{"62962":{"#nid":"62962","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Operations Research and Public Health","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETITLE:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EOperations Research and Public Health\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESPEAKER: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMargaret L. Brandeau\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABSTRACT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat is the most cost-effective way to use\nlimited\nHIV\nprevention and treatment resources? \u0026nbsp;How\nshould the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revise national\nimmunization recommendations so that gaps in vaccination coverage will\nbe\nfilled in a cost-effective manner? \u0026nbsp;To\nwhat extent should local communities stockpile antibiotics for response\nto a\npotential bioterror attack? \u0026nbsp;How can\nhumanitarian relief organizations manage their inventories most\neffectively?\u0026nbsp; This talk will describe\nexamples from past and ongoing model-based analyses of public health\npolicy\nquestions. \u0026nbsp;We also provide perspectives\non key elements of a successful policy analysis and discuss ways in\nwhich such\nanalysis can influence policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n  \u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Speaker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n  \u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Margaret\nBrandeau is\nProfessor of Management Science and Engineering and Professor of\nMedicine (by\nCourtesy) at Stanford\n  University.\u0026nbsp; Her research focuses on the development of\napplied mathematical and economic models to support health policy\ndecisions.\u0026nbsp; Her recent work has focused\non HIV prevention and treatment programs, programs to control the\nspread of Hepatitis\nB virus, and evaluating preparedness plans for bioterror response.\u0026nbsp; She is a Fellow of the Institute for\nOperations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), and has received\nthe\nPresident\u2019s Award from INFORMS (recognizing important contributions to\nthe\nwelfare of society), the Pierskalla Prize from INFORMS (for research\nexcellence\nin health care management science), and a Presidential Young\nInvestigator Award\nfrom the National Science Foundation, among other awards.\u0026nbsp;\n  Professor Brandeau earned a BS in Mathematics\nand an MS in Operations Research from MIT, and a PhD in\nEngineering-Economic\nSystems from Stanford\n  University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Operations Research and Public Health"}],"uid":"27187","created_gmt":"2010-11-29 10:19:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:53:32","author":"Anita Race","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2010-11-30T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2010-11-30T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2010-11-30T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2010-11-30 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2010-11-30 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2010-11-30 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}