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

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

3. 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.

4. 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). 

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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; 

8. How do you register to join the CoP?
Register for an account on
Join the NSSP
Community of
Practice Group (

9. Click on “Register” in the Top Right Corner

10. Select your “Membership Type”

11. 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

12. Confirm your Membership Type

13. Enter your Membership Information

14. Enter your Membership Information
Required Fields
Password
Address
Full Name

15. Enter your Membership Information
Required Fields
Organization
Title
Profession
Work Address
Street
City
Country
State
Postal Code
Occupational Category
Areas of Expertise

16. Enter your Membership Information

17. Enter your Membership Information

18. Completed Registration

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

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

21. Questions? Any questions or comments? Emilie Lamb ISDS
(617) ext. 1003