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SSuN Cycle 2 Conference call #10 Population-based gonorrhea surveillance

SSuN Cycle 2 Conference call #10 Population-based gonorrhea surveillance. Lori Newman January 15, 2009. SSuN Conference Call #5 - Agenda. Misc admin topics Population-based gonorrhea (GC) surveillance Objectives Sampling framework Data elements Data transmission Analysis and use of data.

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SSuN Cycle 2 Conference call #10 Population-based gonorrhea surveillance

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  1. SSuN Cycle 2Conference call #10Population-based gonorrhea surveillance Lori Newman January 15, 2009

  2. SSuN Conference Call #5 - Agenda • Misc admin topics • Population-based gonorrhea (GC) surveillance • Objectives • Sampling framework • Data elements • Data transmission • Analysis and use of data

  3. Misc Admin Topics • Sign MOU • Site visits scheduling • Join stdpreventiononline.org so that you have access to archived documents and other fun stuff!

  4. SSuN: Population-based gonorrhea (GC) surveillance

  5. Objectives of Population-based GC Surveillance in SSuN Cycle 1 • Collect demographic, behavioral, and clinical data on patients with gonorrhea • Monitor trends over time • Use data to guide local, state, and national STD programs and policies

  6. SSuN Cycle 1 Methodology – Sampling • Data collected on sample of patients reported with GC in selected counties • Random sample • Include STD clinic patients • Ok to not ask questions of patients that have been collected elsewhere

  7. SSuN Cycle 1 Methodology – Data Transmission • Data transmitted with morbidity data for SSuN counties • Supplement to case reporting, NOT in lieu of • Assessment of representativeness, contact rate, etc. • Transmit data quarterly • Cumulative data file with each transmission • Will reassess file size annually • Data stored and transmitted independently of SSuN STD clinic data

  8. Data element issues (see Excel 1/14/09) Provider Type? Time frame for risk variables? 3 vs. 12 STD clinic in past year? Sex of sex partners per SSuN clinic methodology? Which drugs? Site of infection variables? SSuN Cycle 1 Methodology - Collaborative Data Elements

  9. Increasing use and dissemination of population-based data • Quarterly report modifications? • How to foster more multisite analyses? • How to make data more useful for program?

  10. Questions & Comments?

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