A Novel Syndrome Definition Validation Approach for Rarely Occurring Diseases

Authors

  • Julio C. Silva Rush University
  • Shital C. Shah Rush University
  • Dino P. Rumoro Rush University
  • Marilyn M. Hallock Rush University
  • Gillian S. Gibbs Rush University
  • Michael J. Waddell Pangaea Information Technologies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4514

Abstract

Syndrome definitions for rarely occuring but potentially harmful diseases were developed by researchers for the Geographic Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time for Disease Identification and Alert Notification (GUARDIAN) surveillance system. The main steps for validation of the syndrome definitions are described.

Author Biography

Marilyn M. Hallock, Rush University

Marilyn Hallock, MD, is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. She is a co-investigator in a research grant funded by the Department of Defense investigating bioterrorism agents using a disease-surveillance system titled 'Geographic Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time for Disease Identification and Notification (GUARDIAN)'.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Silva, J. C., Shah, S. C., Rumoro, D. P., Hallock, M. M., Gibbs, G. S., & Waddell, M. J. (2013). A Novel Syndrome Definition Validation Approach for Rarely Occurring Diseases. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4514

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Section

Oral Presentations: Syndrome Development & Validation & Natural Language Processing