DIMACS Workshop on Mathematical Models for Behavioral Epidemiology

November 16 - 18, 2009
DIMACS Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University

Organizers:

Nina Fefferman, DIMACS, fefferman (at) aesop.rutgers.edu

Workshop Program:

Monday, November 16, 2009

 9:00 -  9:30  Breakfast and Registration 

 9:30 -  9:45  Welcome Remarks
               Fred Roberts, DIMACS Director

 9:45 - 10:30  Definitions, Scopes, and Goals of the Workshop - Group Discussion 
               (led by N. Fefferman)

10:30 - 10:50  Coffee Break 

10:50 - 11:30  Antibiotic prescribing behaviors and resistance: 
               benefit of the patient v. the public
               Patricia Geli, Resources for the Future
 
11:30 - 12:10  Title TBA
               Rob DeSalle, AMNH

12:10 -  1:30  Lunch

 1:30 -  2:10  Title TBA
               Michael Washington, CDC 

 2:10 -  2:50  Title TBA
               Chris Barrett, VBI 

 2:50 -  3:10  Coffee Break

 3:10 -  3:50  The lasting consequences of early claims about 
               the effects of drug use during pregnancy
               Sarah Roberts, Berkeley 

 3:50 -  4:20  Perspectives, challenges, and creativity in understanding behavioral epidemiology
               Nina Fefferman, Rutgers

 4:20 -  5:30  5 minute mini-presentations by anyone who'd like to contribute 
               (moderated by N. Fefferman) when done, we'll simply move into Group Discussions

               Group Discussions on Apparent Important Themes, Impressions, Potential for Future Directions

 6:30 -  ???   Dinner and Camaraderie
	       At the Conference Hotel (Holiday Inn in South Plainfield)

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

 9:00 -  9:30  Breakfast and Registration

 9:30 -  9:45  Overview/Distillation of Discussion from Monday
	       Nina Fefferman, Rutgers

 9:45 - 10:30  Fluctuations in epidemic modeling on static and
               adaptive networks - disease extinction and control
	       Ira Schwartz, Naval Research Lab

10:30 - 10:50  Coffee Break 

10:50 - 11:30  Title TBA
               Jonathan Read, Liverpool

11:30 - 12:10  Title TBA
               Hilary Sample, Yale University 

12:10 -  1:30  Lunch

 1:30 -  2:10  Transmission Dynamics and Case underreporting Of Kalaazar in Bihar, India
               Anuj Mubayi, Arizona State

 2:10 -  2:50  Title TBA
               Wayne Getz, Berkeley 		

 2:50 -  3:10  Coffee Break

 3:10 -  3:50  5 minute mini-presentations by anyone who'd like to contribute 
               (moderated by N. Fefferman) when done, we'll simply move into Group Discussions

 3:50 -  4:50  Break-Out Sessions - Work in Smaller Groups on Sub-Themes: Definition of Major 
               Questions and Goals, Available Appropriate Methods,
               Obvious Gaps in Available Methods, Suggestions for
               Integration of Multi-Field Perspectives, etc.

 4:50 -  5:30  Group Discussion - Overview of Conclusions from Break-Out Sessions 
               Comments and Conclusions (moderated by N. Fefferman)
	       We'll try to produce an outline of a working document 
               of "Research Recommendations for the Field"

 6:30 - ???    Un-Official Dinner and Camaraderie 
	       (We'll go somewhere to together, but everyone will have to pay for themselves)

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 (For those still at DIMACS)

 9:00 -  9:30  Breakfast and Registration

 9:30 - 12:00  Depending on Numbers Remaining: Break-out Sessions 
               and/or Group Discussion to flesh out the 'working document' Outline.

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