Automated syndromic surveillance for the 2002 winter olympics

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• 作者：Per H. Gestel ; Reed M. Gardner ; Fu-Chiang Tsui ; Jeremy U. Espino ; Robert T. Rolfs ; Brent C. James ; Wendy W. Chapman ; Andrew W. Moore ; Michael M. Wagner
• 关键词：Antimicrobial resistance ; urinary tract infections ; acute care hospital ; geriatric hospital
• 刊名：Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：November-December 2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：10
• 期：6
• 页码：547-554
• 全文大小：116 K

文摘

The 2002 Olympic Winter Games were held in Utah from February 8 to March 16, 2002. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the anthrax release in October 2001, the need for bioterrorism surveillance during the Games was paramount. A team of informaticists and public health specialists from Utah and Pittsburgh implemented the Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS) system in Utah for the Games in just seven weeks. The strategies and challenges of implementing such a system in such a short time are discussed. The motivation and cooperation inspired by the 2002 Olympic Winter Games were a powerful driver in overcoming the organizational issues. Over 114,000 acute care encounters were monitored between February 8 and March 31, 2002. No outbreaks of public health significance were detected. The system was implemented successfully and operational for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and remains operational today.