Metrics For Disease Management
Metrics are essential to monitoring population health and evaluating the effectiveness of changes in protocols and management strategies. Dr. Jan Scarlett, Director of the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University, an epidemiologist with many years of experience in the field of animal sheltering, discusses how to calculate and monitor several pivotal shelter medicine metrics at the ASPCA/Maddie's Shelter Medicine Conference.
- 1.
Why are metrics important to population health in shelters?
- A.
Helps determine signs of an unhealthy population.
- B.
Helps determine if population health is improving or growing worse.
- C.
Helps determine if an outbreak is occurring.
- D.
Both B and C.
- E.
All of the above.
Correct Answer
E. All of the above. -
- 2.
When collecting data, it is not that important to collect accurate and complete data. It is most important just to collect something.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 3.
How can data be used for medical purposes?
- A.
Scheduling vaccinations, surgeries, de-wormings and treatments.
- B.
Reviewing medical records electronically, changing treatments and reviewing history.
- C.
Checking adherence to protocols (e.g., monitoring dose, frequency and duration of treatments).
- D.
All of the above.
Correct Answer
D. All of the above. -
- 4.
Using data for medical purposes for disease surveillance helps with:
- A.
Evaluating trends.
- B.
Diagnosing outbreaks.
- C.
Assessing disease burden.
- D.
Both A and B.
- E.
All of the above.
Correct Answer
E. All of the above. -
- 5.
Which of the following are not important when using data for population health:
- A.
Identifying high risk groups
- B.
Identifying high risk time periods
- C.
Identifying factors contributing to disease
- D.
Monitoring disease-related deaths
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
E. None of the above -
- 6.
What is another use of gathering medical data?
- A.
Motivating staff
- B.
Reports to management
- C.
Ordering medical supplies
- D.
Both A and B
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 7.
What do Incidence Metrics measure?
- A.
The probability of having disease
- B.
The probability of developing disease
- C.
A definite disease outbreak
- D.
Both A and B
Correct Answer
B. The probability of developing disease -
- 8.
What do Prevalence Metrics measure?
- A.
The probability of having disease
- B.
The probability of developing disease
- C.
A definite disease outbreak
- D.
Both A and B
Correct Answer
A. The probability of having disease -
- 9.
Disease surveillance is ongoing monitoring of disease frequency.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 10.
The metrics you want to use will be determined by the question(s) you pose.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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