Iowa Disease Surveillance System (IDSS) Training
There are three sections in this course:
- Section 1: IDSS Overview
- Section 2: Day-to-Day Functions
- Section 3: Report Training
Intended Audience
Iowa department of Public Health employees.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this section, you will be able to:
- Understand how IDSS creates a network among hospitals, labs, and public health agencies in Iowa
- Understand the basic relationship between a “case” and an “event”
- Have a general understanding of the different tabs (screens) in IDSS and the type of information that is stored on each
- Understand how information is collected through many types of fields and wizards
- Know how to search for a case
- Understand “Required” & “Business Critical”
- Understand Address Validation
- Know how to get help
- Be introduced to the Case Menu functions
Pre-requisites/Learning Level
No pre-requisites
Competencies addressed
Competencies identified
Communication Skills, Community Dimensions of Practice Skills, Financial Planning and Management Skills, Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills
CEUs Offered
None
Cost
Free
Modality/format
Online Self-Pace
Length
1 hour
Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts
Technical requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Speakers
Registration requirements
Register a free account
Creation and/or update
November 1, 2020
Iowa Disease Surveillance System (IDSS) Training
Course Summary
There are four sections in this course:
- Section 1: Security Token Training
- Section 2: IDSS Overview
- Section 3: Day-to-Day Functions
- Section 4: Report Training
Intended Audience
Iowa department of Public Health employees.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this section, you will be able to:
- New token users understand the 2 parts of the 10-digit token password (token value + PIN)
- New token users will know how to change their PIN
- New token users will be able to properly read and enter their Token password
- New token users will be able to teach another person about these objectives
- Understand how IDSS creates a network among hospitals, labs, and public health agencies in Iowa
- Understand the basic relationship between a “case” and an “event”
- Have a general understanding of the different tabs (screens) in IDSS and the type of information that is stored on each
- Understand how information is collected through many types of fields and wizards
- Know how to search for a case
- Understand “Required” & “Business Critical”
- Understand Address Validation
- Know how to get help
- Be introduced to the Case Menu functions
Pre-requisites/Learning Level
No pre-requisites
Competencies addressed
Competencies identified
Communication Skills, Community Dimensions of Practice Skills, Financial Planning and Management Skills, Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills
CEUs Offered
None
Cost
Free
Modality/format
Online Self-Pace
Length
1 hour
Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts
Technical requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- Speakers
Registration requirements
Register a free account
Creation and/or update
November 2, 2013
Disease Investigation
Grand Rounds - Avian Pathogens as Zoonotic Public Health Threats (Archive)
Kakambi Nagaraja, Ph.D., professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota, discusses avian pathogens. The goal and/or objectives for this program are to understand avian pathogens of zoonotic importance and why we should be concerned about foodborne illness that could originate from avian species and to describe the principles of surveillance and monitoring systems used to detect avian pathogens.