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20853087

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
Public health threats are increasingly triggered by events which span across international, national and state level jurisdictions. Innovative surveillance methods are needed to ensure adequate and timely response to such threats. In January 2009 the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) established a system of weekly telephone conferences with all competent authorities of the German federal states to identify, discuss and respond to infectious disease events in real-time. A regular and structured platform was developed for use between participants from state level public health authorities, the military and the RKI. During the first three quarters, 46 infectious diseases were covered, including mandatory reports of measles and meningococcal meningitis and outbreaks of cowpox, which does not have to be notified in Germany. Results of a targeted evaluation and a consistently high attendance rate both indicate that the teleconference has met additional needs for supplemental information exchange among participants. The telephone conference has proven to be a useful resource for rapid and direct communication, coordination and evaluation of signals for public health events in Germany.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1437-1588
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
903-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
[Teleconferences for national surveillance of infectious diseases and public health events in Germany. Evaluation after three quarters in 2009].
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung für Infektionsepidemiologie, Fachgebiet Surveillance, Robert Koch-Institut, DGZ-Ring 1, 13086 Berlin. mohro@rki.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract