1. The Grand Unifying Theory of Poisoning/Overdose Surveillance
A Collaborative Effort
June 6, 2013

2. Background & History 2

3. Brief Background/History
Safe States Poisoning Workgroup- 2008
Safe States formation of ISW7 group-2009
Publication of ISW7- May 2012
CDC/Safe States/CSTE conferences 2012
CSTE Drug Overdose- Denise Paone
Willing and wanting to test ISW7 indicators
Providing organizational home for effort
SQI Year 2 focus on poisoning

4. Timeline 4

5. Timeline- CSTE DO August- Organizational Call
Creation of Poisoning Surveillance Workgroup
Fall Creation of tables shells and Levels I-IV (basic to complex) for mortality
Winter- submission of data by volunteer states and proposal to present data
Spring- Data results & write up of methods and process for Special Emphasis Report (SQI)
Spring- April CDC mtg on poisoning for Core states

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7. Next Steps 7

8. If you don’t know where you are going, any road can get you there
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.
Yogi Berra
If you don’t know where you are going,
any road can get you there
Lewis Carroll

9. Next Steps June- Presentations (Safe States & CSTE)
July- development of Special Emphasis Report and pilot testing
Transition from mortality to morbidity (SQI protocol)
Additional testing of codes, development of potential indicators and position statements

10. Preguntas? Scott Proescholdbell, MPH
Injury and Violence Prevention Branch
Chronic Disease and Injury Section
NC Division of Public Health