Overview and Registration Demonstration NSSP Community of Practice Overview and Registration Demonstration Emilie Lamb, MSPH Director of Informatics, ISDS

Agenda Review of the Community of Practice Why should you participate? How do you register? What is available to members?

What is a CoP? A Community of Practice (CoP) is defined as “a group of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise by interacting on an ongoing basis.1” The three distinct elements that comprise a CoP are: A community that enables interaction (such as discussions, collaborative activities, and relationship building); A shared domain of interest (such as such as syndromic surveillance); A shared practice of experiences, stories, tools, and ways of addressing recurring problems This approach enables public health professionals to grow and mature while focusing on efforts to share knowledge and solve problems. ISDS’s goal with the Cooperative Agreement with the CDC is to support our existing community of practice by providing an infrastructure and the organization to better facilitate the collaborations between community members so that you can better “sell the system” as Stacy said and take the next steps with your data towards innovation as Mike talked about earlier.

NSSP Community of Practice Mission: The NSSP CoP serves the needs and interests of the Syndromic Surveillance (SyS) community through leveraging the expertise and resources of its members and strengthens health surveillance capabilities nationwide by advancing SyS practice and the utilization of SyS platforms (including the NSSP BioSense Platform). 

NSSP Community of Practice Vision: Increased availability of SyS training, learning and knowledge-sharing events for SyS community members  Confidence and trust among community members in the utility of SyS data Increased sharing of SyS data among community members (where appropriate and state/local laws allow)  Common strategies, products, and best practices to mitigate or to address the identified obstacles with cross-jurisdictional data sharing

ISDS and the NSSP Community of Practice The ISDS collaboration with the NSSP is designed to build on the existing community of practice, strengthen surveillance infrastructure, and support the needs of the surveillance community by fostering collaboration among organizations and across sectors through multiple mechanisms. ISDS’s goal with the Cooperative Agreement with the CDC is to support our existing community of practice by providing an infrastructure and the organization to better facilitate the collaborations between community members so that you can better “sell the system” as Stacy said and take the next steps with your data towards innovation as Mike talked about earlier.

Why should you participate? access to experts across the nation—including CDC and syndromic surveillance grantees, partners, and stakeholders;  increased capacity to conduct syndromic surveillance through enhanced coordination across jurisdictions and organizations;  versatile forums for solving problems and sharing solutions;  established mechanism for receiving technical assistance;  more efficient use of resources through collaborative efforts;  peer-to-peer mentoring;  access to a curated repository of syndromic surveillance tools and resources;  shared success stories and lessons learned; 

How do you register to join the CoP? Register for an account on www.healthsurveillance.org Join the NSSP Community of Practice Group (www.healthsurveillance.org/NSSPCOP)

Click on “Register” in the Top Right Corner

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Enter your Name and Select the NSSP CoP as your Primary Group Select your Username Enter your First and Last Names Select a Group to Join Complete the validation question

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What tools are available to members? Virtual meeting space on www.healthsurveillance.org Community & Group Calendars Shared Documents Latest News Forums Member Directory Messaging

What other tools are available? Surveillance Knowledge Repository (www.surveillancerepository.org) Webinar Library Use Cases Syndrome Definitions Stories of Surveillance in Action

Questions? Any questions or comments? Emilie Lamb ISDS elamb@syndromic.org (617) 779-0880 ext. 1003