Decisions, Decisions…

JOINT EBOH/CORE SEMINAR SERIES

Kevin Schwartzman MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS

Respirologist and Professor | Department of Medicine |

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | McGill University

WHEN: Monday, November 27, 2023, from 4 to 5 p.m.

WHERE: SPGH Zoom ONLY & IN-PERSON at CORE

Note: Dr. Schwartzman will be presenting in-person from 5252 boul.

de Maisonneuve Ouest - 3rd Floor, Kitchen 3B

Abstract

In both clinical medicine and public health, we must choose between competing therapeutic or preventive interventions, in the face of considerable uncertainty. Decision analysis is a technique that can help inform such choices. I will review some key concepts of decision analysis modeling, including advantages and limitations, and share some applications from previous and ongoing research.

Learning Objectives

• Describe and define several key concepts of decision analysis;
• Cite and understand examples of its application to clinical and public health decision making;
• Identify major advantages and limitations of this methodology.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Kevin Schwartzman is a respirologist at the MUHC and senior scientist at CORE, RI-MUHC as well as the McGill TB Centre. He was recently appointed Associate Chair for Research in the McGill Department of Medicine, and is an associate member of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health. His research focuses on the evaluation of interventions for tuberculosis prevention and care.