Decision Analytics and Optimization in Disease Prevention and Treatment

Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- PART 1: INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT -- 1 OPTIMIZATION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION -- 1.1 TUBERCULOSIS EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BACKGROUND -- 1.2 MICROSIMULATIONS FOR DISEASE CONTROL -- 1.3 A MICROSIMULATION FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL IN INDIA -- 1.4 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 2 SAVING LIVES WITH OPERATIONS RESEARCH -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION -- 2.2 HIV RESOURCE ALLOCATION: THEORETICAL ANALYSES -- 2.3 HIV RESOURCE ALLOCATION: PORTFOLIO ANALYSES -- 2.4 HIV RESOURCE ALLOCATION: A TOOLFOR DECISION MAKERS -- 2.5 DISCUSSION AND FURTHER RESEARCH -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- 3 ADAPTIVE DECISIONâ MAKING DURING EPIDEMICS -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- 3.2 PROBLEM FORMULATION -- 3.3 METHODS -- 3.4 NUMERICAL RESULTS -- 3.5 CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 4 ASSESSING REGISTERâ BASED CHLAMYDIA INFECTION SCREENING STRATEGIES -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 BACKGROUND LITERATURE REVIEW -- 4.3 MATHEMATICAL MODELING -- 4.4 STRATEGY ASSESSMENT -- 4.5 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH -- REFERENCES -- 5 OPTIMAL SELECTION OF ASSAYS FOR DETECTING INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN DONATED BLOOD -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION AND CHALLENGES -- 5.2 THE NOTATION AND DECISION PROBLEM -- 5.3 THE CASE STUDY OF THE SUBâ SAHARAN AFRICA REGION AND THE UNITED STATES -- 5.4 CONTRIBUTIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 6 MODELING CHRONIC HEPATITIS C DURING RAPID THERAPEUTIC ADVANCE -- 6.1 INTRODUCTION -- 6.2 METHOD -- 6.3 FOUR RESEARCH AREAS IN DESIGNING EFFECTIVE HCV INTERVENTIONS -- 6.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- PART 2: NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION -- 7 MODELING DISEASE PROGRESSION AND RISKâ DIFFERENTIATED SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION -- 7.1 INTRODUCTION -- 7.2 LITERATURE REVIEW -- 7.3 MODELING CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING