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Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
J Whelan<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, K Greenland<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, M Rondy<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, W van der Hoek (
)<SUP>1</SUP>, M Robert-Du Ry van Beest Holle<SUP>1</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Whelan J, Greenland K, Rondy M, van der Hoek W, Robert-Du Ry van Beest Holle M. Case registry systems for pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Europe: are there lessons for the future?. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(19)
ii=20167. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20167
Date of submission: 28 July 2011 <HR>Countries across Europe developed a range of database systems to register pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 cases. Anecdotal reports indicate that some systems were not as useful as expected. This was a cross-sectional, semi-structured survey of health professionals who collected and reported pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 cases in 23 countries within the 27 European Union (EU) Member States plus Norway. We describe here the experiences of using pandemic case register systems developed before and during the pandemic, whether the systems were used as intended and, what problems, if any, were encountered. We conducted the survey to identify improvements that could be made to future pandemic case registers at national and EU level. Despite many inter-country differences, 17 respondents felt that a standardised case register template incorporating a limited number of simple standard variables specified in advance and agreed between the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control could be useful. Intra- and inter-country working groups could facilitate information exchange, clearer system objectives and improved interoperability between systems.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 19, 10 May 2012
Research articles
Case registry systems for pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Europe: are there lessons for the future?
Research articles
Case registry systems for pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Europe: are there lessons for the future?
J Whelan<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, K Greenland<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, M Rondy<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, W van der Hoek (
- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
Citation style for this article: Whelan J, Greenland K, Rondy M, van der Hoek W, Robert-Du Ry van Beest Holle M. Case registry systems for pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Europe: are there lessons for the future?. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(19)
ii=20167. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20167 Date of submission: 28 July 2011 <HR>Countries across Europe developed a range of database systems to register pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 cases. Anecdotal reports indicate that some systems were not as useful as expected. This was a cross-sectional, semi-structured survey of health professionals who collected and reported pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 cases in 23 countries within the 27 European Union (EU) Member States plus Norway. We describe here the experiences of using pandemic case register systems developed before and during the pandemic, whether the systems were used as intended and, what problems, if any, were encountered. We conducted the survey to identify improvements that could be made to future pandemic case registers at national and EU level. Despite many inter-country differences, 17 respondents felt that a standardised case register template incorporating a limited number of simple standard variables specified in advance and agreed between the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control could be useful. Intra- and inter-country working groups could facilitate information exchange, clearer system objectives and improved interoperability between systems.