Oral

This interesting session will focus on infectious disease surveillance. Presentations will include a discussion of the epidemiology of invasive pneumoccocal disease in the era of childhood vaccination, local public health agency notification and detection of e.coli O157:H7 during a multi-state outbreak, evaluation of electron laboratory reporting contributing to the burden of Lyme disease surveillance, and surveillance system integration to improve data collection and communication. One session will focus on a novel surveillance system based on school-nurse visits to detect trends in influenza-like illness.

Session Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. Discuss the importance of pneumoccocal immunization and serotype distribution 2. Articulate various types of community partners that can enhance infectious disease surveillance by local public health agencies 3. Identify three complimentary methods of community seasonal influenza surveillance. 4. Describe issues related to the burden of Lyme disease surveillance 5. Discuss important system integration made to enhance notifiable disease/condition reporting in order to assist in timely and effective public health response

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing