Search the internet and/or the literature for a computerized data collection form or system that can be used for syndromic surveillance of the case below:
On September 22, 2010, an Environmental Health Officer (EHO) from the local city council notified the Health Protection Unit that 11 children from a local swimming club were experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhea and abdominal cramps). The swimming club was based at a local leisure center with a 25m swimming pool. The club, with over 200 members aged 4–20 years old, trained four evenings a week and regularly competed in competitions. At other times, the pool was used by members of the public, swimming classes for babies, toddlers, and adults with learning difficulties, and a number of local schools.
Adapted from Chand, M. (2017). Case studies in infection control. Taylor & Francis Group.
Explain the purpose of the form/system in detail, and include the strengths and weaknesses of using this form/system to gather data for the case. Discuss some of the legal and ethical issues that may arise from using this form/system in the context of the case.
Search the internet and/or the literature for a computerized data collection form or system that can be used for syndromic surveillance of the case below:
On September 22, 2010, an Environmental Health Officer (EHO) from the local city council notified the Health Protection Unit that 11 children from a local swimming club were experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhea and abdominal cramps). The swimming club was based at a local leisure center with a 25m swimming pool. The club, with over 200 members aged 4–20 years old, trained four evenings a week and regularly competed in competitions. At other times, the pool was used by members of the public, swimming classes for babies, toddlers, and adults with learning difficulties, and a number of local schools.
Adapted from Chand, M. (2017). Case studies in infection control. Taylor & Francis Group.
Explain the purpose of the form/system in detail, and include the strengths and weaknesses of using this form/system to gather data for the case. Discuss some of the legal and ethical issues that may arise from using this form/system in the context of the case.
