Jamie Cohen, 5th year doctoral student in Decision Sciences/Health Policy, successfully defended her dissertation, Applications of Mathematical Modeling to Evaluate Cervical Cancer
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Modeling Methods to Evaluate CDT
Acute pulmonary embolism is a relatively common and serious medical condition, and there is some uncertainty around the optimal treatment choice. There are tradeoffs among ventricular
Read more...CHDS Faculty Seminars at Duke
CHDS’s James Hammitt presented two seminars at Duke University. The first, “Fair Innings: The Utilitarian and Prioritarian Value of Risk Reduction over a Whole Lifetime,” describes
Read more...Efficient Warnings, Not “Wolf or Puppy” Warnings
A new book, The Future of Risk Management, features a chapter by CHDS researcher Lisa A. Robinson and co-authors W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser on the problems associated with consumer
Read more...CHDS’s HPV Research in the News
A Lancet Public Health article by CHDS researchers has resulted in numerous news outlets featuring the research. Emily Burger and Jane Kim have given interviews to Newsweek, Popular Science, Gizmodo,
Read more...ICAN Resources on Costs of Immunization Delivery
The Immunization Costing Action Network (ICAN) team announced new and updated materials on immunization delivery costs in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Read more...Valuing COVID Mortality Risks
CHDS faculty James K. Hammitt is quoted in several recent articles on the value of reducing deaths from the COVID pandemic, including the Wall Street Journal, fivethirtyeight.com, and Forbes.
Read more...Understanding the Value Per Statistical Life
The Society for Risk Analysis recently featured a webinar, “Valuing Statistical Lives: Concepts, Current Practices, and Challenges,” led by CHDS researcher Lisa A. Robinson.
Read more...Livestream: HIV Testing Seminar
Dr. Ruanne V. Barnabas, Associate Professor at the University of Washington, presented a health decision science seminar at CHDS on Community-Based Treatment, Monitoring
Read more...Air Pollution and Population Growth Seminar
CHDS, in conjunction with the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA), hosted a seminar by Neal Fann from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Air Pollution and Population Growth.
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