Table 1.

Examples of data collected for disease surveillance and clinical care quality assessment

Notification type	Example(s)
Disease Surveillance	Three new cases of TB meningitis: one in the UK and two in Pakistan
	Diagnosis of rabies in Myanmar
Clinical care quality	Of 48 patients with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction; seven received intravenous nitrates; only two received thrombolysis
	Of 21 patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; five required non-invasive ventilation; only two were able to be managed in the community
	Of the eight patients with dementia, only three were prescribed an anticholinergic
	Of five patients with HIV, one required 2nd line therapy for drug-resistant disease
Assessing dissemination and education	23 doctors assessed a patient with suspected meningitis, decided whether to perform a lumbar puncture and then watched the video on how to do it