Objectif Public health surveillance consists of the systematical collection, analysis and interpretation of public health data in order to (i) understand trends, (ii) detect changes in disease incidence and death rates, and (iii) plan, implement and evaluate public health policies. The monitoring of incidence rate of an event of interest (e.g. cancer incidence, surgical failures, etc.) is the main scope of public-health surveillance methods. For example, an increase in the incidence rate of a disease represents an increased risk to the public. Hence, the quick and accurate detection of such changes will lead to the development of effective medical and non-medical intervention strategies that will delay or reduce the impact of the outbreak in the community.The monitoring of public-health data over time is a scientific area closely related to the domain of statistical process control (SPC); the primary tool of SPC is the control chart. In case of public-health surveillance, the data are often discrete, assuming to follow a specific probability distribution. Thus, the application of ordinary control charting techniques is not valid. Therefore, new improved schemes are needed in order to deal effectively with the health-related processes, without leading to incorrect assessments and ambiguous conclusions. Also, the performance and the statistical design of the new control schemes should be evaluated under non-standard, more realistic, situations.Several procedures suitable for the monitoring of public health surveillance data have proposed and studied in the literature. However, further research is needed in the area. The basic aim of the proposed research is dual: (i) The development of improved monitoring procedures for attributes with specific applications in public-health surveillance problems and (ii) to assess the effect of several violations of the main assumptions on the performance of the proposed schemes, suggesting effective solutions and adjustments. Champ scientifique medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthsocial sciencessociologydemographymortalitymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncology Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Thème(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development" Appel à propositions FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinateur UNIVERSITE DE NANTES Contribution de l’UE € 194 046,60 Adresse QUAI DE TOURVILLE 1 44035 NANTES CEDEX 1 France Voir sur la carte Région Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Loire-Atlantique Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Elodie Hervio (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée
