for your convenience:

8th minute

To learn more about the NSSP: https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/index.html

27th minute

Resource referenced: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6649a6.htm

35th minute

National Syndromic Surveillance Program: https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/index.html

International Society for Disease Surveillance: (this website)

Surveillance Knowledge Repository: https://www.surveillancerepository.org

Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document: https://www.surveillancerepository.org/syndromic-surveillance-climate-and-health-guidance-document 

Financial support for the project was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the National Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP-CoP): Strengthening Health Surveillance Capabilities Nationwide Cooperative Agreement (Grant #1 NU500E000098-01).