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Since 2018, CSTE has partnered with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) to provide additional support for jurisdictions operating programs for drug overdose surveillance by conducting
the Drug Overdose Epidemiological Surveillance Capacity Assessment. Since the onset of the opioid epidemic, the field of public health has experienced an increased need for different types of surveillance tools to understand overdoses.
The assessment results helped identify the existing drug overdose surveillance capacity in public health jurisdictions and ongoing data needs. These results demonstrated the gap between existing surveillance capacity and the rising
demands of the drug overdose epidemic. Through this partnership, CSTE created standard guidance, workshops, online learning courses, and resources to increase capacity to conduct drug overdose surveillance. See featured resources
and free training opportunities on this page 
Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Position Statement
CSTE produces position statements to provide methods to help practitioners standardize the surveillance of conditions through case definitions. The CSTE 2019 Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Standardized Surveillance Case Definition provides an opportunity to build upon the current framework for opioid surveillance at state, local, tribal and territorial health departments by providing standardized guidance that focuses on ascertaining cases from a variety of sources including case reporting by clinicians.
Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Position Statement Implementation Guide
To support STLT public health agencies in conducting nonfatal opioid overdose surveillance, CSTE has developed additional information to help jurisdictions utilize the guidance in the 2019 Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Standardized Surveillance Case Definition. This guide supplements the case definition and provides further explanation for how to ascertain and classify NFOO and reviews common data sources. ( Click here)
EMS Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Standard Guidance
To support the foundational guidance outlined in the 2019 CSTE Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Position Statement , CSTE worked in conjunction with national Emergency Medical Services (EMS) partners and a diverse, multi-disciplinary Advisory Group to develop standard guidance directing public health and EMS practitioners to utilize key EMS data elements to define a nonfatal opioid overdose events. As more jurisdictions nationwide move to utilize EMS data in their timely assessment of nonfatal drug overdose, this guidance is meant to help encourage standardized assessment of these events which will allow overdose trends to be compared over time and between jurisdictions.The EMS Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Standard is also appendix 3 of the CSTE Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Position Statement.
Recommendations for the Use of EMS Data to Identify Nonfatal Opioid Overdose
In addition to the EMS Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Standard Guidance, the multi-disciplinary EMS Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Surveillance Advisory Group developed recommendations to help public health and EMS entities work together to address some key implementation barriers. The use of these recommendations in jurisdictions will lay the foundation for much stronger partnerships between public health and EMS entities. EMS Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Standard Guidance
Drug Overdose Anomaly Alert Toolkit
Overdose Anomaly Toolkit outlines information on commonly used data sources, planning and action steps, in addition to providing alert protocol evaluation tips. Information is intended for jurisdictions building alert protocols and those seeking to refine existing overdose alert protocols. Overall, it is intended to improve the use of overdose surveillance data and guide public health prevention and response activities in an ever-changing drug environment with increasingly lethal drugs. You can learn more about the toolkit in this webinar.
Dashboards: Topics in Design Evaluation and Maintenance for effective insights of drug overdose surveillance + Workbook + Tutorial Videos
To meet the increasing demand for dynamic data visualizations, CSTE developed a guide with an expansive overview of foundational dashboard topics and an accompanying workbook to describe the process of developing a dashboard in Tableau, although the principles will apply to other platforms. ( Click here) See tutorial videos here(free registration required): (Click Here)
Drug Overdose Epidemiological Surveillance Capacity Assessment
In July 2018, CSTE partnered with the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) to provide additional support for jurisdictions operating programs for drug overdose surveillance by conducting the Overdose Epidemiological Surveillance Capacity Assessment . Since the onset of the opioid epidemic, the field of public health has experienced an increased need for different types of surveillance tools to understand overdoses. The assessment results helped identify the existing drug overdose surveillance capacity in public health jurisdictions and ongoing data needs. These results demonstrated the gap between existing surveillance capacity and the rising demands of the drug overdose epidemic.
Data Linkage Webinar Series
SUDORS New Jersey Department of Health_ Bretta Jacquemin MPH ( Presentation Slides) Connecticut Department of Public Health_ Shobha Thangada,PhD ( Presentation Slides) Tennessee Department of Health_Sutapa Mukhopadhyay PhD ( Presentation Slides) EMS Manage Profile (/members/manage_profile.asp) | Sign In (/login.aspx) Georgia Department of Health Kathleen Curtis, MPH/Michael Thomas, MPH ( Presentation Slides) (https://www.cste.org/resource/resmgr/ems/OD2A_Data_Linkage_2.mp4) (Presentation Slides rce/resmgr/datalinkage/ems/KY_CSTE_Data_Linkage_EMS_Joi.pdf)) District of Columbia _Kenan Zamore, MPH ( Presentation Slides) PUBLIC SAFETY Maine Department of Health_ Sybil Mazerolle ( Presentation Slides) New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Tim Seplaki ( Presentation Slides) LOCAL DATA LINKAGE Harris County Department of Public Health_Eric Bakota, MS (Presentation Slides) Philadelphia Department of Health_ Lia Pizzacato, MPH (Presentation Slides)
Dashboards: Topics in Design Evaluation and Maintenance for effective insights of drug overdose surveillance (NEW)
Course Link: (Click here) Course Overview Data visualizations using dashboards have become a frequently sought-after tool in recent years across public health sectors as evidenced by the growing number of CSTE members and partners interested in developing and utilizing these tools. This suite of tools includes an expansive overview of foundational dashboard topics, an accompanying workbook, and tutorial videos describing the process of developing a dashboard in Tableau, although the principles will apply to other platforms.
Local and Territorial Learning Series for Opioid Surveillance
Course Link: (Click here) Course Overview In collaboration with CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), CSTE developed and hosted a virtual webinar series on drug overdose surveillance for public health professionals in local and territorial jurisdictions. All materials and content have been made available in this 5 part online course. This course is designed to be taken individually or with a group of teammates.
EMS Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Standard Guidance
To support the foundational guidance outlined in the 2019 CSTE Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Standard Surveillance Guidance , CSTE worked in conjunction with national Emergency Medical Services (EMS) partners and a diverse, multi-disciplinary Advisory Group to develop standard guidance directing public health and EMS practitioners to utilize key EMS data elements to define a nonfatal opioid overdose events. As more jurisdictions nationwide move to utilize EMS data in their timely assessment of nonfatal drug overdose, this guidance is meant to help encourage standardized assessment of these events which will allow overdose trends to be compared over time and between jurisdictions. |