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Slide 1 Title: HIV/AIDS Case Surveillance HIV/AIDS surveillance is the on-going and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, dissemination, and evaluation of population-based information about persons infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS
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HIV/AIDS Case Surveillance
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Slide 2 Title: How HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Are Collected Passive reporting -combinations of health care practitioners, hospitals, clinics and laboratories report cases of HIV/AIDS to state and local health departments Active reporting -state and local health department surveillance personnel collect information by contacting health care practitioners and reviewing medical records in hospitals and clinics
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How HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Are Collected
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Slide 3 Title: Core HIV/AIDS Surveillance Information Flow How HIV/AIDS Surveillance Works
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Core HIV/AIDS Surveillance Information Flow
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Slide 4 Title: What HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Are Collected Demographic characteristics -sex, race/ethnicity, age, and locality Mode of exposure to HIV Opportunistic illnesses and virologic and immunologic status Supplemental information -prescription of antiretroviral and prophylactic therapies -use of medical and substance abuse treatment services -health insurance coverage
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What HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Are Collected
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Slide 5 Title: Core Surveillance: Reporting the Spectrum of HIV/AIDS Morbidity and Mortality
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Core Surveillance: Reporting the Spectrum of HIV/AIDS Morbidity and Mortality
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Slide 6 Title: Confidentiality of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data HIV/AIDS surveillance data are protected under State and territory laws that address public health data CDC requires that HIV/AIDS case data in state and local health departments are maintained in physically secure environments with limited access by authorized personnel Patient and physician names and personal identifiers may be reported to state and local health departments, but they are not sent to CDC. Data maintained at CDC are protected by a federal Assurance of Confidentiality CDC does not collect names, social security numbers, addresses or phone numbers of persons with HIV/AIDS
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Confidentiality of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data
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Slide 7 Title: Evaluation of Surveillance Systems Surveillance systems are evaluated for: -completeness of case reporting (compared with an independent data source) -timeliness of reporting (time between diagnosis and report) -completeness and accuracy of data collected Evaluation of a surveillance system provides information needed to: -improve the system -interpret the data collected -promote the best use of public resources
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Evaluation of Surveillance Systems
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Slide 8 Title: Representativeness of HIV Surveillance Data HIV surveillance data only include persons who have been tested, and may not be representative of all HIV-infected persons It is estimated that at least two-thirds of HIV-infected persons have been confidentially tested and would be included in the HIV surveillance system HIV surveillance data can be statistically adjusted to provide an accurate profile of the HIV epidemic
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Representativeness of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data
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Slide 9 Title: Limitations of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data HIV surveillance data only include persons who have been tested confidentially Not all states require HIV surveillance AIDS surveillance data only represent persons with late-stage HIV disease
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Limitations of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data
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Slide 10 Title: Uses of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Monitor the incidence and prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS, and HIV-related morbidity and mortality in the population Estimate incidence of HIV infection Identify changes in trends of HIV transmission and identify populations at risk Target prevention interventions and evaluate their effectiveness Allocate funds for social and health services Facilitate access to health, social and prevention services, including medical treatment
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Uses of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data
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Slide 11 Title: Dissemination of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data AIDS hotline 800-342-AIDS Prevention and treatment guidelines MMWR Peer reviewed journals Public information data set CDC factsheets Presentations at meetings and conferences HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports Slide sets websites: www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance.htm www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.htm www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/guidelines.htm www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/apids.htm www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
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Dissemination of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data
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Last Modified: March 1, 2002
Last Reviewed: March 1, 2002
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Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
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