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Disease
Scholarly Publications
The Epidemiologic Challenge to the Conduct of Just War: Confronting Indirect Civilian Casualties of War
January 2017
Most civilian casualties in war are not the result of direct exposure to bombs and bullets; they are due to the destruction of the essentials of daily living, including food, water, shelter, and...
Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis for People Who Inject Drugs in the United States
July 2016
Background: The total population health benefits and costs of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United States are unclear.Objective: To evaluate the cost...
Evaluating Cost-effectiveness of Interventions That Affect Fertility and Childbearing: How Health Effects Are Measured Matters
April 2015
BACKGROUND: Current guidelines for economic evaluations of health interventions define relevant outcomes as those accruing to individuals receiving interventions.
Other Publications
When Tight Blood Pressure Control is not for Everyone: A New Model for Performance Measurement in Hypertension
April 2010
Background: Many patients with hypertension have legitimate reasons to forego standard blood pressure targets yet are nonetheless included in performance measurement systems.
Comparative Effectiveness Research Prioritization
June 2009
Clinical research presents health care providers with information on the natural history and clinical presentations of disease as well as diagnostic and treatment options.
ACCF/ASNC/ACR/AHA/ASE/SCCT/SCMR/SNM 2009 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the America
May 2009
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), along with key specialty and subspecialty societies, conducted an appropriate use review of common clinical scenarios where cardiac...
News
All Adults Should Be Tested for Hepatitis C; It Now Kills More Americans Than All Other Reportable Infectious Diseases Combined
August 2019
A task force of national health experts has released a draft recommendation to screen all adults 18 to 79 years for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), noting the opioid epidemic has fueled what has...
The common denominator to improving health in developing countries: Democracy
March 2019
A new study led by Stanford Health Policy's Tara Templin and the Council on Foreign Relations suggests that a better way to measure the role of democracy in public health is to examine the causes...
Proposed CMS rule about disclosing drug costs on TV ads could have public health & legal concerns
November 2018
The Trump administration has proposed a new rule that would require direct-to-consumer TV advertisements for prescription drugs to disclose the price of their products.The Centers for Medicare &...
Events
Economics, Modelling and Diabetes: The Mount Hood 2014 Challenge
June 18, 2014
Advanced Registration for this conference is required. For more information and to register, please click here.
Aging: Biology, Disease and Economics
March 13, 2001
Approximately 13 speakers will be presenting throughout the day. For a detailed schedule please contact Robin Holbrook, 650-723-6270
Projects
Reducing the risk of Nipah virus transmission in Bangladesh
Nipah virus commonly infects large fruit bats in South and Southeast Asia.
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Automated performance metrics for quality improvement in complex chronic disease
As the population of older adults in the US increases, there is a growing need for performance measurement systems that take multiple comorbid conditions into account.
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Health Implication of Urbanization, Migration and Obesity in India
October 2019
Urbanization and obesity-related chronic diseases are cited as threats to the future health of India's older citizens.
English
People
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