New Course Announcements

 

Computational Modeling of Infectious

Diseases IE 3073 / HPM 3073

 

Term: Spring 2012

Course Number: IE 3073 / HPM 3073

Day, Time: Tues 1:00 - 3:30 pm

Location: TBA

Course Description: The course covers current research topics on modeling methods in infectious diseases including agent-based models, Markov simulation models, approximation methods to perform probabilistic sensitivity analysis, expected value of perfect information, and advances in cost-effectiveness modeling framework.The course will focus on the methodology as well as application of models to several infectious diseases such as influenza, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.  The following topics will be covered:

·Agent based modeling for infectious diseases and its relationship with other modeling approaches.

·Variance reduction techniques in individual-level models.

·Approximation methods to perform probabilistic sensitivity analysis in agent-based or Monte-Carlo simulation models.

·Topics on value of information analysis such as expected value of perfect information.

·Cost-effectiveness modeling framework including future interventions.

·Economic evaluations of pandemic control interventions using complex agent-based models e.g. FRED model developed by MIDAS group.

Instructors: Jagpreet Chhatwa, chhatwal@pitt.edu, 412-624-3086

Office Hours:Thursday 1-3pm, Room A647, and by appointment