ADVISORY/Experts on Biological and Chemical Disaster Preparedness and Response to Lead Workshop and Tutorial on Syndromic Surveillance.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (June 2) BioSecurity 2003 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2003 Panel to Focus on Detection, Data Collection, Processing and Analysis of Potentially Catastrophic Infectious Diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases.
DATE: June 2, 2003
WHAT: BioSecurity 2003 Workshop, "Syndromic Surveillance:
Outbreak Detection and Disease Monitoring"
WHERE: Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
WHEN: Press briefing at 8:30 a.m. Working sessions begin
at 9:00 a.m.
PRESS CONTACT: Kennedy Jones, Communications Manager 323.954.6219
kennedy.jones@key3media.com
The panel of experts, led by Dr. Kenneth D. Mandl, will discuss how syndromic surveillance is used to identify potential infectious disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. outbreaks in their early stages through statistical analysis of a large sample of patient symptoms. This method of infectious disease detection can serve as a critical early warning alert system to a biological attack or the spread of an infectious disease, such as SARS. Participants will learn approaches to modeling, detecting outbreaks, setting alarm thresholds, and simultaneously analyzing multiple data streams. The June 2nd event is the second in a series of five BioSecurity Workshops leading up to the BioSecurity 2003 Fall Conference, taking place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel The Shoreham Hotel is a hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C., owned by Omni Hotels. It is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street. Built in 1930, the building was designed by Waddy Butler Wood. in Washington, D.C. from October 20-22, 2003. Media and analyst, please contact Kennedy Jones at 323-954-6219 or kennedy.jones@key3media.com to learn more about upcoming BioSecurity 2003 press activities and events or visit our web page at www.biosecuritysummit.com. About Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The Harvard Medical School faculty -- the world's largest -- includes a total of 8,000 professionals with teaching and research or patient care responsibility. The research carried out by HMS HMS abbr. Her (or His) Majesty's Ship HMS (Brit) abbr (= His (or Her) Majesty's Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine faculty is at the forefront of basic biomedical science Noun 1. biomedical science - the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine bioscience, life science - any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms and clinical research. To learn more about Harvard Medical School, visit its web site at www.hms.harvard.edu. About Harvard Medical International Established in late 1994 by the Dean of Harvard Medical School, HMI (Human Machine Interface) The user interface in a manufacturing or process control system. 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