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

5:30-7:00 p.m. - Welcome reception

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

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

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

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

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