Agenda
The course combines in-class instruction with small-group exercises. Case studies will be introduced on the first day and will be completed during the week in small groups with a teaching assistant.
Case studies topics may include:
- Identifying priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination
- Risk of cancer progression and cost-effectivenes
- Evaluation of typhoid conjugate vaccine delivery strategies
- ICU prioritization during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Optimal SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies for school opening
Sunday, June 4
5:30-7:00 p.m. - Welcome reception
Monday, June 5
8:00-8:15 a.m. - Welcome and introductions
8:15-8:45 a.m. - What is public health modeling?
8:45-10:00 a.m. - Turning mechanistic ideas into models
10:00-10:30 a.m. - BREAK
10:30-11:00 a.m. - Introduction to case studies
11:00-12:00 p.m. - Computational tools for modeling (parallel R sessions)
- Beginner R
- Intermediate/advanced R
12:00-12:15 p.m. - Case study assignments
12:15-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30-5:00 p.m. - Breakout group work on case studies
Tuesday, June 6
8:00-8:15 a.m. - Recap of Day 1
8:15-9:00 a.m. - Chronic disease/physiological models in individuals
9:00-10:00 a.m. - Infectious disease models in individuals and populations
10:00-10:30 a.m. - BREAK
10:30-11:00 a.m. - Deterministic, stochastic, network, and agent-based models
11:00-12:15 p.m. - Computational tools for modeling with ordinary differential equations
12:15-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30-5:00 p.m. - Breakout group work on case studies
Wednesday, June 7
8:00-8:15 a.m. - Recap of Day 2
8:15-9:30 a.m. - Cost-effectiveness analysis
9:30-10:30 a.m. - Uncertainty analysis
10:30-11:00 a.m. - BREAK
11:00-12:15 p.m. - Optimal decision-making in public health
12:15-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30-4:30 p.m. - Breakout group work on case studies
7:00-9:00 p.m. - Special dinner
Thursday, June 8
8:00-8:15 a.m. - Recap of Day 3
8:15-9:15 a.m. - Statistical inference and model calibration
9:15-10:30 a.m. - Estimation of R0 and Rt
10:30-11:00 a.m. - BREAK
11:00-11:45 a.m. - Time series models
11:45-12:15 p.m. - Evaluation of the impact of interventions
12:15-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30-5:00 p.m. - Breakout group work on case studies
Friday, June 9
8:00-8:15 a.m. - Recap of Day 4
8:15-10:00 a.m. - Presentation of case studies
10:00-10:30 a.m. - BREAK
10:30-12:00 p.m. - Presentation of case studies
12:00-1:15 p.m. - Lunch
1:15-2:45 p.m. - Advanced topics
2:45-3:00 p.m. - Closing remarks