CT EIP Capacities ACA Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：本合作协议将通过为以下方面提供额外支持，提高现有EIP网络的流行病学和实验室能力，从而改善监测基础设施：人员，特别是那些负责多个EIP活动的人员；2. 与传染病有关的教育和培训；3. 改进信息技术，使其符合适用的联邦标准，并提高公共卫生合作伙伴之间交流与多种环境知识产权活动有关的信息的能力；4. 加强EIP站点的能力，以a)支持评估和验证门诊透析中心透析患者中医疗保健相关血流感染的拟议报告指标，b)监测和评估2009-2010年甲型流感（N1N1）大流行后的流感负担。针对活动1、2和3，我们正在申请资助1名在DPH实验室工作的FTE微生物学家。此人将负责与FoodNet活动相关的生物体标本检测（沙门氏菌、志贺氏菌、大肠杆菌、弧菌）以及活性细菌核心监测项目（肺炎链球菌、脑膜炎奈瑟菌、单核细胞增生李斯特菌、流感嗜血杆菌）。我们正在申请资金。5名全职流行病学家，将在传染病科工作，协助处理食物和水传播的疫情，并监测与流感有关的住院和死亡情况。该提案中的资金还将支持培训环境保护计划的工作人员流行病学家，以获得和提高成功开展环境保护计划活动所需的技术技能。培训在乔治亚州亚特兰大的埃默里大学举行。它们包括控制食源性和水传播疾病、流行病学和分析方法。CT EIP是DPH和耶鲁大学公共卫生学院的合作成果。在耶鲁大学进行的EIP项目依赖于耶鲁大学IT人员的计算机支持，他们被指派为整个公共卫生学院社区提供服务，或者在紧急情况下通过电话获得IT技术支持。然而，随着这些项目所需数据的数量和复杂性的增加，为了最好地利用流行病学家的工作人员资源，并与DPH和CDC共享信息，需要额外的IT支持。正在请求资金来支持一个。FTE程序员/分析师，为耶鲁大学经济知识ip的员工提供所需的计算机和数据库专业知识。这个人至少要有“桌面支持”的认证，并有计算机网络安全的背景。建议活动4a。流行性感冒卫生部正在申请资助以支持一项。FTE流行病学家将研究与流感相关的住院和死亡情况。目前，有1.5名FTE流行病学家得到EIP的支持，从事这些劳动密集型和时间敏感的活动。我们也要求资金用于。5位耶鲁大学经济政策研究所的全职助理研究员，负责开展流感负担预测项目的活动。该人员将直接与CDC和其他EIP站点合作，制定适用于所有站点的标准协议。还要求追加经费。3名全职程序员/分析师，提供所需的计算机和数据库支持。这个项目的目的是建立一个模型，用于估计流感病例、住院和死亡人数。该模型的开发将为决策者在评估预防和控制措施时提供所需的信息。活动4. b。卫生保健相关感染——（非aca资金）卫生部正在申请资金，以支持EIP合作协议卫生保健相关感染方案终末期肾透析血流监测特别试点项目。该项目是由医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心和疾病预防控制中心发起的预防透析患者血流感染倡议的一部分。新英格兰网络将作为项目的组管理员，登记透析提供者，与CDC一起进行培训和用户支持等管理功能，确保将准确的数据正确提交到国家数据系统中，并将项目的经验教训报告给CMS和CDC。这些资金将用于支持一名项目协调员，他将与供应商沟通并鼓励项目的注册和保留，以及一名行政助理，他将协助项目协调员沟通并协助项目的各个方面。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This cooperative agreement will improve surveillance infrastructure through enhancement of the epidemiology and laboratory capacity of the existing EIP network by providing additional support for: 1. Personnel, especially those who have responsibilities across multiple EIP activities; 2. Education and training related to infectious diseases; 3. Improvements in information technology consistent with applicable federal standards and the capacity to exchange information pertinent to multiple EIP activities among public health partners; 4. Enhancement of EIP site capacity to a) support the evaluation and validation of proposed reporting metrics for healthcare associated bloodstream infections among dialysis patients in outpatient dialysis centers and b) monitor and assess the burden of influenza following the 2009-2010 Influenza A (N1N1) pandemic. Proposed Activities 1, 2, and 3 - Personnel, Training, IT For activities 1, 2, and 3, we are requesting funding for 1 FTE Microbiologist who works at the DPH Laboratory. This person will be responsible for testing of specimens for organisms related to FoodNet activities (Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, Vibrio) as well as the active bacterial core surveillance project (Streptococcus pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, Listeria monocytogenes, Haemophilus influenzae). We are requesting funding for a .5 FTE Epidemiologist who will work in the Infectious Diseases Section and assist with food and water-borne outbreaks, and surveillance for influenza associated hospitalizations and deaths. Funds in this proposal will also support training of EIP staff epidemiologists to acquire and improve technical skills needed for successfully conducting EIP activities. The trainings are held at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. They include control of foodborne and waterborne diseases, epidemiology and analytical methods. The CT EIP is a collaborative effort between the DPH and Yale University School of Public Health. The EIP projects conducted at Yale have relied on computer support from Yale IT staff who are assigned to provide service to the entire School of Public Health community or from IT technical support by telephone in emergency situations. However, with the increasing amounts and complexity of data needed for these projects, to best use epidemiologist staff resources, and to share information with the DPH and CDC, additional IT support is needed. Funds are being requested to support a .5 FTE Programmer/Analyst to provide needed computer and database expertise to the staff of the Yale EIP. At a minimum, this person will be certified in 'desktop support' and have a background in computer network security. Proposed Activity 4a. Influenza The DPH is requesting funding to support a .5 FTE Epidemiologist 1 who will work on influenza associated hospitalizations and deaths. Currently, 1.5 FTE epidemiologists are supported by the EIP for these labor intensive and time sensitive activities. We are also requesting funds for .5 FTE Research Associate at the Yale EIP to carry out the activities of the Influenza Burden Projection Project. This person will work directly with CDC and other EIP sites in the development of the standard protocol to be used at all sites. Additional funds are also requested for a .3 FTE Programmer/Analyst, who will provide the needed computer and database support. This project aims to develop a model for estimating the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths due to influenza. Development of the model will provide needed information to policy makers when evaluating prevention and control measures. Activity 4.b. Healthcare Associated Infections - (Non-ACA funds) The DPH is requesting funds to support the EIP cooperative agreement Healthcare Associated Infections Program End Stage Renal Dialysis Blood Stream Surveillance special pilot project. The project is part of an initiative for the prevention of blood stream infections among dialysis patients initiated by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and CDC. The Network of New England will be the Group Administrator for the project, enroll dialysis providers, conduct administrative functions such as training and user support with CDC, assure the correct submission of accurate data into the national data system, and report on the lessons learned from the project to CMS and CDC. The funds will include support for a Project Coordinator who will communicate with providers and encourage enrollment in retention in the project and also an administrative assistant who will assist the project coordinator with communication and assist in all aspects of the project.