A comparison of the “Fuzzy Dwyer” matching algorithm and a probabilistic matching algorithm for data linkage

3253.0
Global Public Health Prevention, Research Using Matching, Mobile and Web-Based System

Monday, November 17, 2014: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Roundtable

Organizer:

Diane Adams, MD, MPH, CHS-III

Moderator:

Steven Godin, PhD, MPH

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Using a web portal to identify public health fieldwork preceptors and research collaborators in northeast Pennsylvania
Steven Godin, PhD, MPH, Alberto J.F. Cardelle, PhD, MPH, Vanessa Wheeler Kerr, MPH Candidate, Shalane Vitris, MPH Candidate, Mark White, MD, MPH, Simoyan Olapeju, MD, MPH, BDS, FAAFP, Janet Townsend, MD and Erica Townsend

Table 2

Food mapping and the role of local health departments
Zachary Dyer, MPH and Derek Brindisi, MPA, RS

Table 2

Local needs, local data: An analysis of the potential for data integration and geospatial techniques to improve community health
Brianna Gass, MPH, Rebecca Rothbard, MPH, Lacey McFall, MPH, MA and Jane Brock, MD, MPSH

Table 3

Eliminating a Camden City Hotspot - Lessons Learned about the Importance of Segmentation
Nadia Ali, Victoria DeFiglio, RN, Uchenna Emeche, MD and Wendell Kellum, MD

Table 4

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A comparison of the “Fuzzy Dwyer” matching algorithm and a probabilistic matching algorithm for data linkage
Michael LeVasseur, MPH, PhD(c), Frank Dwyer and Jennifer Taylor, PhD, MPH

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Organized by: Health Informatics Information Technology
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)