Show Me The Numbers: Pre-Workshop Required Reading

In addition to the Theme outline, please have a look at these two papers before arriving at the Workshop:   Approaches to canine health surveillance
Dan G O’Neill¹*, David B Church², Paul D McGreevy³, Peter C Thomson³ and Dave C Brodbelt¹

• Approaches to canine health surveillance.pdf

DISEASE BURDEN IN FOUR POPULATIONS OF DOG AND CAT BREEDS COMPARED TO MIXED-BREED DOGS AND EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR CATS

• Disease burden in four populations of dog and cat breeds.pdf

  You will receive an Attendee list in your package at the workshop.  But here is the Full Attendee List (by Theme):  Attendee List IPFD 3rd International Dog Health Workshop.pdf   See more:  Peer Reviewed Research - Disease surveillance in pedigreed dogs and other resources here.   Full Attendee List (by Theme) for IPFD here:Attendee List IPFD 3rd International Dog Health Workshop.pdf      

General Goals and Outcomes - all Themes: 
By the conclusion of the 3rd IDHW participants should leave with a clear sense of key decisions on priorities / needs within the theme; remaining gaps/ challenges/ controversies; List of specific tasks/ actions to be undertaken over the next two years, by whom; and a clear understanding of how they, personally, will help achieve the desired outcomes.
  Please see: 3rd IDHW_Program Overview, Schedule, Themes and Speakers  for further information.   Show Me The Numbers Theme
Integrating information from various sources for demography, prevalence, risks, severity, duration, geographic and temporal variation and other population-level information.
•    Working Group Coordinators/ Facilitators: Dan O’Neill, UK; Sylvia Keijser, Netherlands;
•    Resource persons:  Brenda Bonnett, IPFD; Sofia Malm (Plenary Speaker), Swedish KC
•    Notetaker:  Fleur-Marie Missant, SCC     Keys To This Theme It is increasingly recognised that we need some improvements to the population-based data that are available on dogs if we are to make real gains to dog health nationally and internationally. Such considerations/ needs include but are not limited to: 
•    Better data collection, compilation and communication methods
•    Identifying and comparing data sources
•    Linking databases / Collaborative research projects / ‘Jigsaw’ projects
•    Understanding the uses and limitations of various data sources
•    Standardised terminology (e.g. SnoMed, VeNom, PETscan, Agria)
•    Analytical methods
•    Dissemination
•    How each person/group can get involved
•    Opportunities missed
•    Prioritisation of data needs
•    Poor data versus No data
•    Need for demographic data at a national and international level   Please come to the session prepared with a 2-minute overview of your personal/group current work/ views relative to this theme.
    Continue reading below or download PDF   3rd IDHW Guide for Participants_Show me the numbers_14April2017.docx