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GDIN Infectious Diseases Working Group

GDIN Infectious Diseases Working Group. Prepared by: Robert J. Coullahan, CEM GDIN IDWG Co-Chair Science Applications International Corporation robert.j.coullahan@saic.com 21-23 March 2001. Infectious Diseases Working Group. Objectives: Enhance Epidemic Intelligence

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GDIN Infectious Diseases Working Group

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  1. GDIN Infectious Diseases Working Group Prepared by: Robert J. Coullahan, CEM GDIN IDWG Co-Chair Science Applications International Corporation robert.j.coullahan@saic.com 21-23 March 2001

  2. Infectious Diseases Working Group • Objectives: • Enhance Epidemic Intelligence • Provide Information Support • Promote Connectivity1 • Infectious Disease Education • Core Capabilities: • Establish and maintain endemic baselines • Augment epidemic outbreak control • Forecast epidemic occurrence • Natural outbreaks • Disaster-related • Intentionally introduced 1. Linking the public health and emergency management missions

  3. GDIN IDWG Concept of Operation Epidemic Intelligence: Global Alerting & Outbreak Verification Need:Several global infectious disease surveillance systems exist (GPHIN, ProMed); gaps in data exist for all global systems currently in operation. Verification of an outbreak is typically achieved through formal (gov’t, academic, and other research institutions) sources. Reliance upon these sources is limiting, as accurate reporting either is delayed significantly or often does not occur at all.IDWG Objective:Address these gaps and provide greater global reporting sensitivity, enhancing not only surveillance sensitivity but timely verification. Do so by exploiting a virtual, composite team of practitioners who rapidly coordinate and share information.

  4. GDIN IDWG Concept of Operation Information Support Need:Rapid, easy data access has been and continues to be a critical issue in disaster response, including public health emergencies.IDWG Objective:IDWG proposes to compile a readily accessible list of data and information resources pertinent to global infectious disease surveillance and response.

  5. GDIN IDWG Concept of Operation Promotion of Connectivity Need:crisis and consequence management requires open, reliable communications capabilities; multi-media communications; and timely data/information capture and dissemination. IDWG Objective: Promote the evaluation and use of advanced multimedia communications capabilities including that proposed by the Alliance Center for Collaboration, Education, Science and Software (ACCESS); promote connectivity among principal centers supporting public health emergency response.

  6. Key Activities Coordination: IDWG meetings held August 2000 – February 2001.Epidemic Intelligence:a.) Promotion of endemic baseline data set integration. Information Support Initiatives: a.) Develop timeline analysis of an infectious disease surveillance, response, and recovery activity emphasizing information resource requirements. For slide show presentation to GDIN stakeholders. b.) Initial plan for development of a taxonomy of “readily accessible” and recommended global infectious disease surveillance and response information resources.Connectivity / Testbed Initiatives:a.) Formulation of a proposal for Infectious Disease Response Simulation (Jim Wilson, M.D. et al.) b.) Evaluation of proposed pilot project to implement secure, web-based reporting and coordination capability linking Public Health Information Infrastructure and the GDIN community of collaborators.

  7. Current Challenges for the IDWG Infectious Disease Response Simulation Funding: Preparation for meetings with World Bank in April 2001; review proposal for Ghana “Infectious Disease Response Simulation”. Information Resources Metadata Initiative: Identify proponent funding authority to sponsor metadatadevelopment project for the global infectious disease surveillance and response information resources. Linking Public Health and Emergency Management EOCs: Determine feasibility of implementing a multi-nation pilot project for reuse of information collection and reporting system (ICRS) applications developed for Y2K rollover operations – designed for all-hazards emergency management operational use.

  8. Relationship to Other WGs • Close coordination with the GDIN Pilot Project Working Group • Examining pilot project proposal for secure web-based reporting and coordination application. • Going forward will seek collaboration with Information Facilitator Working Group.

  9. Contact Coordinates GDIN IDWG Co-Chair Robert J. Coullahan, CEMAssistant Vice President & Certified Emergency Manager Biomedical Sciences Group Science Applications International Corporation 1410 Spring Hill Road – Suite 400 MS: SH4-4 McLean, Virginia 22102 USA Tel. 001 (703) 288-5325 Fax 001 (703) 744-7550 robert.j.coullahan@saic.com

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