Status report - The Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program: a dynamic and innovative injury surveillance system.
This status report on the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP), an emergency department-based injury and poisoning surveillance system, describes the result of migrating from a centralized data entry and coding process to a decentralized process, the web-based eCHIRPP system, in 2011. This secure system is improving the CHIRPP's overall flexibility and timeliness, which are key attributes of an effective surveillance system. The integrated eCHIRPP platform enables near real-time data entry and access, has user-friendly data management and analysis tools, and allows for easier communication and connectivity across the CHIRPP network through an online collaboration centre. Current pilot testing of automated data monitoring and trend analysis tools-designed to monitor and flag incoming data according to predefined criteria (for example, a new consumer product)-is revealing eCHIRPP's potential for providing early warnings of new hazards, issues and trends.
Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D012308:Risk Management; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
epidemiology; informatics; injury prevention; injury surveillance; public health; syndromics