{"71574":{"#nid":"71574","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Swann Invited to Speak at the 2012 AAAS Annual Meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJulie L. Swann, Harold\nR. and Mary Anne Nash Associate Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial\nand Systems Engineering and co-director of the Georgia Tech Center for Health\nand Humanitarian Logistics, has been invited to speak at the 2012 American\nAssociation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Vancouver\nFebruary 16-20. Swann\u2019s presentation, titled \u201cImproving the Allocation of\nLimited Healthcare Resources in the Developing World\u201d, will be part of the Anthropology\nMeets Engineering: Technological Innovations in Global Health symposium.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe abstract from\nSwann\u2019s presentation reads:\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn the developing world, it is\neven more important than otherwise to allocate limited healthcare resources\neffectively (and possibly equitably). Operations Research and scientific\nmethods for the system can help improve these decisions.\u0026nbsp; We focus on\nscientific innovations to improve the allocation of limited resources across a\nnetwork, especially in resource-poor settings.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Examples include\npharmaceuticals to ongoing health clinics, disaster response supplies,\nor\u0026nbsp;the distribution of breast milk to underweight infants in ways that\npromote effectiveness, efficiency, and equitability.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKeeping with the\n2012 AAAS theme, \u201cFlattening the World: Building the 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E Century\nGlobal Knowledge\u201d, the symposium will cover multiple disciplines including\nanthropology, engineering, and public health. This symposium will present case\nstudies of various innovations to make health care more affordable in both\ndeveloping and developed nations. Speakers will include the inventors of new\ntechnologies, public health experts, and anthropologists who will discuss\nissues related to culture, equity, ethics, and use.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAAAS is an international\nnon-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by\nserving as an educator, leader, spokesperson, and professional association. The\nAnnual Meeting is one of the most widely recognized pan-science events, with\nhundreds of networking opportunities and broad global media coverage. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more\ninformation, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aaas.org\/meetings\/2012\/program\/symposia\/submit\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aaas.org\/meetings\/2012\/program\/symposia\/submit\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJulie L. Swann, Harold\nR. and Mary Anne Nash Associate Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial\nand Systems Engineering and co-director of the Georgia Tech Center for Health\nand Humanitarian Logistics, has been invited to speak at the 2012 American\nAssociation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Vancouver\nFebruary 16-20.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2011-10-19 14:55:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:30","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59923":{"id":"59923","type":"image","title":"Julie Swann","body":null,"created":"1449176239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:19","changed":"1475894520","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:00","alt":"Julie Swann","file":{"fid":"191033","name":"Swann_Julie_-_Bust.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Swann_Julie_-_Bust_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Swann_Julie_-_Bust_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1755966,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Swann_Julie_-_Bust_1.jpg?itok=4IoZjqEy"}}},"media_ids":["59923"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14812","name":"Georgia Tech Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"1237","name":"Julie Swann"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}