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My presentation on "Monitoring the Spreading of Infectious Diseases in Finland". 2010. by Markku Laine, http://www.tinyurl.com/mplaine
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Monitoring the Spreading of Infectious Diseases in Finland Assignment Presentation December 8, 2010
Markku Laine [email protected]
Presentation Outline
• Introduction • Problem Statement • Application Description • Conclusions
Introduction
Infectious Diseases in Finland The Procedure
Infectious Diseases in Finland
• Infectious disease – A clinically evident illnesses caused by a microorganism, such
as viruses, bacteria, and fungi – Transmitted through liquids, food, body fluids, contaminated
objects, airborne inhalation, or through vector-borne spread
• National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL, in Finnish: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos) – Reports, monitors, and prevents the spreading of infectious
diseases in Finland – Maintains Infectious Diseases Register (IDR)
The Procedure
Day 1: First
symptoms google
Day 2: Sick at home
Day 3: Consults a
doctor
Day 4: Analysis
of the samples
Day 4-7: Diagnosis
Day ~14: THL’s
Infectious Diseases
Register is updated
Problem Statement
Problems with the Procedure and THL’s Infectious Diseases Register
Problems with the Procedure and THL’s Infectious Diseases Register • No forecast • A series of analyses
needs to be performed • Data
– Not accurate enough – HTML tables – Not linked – Reporting lag of two
weeks
Not useful for laboratory personnel, doctors, patients, etc.
Application Description
Overview User Interface Architecture
Overview
• An application for monitoring the spreading (current status, history, and forecast) of infectious diseases in Finland
• Provides more accurate, linked, and real-time data about various infectious diseases in Finland
• Presents the data in a nicely visualized and human-understandable form (interactive map)
• Provides accurate estimate of the current level of various infectious diseases (based on Google search queries)
User Interface
Architecture
Conclusions
Benefits
Benefits
• For laboratory personnel – Fewer analyses of the samples to be performed
• For doctors – More accurate diagnosis
• For health district – Saves time and money
• For patients – Faster recovery