Einstein Foundation ECR Award 2024 Finalists: GIDS FOR EPIDEMIC SETTINGS

GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE DATA STANDARD (GIDS) FOR EPIDEMIC SETTINGS - to revolutionize outbreak response and improve global health outcomes, by Emily Ricotta (Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, USA): “A four-step approach to create a unified infectious disease data standard: a scoping literature review, expert judgement engagement, standard development leveraging currently utilized frameworks, and stakeholder outreach for broad adoption. Creating a unified standard for data collection using observational studies will fill a critical gap in the epidemic research landscape.”