Date and Time
May 28, 2008
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Availability
Open to the public
No RSVP required

Speaker
Margaret L. Brandeau - Stanford University

How should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revise national immunization guidelines so that gaps in immunization coverage will be filled in a cost-effective manner? What is the most cost effective way to use limited HIV prevention and treatment resources? Is methadone maintenance a cost-effective way to treat heroin addiction? To what extent should local communities stockpile antibiotics for response to a potential bioterror attack? This talk will describe examples from past and ongoing model-based analyses of public health policy questions. For each example, we describe the policy problem, our model-based analysis, resulting policy findings, and the current state of policy. We also provide perspectives on key elements of a successful policy analysis, ways in which such analysis can influence policy, and modeling and policy challenges for the future.