Operations Research Mini Course 2010
Date
July 30, 2010
Time
9am - 5pm
Description
Health systems research (HSR) and operations research (OR) have been used for decades to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of service delivery strategies in a variety of health programs. By integrating research methodology into program implementation, operations research is an important tool to help project managers develop and test new service delivery approaches, improve program effectiveness, and inform policy decisions.
The aim of this workshop is to improve program managers' and researchers' understanding of operations research theory and methodology. It is intended for people involved in STD/HIV programs, including those responsible for the implementation of programmatic and research activities, and those involved in data collection, analyses, and reporting.
The workshop is funded by the Center for AIDS Research at the University of Washington and organized in part by Health Alliance International.
TO REGISTER:
Contact Katie Wakefield at katiew74@u.washington.edu.
Location
University of Washington (Seattle)
Health Sciences Center, Room T-733 (see map)
Presentation Details
9:00am Welcome and introduction (Mark Micek, MD, MPH)
9:15 Introduction to Health Systems Research / Operations Research (Mark Micek, MD, MPH)
10:00 OR study methodologies: Overview (Mark Micek, MD, MPH)
10:45 BREAK
11:00 OR study methodologies: Stepped Wedge (James Hughes, PhD)
11:45 OR study methodologies: Qualitative (James Pfeiffer, PhD, MPH)
12:30pm LUNCH
1:30 Use of models in health systems (Richard Storch, PhD)
2:15 Introduction to optimization models (Archis Ghate, PhD)
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Quality improvement (Gabrielle O'Malley, PhD)
4:00 OR and policy change (Sarah Gimbel, RN, MPH)
4:45 Wrap-up and course evaluations (Mark Micek, MD, MPH)
Suggested references:
Designing HIV/AIDS Intervention Studies: An Operations Research Handbook. Andrew A. Fisher and James R. Foreit. The Population Council, New York, 2002. Available at: www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/orhivaidshndbk.pdf
An Approach to Rapid Scale-up: Using HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care as an Example. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2004. Available at: www.who.int/entity/hiv/pub/prev_care/en/rapidscale_up.pdf
The Breakthrough Series: IHI's Collaborative Model for Achieving Breakthrough Improvement. Institute for Health Care Improvement. Cambridge, MA, 2003Available at http://www.ihi.org/NR/rdonlyres/BCA88D8F-35EE-4251-BB93-E2252619A06D/0/BreakthroughSeriesWhitePaper2003.pdf
Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative, Consortium for Strategic HIV Operations Research (CSHOR): SIMCLIN- An HIV Service Delivery Resource Planning Tool Technical Overview. Available at: http://www.cshor.org/SIMCLINTechnicalOverview.doc
Cost
Free