Title :
Infectious disease Control policy: A role for simulation
Author :
Brandeau, Margaret L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manage. Sci. & Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
Control of infectious diseases is a key global health priority. This paper describes the role that simulation can play in evaluating policies for infectious disease control. We describe ongoing simulation studies in three different areas: HIV prevention and treatment, contact tracing, and hepatitis B prevention and control.
Keywords :
diseases; health and safety; patient treatment; HIV prevention; HIV treatment; contact tracing; health priority; hepatitis B control; hepatitis B prevention; infectious disease control policy; simulation; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Africa; Biological system modeling; Drugs; Engineering management; Human immunodeficiency virus; Investments; Liver diseases; Medical treatment; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2008. WSC 2008. Winter
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2707-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2708-6
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2008.4736240
