Turnkey IT solution for carrying out epidemiological surveillance and alerts & responses
Epidemiological surveillance refers to the continuous and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health-related data necessary for the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health practices. By providing accurate and reliable information and analyzes on the situation and evolution of present diseases, it provides the basis for disease prevention and control policies.
The advantages of our support
Team expertise
With over 20 years of experience, public health actors benefit from personalized support from the Epiconcept teams (epidemiologists, data manager, IT specialists) : services and advice in the development and management of epidemiological surveillance systems, dedicated data analysis, evaluation, management of programs to strengthen the components of communicable disease surveillance (training in epidemiology, laboratory, IT).
High responsiveness of our intervention teams
Health crises require an appropriate response to be provided within very short deadlines. They are generally anticipated by a monitoring and alert system, to identify the occurrence of major epidemics or pandemics, crises linked to contaminated drugs or vaccines, climatic or meteorological events, consequences of accidents, etc.
The response (technical or human) to health crises mobilizes key skills: expertise, adaptability to difficult terrain and responsiveness.
On the other hand, Epiconcept can set up a tailor-made team as well as the appropriate on-call duty to deal with an urgent request (H1N1 crises, Covid, earthquake in Haiti, etc.).
Intervention on all phases of monitoring programs
Upstream: identification of priorities, definition of quantifiable objectives, implementation of monitoring systems (multicenter collection, dashboards, etc.).
In the monitoring phase: descriptive analysis, including cartography and GIS (Geographic Information System); time series analysis.
Downstream: on request, evaluation of surveillance systems and practical recommendations for their improvement.
This expertise can be supplemented by setting up the IT components of epidemiological surveillance systems and by user training.
Epiconcept provides stakeholders in the field with alert tools, business dashboards and IT solutions for the detection and management of health alerts.
Adapted technical solutions
In an emergency, surveillance systems can be put in place for exceptional situations and during pandemics (large organized gatherings of the population).
Conformity with laws and regulations GDPR & HDS
The entire hosting service provided by Epiconcept on the Voozanoo platform is covered by ISO 27001 HDS certification . This certification guarantees compliance with the legal framework regarding the security and confidentiality of health data.
Examples of epidemiological surveillance and alerts & responses projects
SISMIP/VOOZARUN
Sponsor: CIRE Indian Ocean, CIRE Antilles-Guyana
Dates: 2006 – ongoing
This information system, which manages the surveillance of major syndromes, has been operational in the French West Indies and on Réunion Island since 2006. It involves a management unit as well as sentinel physicians who have direct access to the system or who can be regularly consulted.
Reported cases can be aggregated or individual (in the case of lab results).
The system is interoperable via API: an automatic transmission to a vector control system (survey and monitoring) has been put in place.
Autonomous monitoring platform
Sponsor: Public Health France
Dates: 2006 – ongoing
This type of platform is made available to institutional teams responsible for surveillance and should allow for the rapid and secure design and deployment of questionnaires for use by public health professionals such as ARS, for example.
Several hundred investigations have thus been put in place over the years and on the occasion of particular crises (H1N1, COVID, Monkey Pox…) or as part of long-term surveillance.
The teams are autonomous; Epiconcept can intervene to provide support if necessary.
GLASS
Sponsor: OMS
Dates: 2015 – ongoing
The World Health Organization's Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, GLASS , aggregates clinical, epidemiological and laboratory data on the pathogens most threatening to global health.
With its Voozanoo application platform , Epiconcept developed the platform and statistical analysis module using a “ One Health ” approach . This systemic vision of public health (human, animal, and environmental) aims to better address emerging diseases with pandemic risk.
SIVIC
Sponsor: Ministère de la Santé
Dates: 2015-2017
The SI-VIC web platform (SI VICtimes) is a typical example of health crisis alert and response systems offered by Epiconcept.
SI-VIC was developed under emergency conditions following the attacks of November 2015. It enabled health agencies to quickly have a shared and secure database adapted to events generating numerous injuries (attack, seizure of hostage, accident on the public highway, etc.).
This platform thus offered a system for listing emergency room admissions with a search for duplicates and the possibility of transfers from one service to another.
