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Multi-dimensional Problems in Health Settings: A Review of Approaches to Decision Making
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There appears to be a growing number of prioritization exercises, for example of diseases, in health related settings (1). The decision process around these exercises involves comparing competing alternatives, i.e. diseases, and irreducible… read more… exercises involves comparing competing alternatives, i.e. diseases, and irreducible objectives. In addition to … presented to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for the modification of its qualitative assessment of … exercises involves comparing competing alternatives, i.e. diseases, and irreducible objectives. In addition to … -
Prioritization: a difficult word, and technique, to master. A review of prioritization approaches to multi-dimensional problems in health settings
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In a context of finite resources, multiple needs and growing demands of organizational accountability, there has been an increase in the number of multi-dimensional prioritization exercises (of diseases, interventions, etc) in the health arena. Not… read more… diseases, interventions, etc) in the health arena. Not all of them following robust methodologies. The seminar will … 141:373>380$ 0$ 20$ 40$ 60$ 80$ 100$ All$same$weight$ All$posi9ve$linear$ 17$units$ 99$units$ … diseases, interventions, etc) in the health arena. Not all of them following robust methodologies. The seminar will … -
Evaluating the Active Surveillance of Scrapie in the EU
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The abattoir and the fallen stock surveys constitute the active surveillance component aimed at improving the detection of scrapie across the EU. Previous studies have suggested the occurrence of significant differences in the… read more… the presence of heterogeneity between the countries. We did so for the three years of data available (2003, 2004 and … the EU. The crude analyses of the atypical data grouped all the countries in one cluster showing non-significant … trials under unobserved heterogeneity. Stat Med. 2007; 26(11): 2277-96. Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;4:245 … -
Education as a mechanism to reduce spread of brucellosis among at-risk populations in Uzbekistan
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One goal of the Biological Threat Reduction Program of the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency is the enhancement of surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens of both humans and animals within countries of the former Soviet Union. One of the… read more… from the at-risk groups in the Samarqand region. In all three groups, the selection of study subjects will be … permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Bayesian Hierarchical Models for the Evaluation and Design of Surveillance Systems: an Application to Scrapie Surveillance in Great Britain
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There is a need for regular evaluation of surveillance strategies. The emergence of new diagnostic tests and new sources of data, changes in the spatio-temporal distribution of diseases and other factors must be periodically… read more… remains the primary target of evaluation exercises due to the ability to introduce measurable modifications. … -
A Comprehensive Approach to the Assessment of Surveillance Strategies: the Case of Scrapie in Great Britain
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Multiple surveillance activities have been conducted in Great Britain (GB) with the objective of estimating the occurrence of scrapie, a fatal neurological infectious disease of small ruminants: statutory reporting of clinical cases, annual surveys… read more… holding level; ii) subject to data availability, extend all analyses to the recently detected atypical form of … below, describe the efficient use and integration of all existing sources to evaluate the surveillance effort. … holding level; ii) subject to data availability, extend all analyses to the recently detected atypical form of …