Global Outbreaks

#howhealthyisyourcommunity

"There is no destination when working with big data. It is the journey and the roads we take that

will give us a glimpse of what is possible."

What is Global Outbreaks?

• A data platform that allows parties to visualize health data attributes.

• An open data provider for researchers, health units, epidemiologists, primary care centres, etc.

• Uses non-identifiable data attributes to assist with determining the health of a community.

• Powered by siHealthPortal.

What is siHealthPortal?

• An open and accessible data exchange service.

• Allows third parties to contribute and use applications for users to manage their health.

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Can we determine the health of a community in real-time?

• Interoperability has and will continue to be the crux of EHRs.

• Systems often speak different languages.

• Data from disparate systems tells us quite a bit about health trends.

• How do you get it and make sense of it?

Our Solution....

• Using novel hardware, data templates are stored and made accessible to all.

• Study requests can be submitted for data approval via integrated messaging system.

• Using clinical data from different EHR systems we can get a glimpse of how healthy a community is.

• Integration of social media allows us to overlay real-time community markers(#flu, #Imsick)

Case Study:The financial impact of Influenza

• Annual Direct cost of Influenza estimated at $4.6 billion.(CDC, 2011)• In addition, $7 billion is lost in productivity(work days) per year.

• Response to influenza is driven by an increase of sentinel cases.• Flu shot campaigns are pricey, around $2 billion(Globe and Mail, 2009)• Are there opportunities to save $$$$?

• If we can get a visual of a localized or disparate population of those either showing symptoms of the flu or of those who received the flu shot we can make decisions on where to direct flu campaigns.

What/Where are the cost savings?

• Research and data collection time is minimized.

• Large geographical datasets give you a better idea of current health trends.

• Datasets are real-time(target: 6 hours)

• Datasets are free.

Apps supported by siHealthPortal

• Cloud enabled openEMR

• Clinic finder - find a clinic that supports your data.

• OpenMRS - launching spring 2014.

• Dosage Calculator - integrated with third party services to determine proper dosages - Spring 2014.

• Drug Lookup and interaction- snomed, NLM

Our users

• Who are we targeting?• public health units.

• small clinics.

• Universities

• Current partners• Large health clinic in London.

• Western University - working with group to help visualize the data.

Potential opportunities

• Research studies.

• Public health campaigns.

• Disease surveillance.

• Genomic data storing/sequencing.

In closing.

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“The next big thing with big data is getting all clinical data out of the EMR and into services that can assist with giving organizations like the WHO, CDC, and even local health agencies a glimpse of what the current state of the community is. If we could get accurate real-time data pulled from disparate systems and into an environment that grows exponentially at a fraction of the cost, then we can offer a solution that is viable, feasible, and pretty cool."