Globalization of TriSano® is complete; we’re looking for testers
By Ed CoponyMarch 08 2010
The TriSano® team is happy to announce that we have completed globalization of TriSano® Community Edition. TriSano® is now able to be adapted to languages and regions without additional engineering changes. We are also nearing completion of our first locale, American Spanish. We are looking for disease surveillance subject matter experts to test TriSano® in American Spanish over the next few weeks. Interested? Please contact me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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Looking Forward
By Kelly UsselmanJanuary 21 2010
As the TriSano® Public Health Community Manager, I can't help but look back with pride on a few of the major features and the benefits they provide that were delivered in TriSano® CE in 2009 to our community.
In June, Analysis and Visualization Reporting became available in TriSano® Community Edition (CE). Using Pentaho™ Community Edition with TriSano® CE, epidemiologists and other public health professionals are able to analyze data extracted from TriSano® for better program insight and quality reporting. A short time later, Electronic Lab Reporting became available. ELR increases the comprehensiveness of public health reporting. Now as soon as the data is transmitted from the labs, it is accessible by both local and state health departments staff based on their security roles and privileges.
We are continuing to add new features to TriSano® CE and we are currently working with many of you on the TriSano® Roadmap for 2010. Thank you for continuing to be part of the conversation and if you have not joined in the conversation we invite you to do so. We love hearing from those of you using TriSano® Community Edition, your insights and contributions are key to the sustainability of TriSano®.
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Epidemiology Consultant
By Kelly UsselmanDecember 07 2009
Good news, Collaborative Software Initiative is expanding its development model. We are currently seeking a candidate for a part-time position as an epidemiology consultant (Subject Matter Expert) to CSI. This individual would help guide CSI, its customers and the TriSano® Public Health Community to continue to enhance the TriSano® family of products to meet the challenges associated with surveillance and outbreak management. Qualifications would include a strong knowledge of epidemiological methods, data management and statistical analysis and experience working at or with local health departments. If you are interested in learning more about this position, please send your resume and contact information to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We look forward to hearing from you.
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Globalization Requirements
By Kelly UsselmanNovember 04 2009
Globalization is a method of developing and delivering software that can easily be adapted to local markets, specifically reflecting languages and cultures. Localization is the process of adapting software for a specific region or language by adding locale-specific components and translating text. By conforming to international standards and using open source technologies, it is possible to create a single software solution that provides a culturally appropriate experience for users worldwide.
As we look ahead to extending the TriSano™ family of products, we are interested in learning more about the needs of the TriSano™ public health community, your projects, integration ideas and translation requirements for TriSano™ to better support users across the globe. Many of you have already reached out to us and we thank you for your contribution. We look forward to continuing those conversations as others join in.
As always, we look forward to hearing from you.
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Collaborating at PHIN 09
By Greg JonesSeptember 09 2009
I attended the CDC Public Health Information Network (PHIN) conference in Atlanta a few days ago. PHIN is an excellent conference for promoting technological advances in the public health industry. This was PHIN's seventh year and my first to attend. I was fortunate enough to be able to split my time between covering the booth in the exhibit hall and attending some of the very informative speaker sessions throughout the day. As one of the TriSano™ developers, it was great to be able to engage the community in person and one-on-one at the booth. I ended up speaking to a wide range of people ranging from state officials to IT folks to non-profit organizers. It was a thrill to be able to talk to people outside of the United States too such as Rwanda and Peru. It was uplifting to see the excitement in many of their faces as I was discussing our collaborative development process and demoing TriSano™. That in-person communication across the range of public health is valuable to me and a core piece of our collaborative process.
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7th Annual Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Conference Aug. 30- Sept. 3, 2009
By Kelly UsselmanAugust 04 2009
Our TriSano™ Program Manager and our Technical Director have had a busy travel schedule this summer. At the end of this month, Collaborative Software Initiative will be participating in the 7th Annual PHIN 2009 conference. The theme for this year's conference is Informatics: Investment for the Future. You can learn more about PHIN at http://www.cdc.gov/phinconference/index.htm.
We are honored on the acceptance of our abstract entitled "Collaborating for the Good of Public Health: Developing Open Source Software to Accelerate Innovation" as a presentation at this year's conference. Our presentation will be included in session I5 on Wednesday, September 2 at 3:00pm. You can find more information on this session at http://cdc.confex.com/cdc/phin2009/webprogram/Session10420.html. If you are planning on attending PHIN we hope you will join us.
Again, if you would like to meet with us to discuss TriSano™ or any other PHIN projects in Atlanta, we can arrange a mutually convenient time in advance. Just contact me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and I will schedule a meeting. We are looking forward to seeing you at PHIN.
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The New Public Health - NACCHO Annual Conference 2009
By Kris LedbetterJune 15 2009
I am looking forward to attending and participating in the upcoming National Association of County and City Public Health Officials (NACCHO) annual conference July 29th -31st. This year's conference theme is "The New Public Health: Working Across Sectors to Leverage Investment in Communities" and is being held in Orlando Florida. Carolyn Rose, RN, BSN, Nursing Director, Summit County Public Health, Utah and I will be presenting at the Poster Showcase. If you are planning on attending, please come see us on Thursday, July 30, from 2:45-3:45 PM. We would love to speak with you. You can learn more about NACCHO at http://www.naccho.org. We hope to see you in Orlando. If you would like to set up a time to meet in Orlando to disucss TriSano™, you can contact me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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TriSano™1.2-RC1 is now available with Advanced AVR
By Kris LedbetterMay 20 2009
I have had an opportunity to speak with many of you, but for those who don't know me, I am the Senior Technical Manager for Collaborative Software Initiative.
TriSano™ 1.2-RC1 is the first release candidate for the third major release of TriSano™. The major focus of the development team for this release has been Advanced Analysis, Visualization and Reporting (AVR). This was driven by user requirements for ad hoc reporting and OLAP capabilities. It will allow public health users of TriSano™ to derive additional value from the surveillance information contained in the TriSano™ transaction system.
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Utah Department of Health Contributes Form for Swine-origin Influenza A (H1N1)
By Kelly UsselmanApril 29 2009
The outbreak of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) is a very serious situation. As the global community of public health officials closely monitors, investigates and manages this outbreak, we would like to acknowledge the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) for very quickly and generously contributing the novel influenza investigation form they designed with CSI TriSano™ to be consistent with CDC's "Swine Influenza Case Report Form" that was distributed on April 27, 2009 to all states in a PDF format. UDOH deployed this form into production within 24 hours of receipt by CDC. By using the form within CSI TriSano™, public health can collaborate on case investigations over the internet rather than via phone, email, and fax and can assist local and state health jurisdictions and CDC in conducting surveillance activities.
To download this and other forms, see Download Forms. After the form has been downloaded, it can be easily imported to your TriSano™ instance.
Update 05-MAY-2009 ... on May 1, CDC notified states that the novel influenza A (H1N1) case report form had been revised. The Utah Department of Health, in turn, updated and published their case report form in TriSano™ in order to match the questions CDC added to their form. Additionally, UDOH created and published an influenza A (H1N1) contact investigation form in TriSano™. The forms have been contributed to the TriSano™ Public Health Community.
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Implementation Planning
By Rachel HerlihyMarch 23 2009
My involvement with the UT-NEDSS/TriSano™ project in Utah began in July of 2008, when Dr. Rolfs, our State Epidemiologist, approached me about leading the implementation process in Utah. The first order of business was pulling together a joint local and state implementation leadership team. Our team met and put together a plan for what we referred to as "phase 1 implementation" in Utah.
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Up Next: Trisano™ 1.1 - Advanced Case & Contact Management
By Mike HerrickFebruary 10 2009
The TriSano™ Core Team met in person for a couple of days last week to plan the next release of TriSano™.
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TriSano™ 1.0 FINAL Released
By Mike HerrickJanuary 26 2009
We are proud to announced that TriSano™ 1.0 FINAL has been released. The next generation of disease surveillance and outbreak management has begun to arrive. You should download it and take it for a spin.
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Moving Forward, Together
By Kelly UsselmanJanuary 13 2009
A quick introduction, I am Kelly Usselman, the TriSano™ Public Health Community Manager. Launched just 4 months ago, the TriSano™ Public Health Community is a group of nurses, doctors, epidemiologists, informaticists sharing ideas and concepts about public health, for the good of public health. Inclusive and collaborative, the participants contribute early and often. Together we are delivering on the shared vision of TriSano™, an open source citizen-focused surveillance and outbreak management system for infectious disease, environmental hazards, and bioterrorism attacks.
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The Value of Collaboration for Government Agencies
By Rick Howard, CIO DHS State of OregonDecember 19 2008
To meet the growing need for public services, government agencies must improve the coordinated delivery of those services by adopting new models of collaboration. Yet the spirit of cooperation and sense of shared purpose that is essential to provide better coordination of government programs and services is difficult to achieve in a world of limited resources.
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Outbreak Management
By Heath HarrisDecember 01 2008
An outbreak exists when there is an occurrence of more cases of a disease than expected in a given area, or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time. Public Health Departments learn about outbreaks from different surveillance sources. The routine analysis of public health surveillance data is an important means to identifying outbreaks. Through public health surveillance, data on public health is systematically collected, analyzed, interpreted, and disseminated on an on-going basis. These data are based on report sources that include laboratory-confirmed reports of notifiable diseases, clinician reports, concerned citizen reports to health departments. An outbreak may be indicated when surveillance detects an increase in cases of a particular disease.
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New TriSano Blog
By Lori Williams-Peters, Corporate Development OfficerNovember 13 2008
MyTriSano, a new blog, is a forum where the TriSano™ community can discuss and collaborate on topics of interest. By providing the infrastructure and environment, it is yet another way to facilitate and encourage community participation.
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