Center for Health Decision Science (CHDS)
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CHDS works to inform public health policies and practices and improve health through decision science research, education, and policy translation. https://chds.hsph.harvard.edu
Center for Health Decision Science
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Center for Health Decision Science
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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We are pleased to have Elissa Gentry presenting at our November professional development workshop!
Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are pleased to have Elissa Gentry presenting at our November professional development workshop!
Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Discover our November decision science newsletter. In this month's edition, explore publications, featured resources and upcoming seminars, and news within the field.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Discover our November decision science newsletter. In this month's edition, explore publications, featured resources and upcoming seminars, and news within the field.
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Jennifer Spencer, PhD, and Jinyi Zhu, PhD, MPH, present a complimentary webinar in our new SMDM Innovate series, titled "Decomposing Disparities Using Simulation Modeling." Learn more and register here: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Jennifer Spencer, PhD, and Jinyi Zhu, PhD, MPH, present a complimentary webinar in our new SMDM Innovate series, titled "Decomposing Disparities Using Simulation Modeling." Learn more and register here: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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We are pleased to have W. Kip Viscusi presenting at our November professional development workshop!
Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are pleased to have W. Kip Viscusi presenting at our November professional development workshop!
Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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We are pleased to have Jonathan Wiener presenting at our November professional development workshop!
Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We are pleased to have Jonathan Wiener presenting at our November professional development workshop!
Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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CHDS' Nick Menzies and colleagues projected how funding cuts from the US bilateral health aid and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria could lead to increases in pediatric tuberculosis cases and deaths in a recent @lancetchildadol.bsky.social publication.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
CHDS' Nick Menzies and colleagues projected how funding cuts from the US bilateral health aid and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria could lead to increases in pediatric tuberculosis cases and deaths in a recent @lancetchildadol.bsky.social publication.
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November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Not only is there time to register for our upcoming workshop on Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law, there are three significant discounts available if you register by Monday (November 10):
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What really drives government efficiency? In On Balance: Deep Thoughts About Efficiency: Rethinking Government Reform and the Role of Benefit-Cost Analysis, former federal economist Deborah Vaughn…
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November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Not only is there time to register for our upcoming workshop on Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law, there are three significant discounts available if you register by Monday (November 10):
Not only is there time to register for our upcoming workshop on Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law, there are three significant discounts available if you register by Monday (November 10):
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SMDM 48th Annual Meeting at University of Oslo announces Call for Abstracts, Symposia, and Short Courses. Learn more here: smdm.org/meeting/48th...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
SMDM 48th Annual Meeting at University of Oslo announces Call for Abstracts, Symposia, and Short Courses. Learn more here: smdm.org/meeting/48th...
#AnnualMeeting #MedicalDecisionMaking #Oslo #SMDM
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Recent study by CHDS's @emilyannika.bsky.social, Stephen Sy, Mary Caroline Regan & Jane Kim, and colleagues, quantifies effects of heterogeneity in prevention behaviors on cervical cancer elimination timeframes. tinyurl.com/furycerj
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November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Recent study by CHDS's @emilyannika.bsky.social, Stephen Sy, Mary Caroline Regan & Jane Kim, and colleagues, quantifies effects of heterogeneity in prevention behaviors on cervical cancer elimination timeframes. tinyurl.com/furycerj
It was great to hear from Tom Trikalinos in our CHDS seminar, where he spoke about his novel approach for representing uncertainty when meaningful probability distributions cannot be developed. shorturl.at/0TXk4
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It was great to hear from Tom Trikalinos in our CHDS seminar, where he spoke about his novel approach for representing uncertainty when meaningful probability distributions cannot be developed. shorturl.at/0TXk4
CHDS' Davene Wright (
@wrightcensored.bsky.social) & colleagues used a real-world, retrospective cohort study to assess changes in initial treatment for children and adolescents w/ obesity, following the issuance of AAP guidelines for the treatment of pediatric obesity in 2023.
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@wrightcensored.bsky.social) & colleagues used a real-world, retrospective cohort study to assess changes in initial treatment for children and adolescents w/ obesity, following the issuance of AAP guidelines for the treatment of pediatric obesity in 2023.
🔗: shorturl.at/YsO6Q
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
CHDS' Davene Wright (
@wrightcensored.bsky.social) & colleagues used a real-world, retrospective cohort study to assess changes in initial treatment for children and adolescents w/ obesity, following the issuance of AAP guidelines for the treatment of pediatric obesity in 2023.
🔗: shorturl.at/YsO6Q
@wrightcensored.bsky.social) & colleagues used a real-world, retrospective cohort study to assess changes in initial treatment for children and adolescents w/ obesity, following the issuance of AAP guidelines for the treatment of pediatric obesity in 2023.
🔗: shorturl.at/YsO6Q
Interested in the PCE program? Thinking of taking RDS 286 taught by CHDS's Uwe Siebert? Get more info at this upcoming Virtual Open House
Reminder: Our next Virtual Open House for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is coming up Saturday, November 1 at 9:00 AM (ET)!
Register here: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Interested in the PCE program? Thinking of taking RDS 286 taught by CHDS's Uwe Siebert? Get more info at this upcoming Virtual Open House
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The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report launches today!
📊 Most comprehensive assessment yet of climate/health connections
❤️🩹 Outlines priority actions for the protection of health amidst global turmoil
Get the details: tinyurl.com/y3hcjhv8 #LancetClimate25
📊 Most comprehensive assessment yet of climate/health connections
❤️🩹 Outlines priority actions for the protection of health amidst global turmoil
Get the details: tinyurl.com/y3hcjhv8 #LancetClimate25
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report launches today!
📊 Most comprehensive assessment yet of climate/health connections
❤️🩹 Outlines priority actions for the protection of health amidst global turmoil
Get the details: tinyurl.com/y3hcjhv8 #LancetClimate25
📊 Most comprehensive assessment yet of climate/health connections
❤️🩹 Outlines priority actions for the protection of health amidst global turmoil
Get the details: tinyurl.com/y3hcjhv8 #LancetClimate25
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Reminder: Our next Virtual Open House for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is coming up Saturday, November 1 at 9:00 AM (ET)!
Register here: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#HarvardPCE #ClinicalEffectiveness #HealthResearch #PublicHealth
Register here: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#HarvardPCE #ClinicalEffectiveness #HealthResearch #PublicHealth
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Reminder: Our next Virtual Open House for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is coming up Saturday, November 1 at 9:00 AM (ET)!
Register here: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#HarvardPCE #ClinicalEffectiveness #HealthResearch #PublicHealth
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CHDS congratulates CHDS faculty Jagpreet Chhatwal and colleague Rachael Fleurence for being honored with the inaugural Impact Award from The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). 👏🎉
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October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
CHDS congratulates CHDS faculty Jagpreet Chhatwal and colleague Rachael Fleurence for being honored with the inaugural Impact Award from The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). 👏🎉
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The first session, titled Developments in Federal Regulation, Deregulation, and Regulatory Analysis, features a distinguished panel of former SBCA presidents—Caroline Cecot, Don Kenkel, Glenn Blomquist, and Kip Viscusi—sharing insights on how benefit-cost analysis informs current economic policies.
October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The first session, titled Developments in Federal Regulation, Deregulation, and Regulatory Analysis, features a distinguished panel of former SBCA presidents—Caroline Cecot, Don Kenkel, Glenn Blomquist, and Kip Viscusi—sharing insights on how benefit-cost analysis informs current economic policies.
Congratulations, Meredith Rosental!
HPM is thrilled to share that Meredith Rosenthal will assume the role of Department Chair. Meredith has been serving as Interim Chair since the spring, and we are delighted to continue under her wisdom and leadership. Congratulations, Meredith!
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October 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Congratulations, Meredith Rosental!
🎉 Congratulations to CHDS faculty Ankur Pandya (@ankurfactorial.bsky.social), who has been elected by the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) (@smdm.bsky.social) membership to President-Elect for 2025-2026.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🎉 Congratulations to CHDS faculty Ankur Pandya (@ankurfactorial.bsky.social), who has been elected by the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) (@smdm.bsky.social) membership to President-Elect for 2025-2026.
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Register today for the Fall 2025 Industry Job Market Panel happening 20 October! smdm.org/meeting/cdc-...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Register today for the Fall 2025 Industry Job Market Panel happening 20 October! smdm.org/meeting/cdc-...
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Thanks to Immediate Past President Vic Adamowicz and the Nominations Committee—Kerry Krutilla, Susan Chilton, and Martin Koning—for their service.
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Thanks to Immediate Past President Vic Adamowicz and the Nominations Committee—Kerry Krutilla, Susan Chilton, and Martin Koning—for their service.
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Join us for a virtual course on Evidence Synthesis in Medical Decision Making. Register today: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/even...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Join us for a virtual course on Evidence Synthesis in Medical Decision Making. Register today: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/even...
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PhD candidate Ye Shen published a modeling study that estimated cumulative insurance experiences during childhood in JAMA (@jama.com), with coauthors including CHDS faculty Ankur Pandya (@ankurfactorial.bsky.social) and Nicolas Menzies.
🔗 More about the study: shorturl.at/lXEAX
🔗 More about the study: shorturl.at/lXEAX
October 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
PhD candidate Ye Shen published a modeling study that estimated cumulative insurance experiences during childhood in JAMA (@jama.com), with coauthors including CHDS faculty Ankur Pandya (@ankurfactorial.bsky.social) and Nicolas Menzies.
🔗 More about the study: shorturl.at/lXEAX
🔗 More about the study: shorturl.at/lXEAX
CHDS' Thomas Gaziano, Shafika Abrahams-Gessel & colleagues published IMPACT-BP trial results in
@nejm.org indicating reliable home-based hypertension care in rural South Africa significantly reduced systolic blood pressure at 6 months compared to standard clinic-based care.
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@nejm.org indicating reliable home-based hypertension care in rural South Africa significantly reduced systolic blood pressure at 6 months compared to standard clinic-based care.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
CHDS' Thomas Gaziano, Shafika Abrahams-Gessel & colleagues published IMPACT-BP trial results in
@nejm.org indicating reliable home-based hypertension care in rural South Africa significantly reduced systolic blood pressure at 6 months compared to standard clinic-based care.
🔗 shorturl.at/7pDJK
@nejm.org indicating reliable home-based hypertension care in rural South Africa significantly reduced systolic blood pressure at 6 months compared to standard clinic-based care.
🔗 shorturl.at/7pDJK
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From QALYs to Equal Value Life Years: Is Anyone Making the Shift? Some thoughts with Antony Martin.
cevr.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/news/from-qa... @tuftscevr.bsky.social #HEOR #QALYs
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From QALYs to Equal Value Life Years: Is Anyone Making the Shift? - Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health
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October 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
From QALYs to Equal Value Life Years: Is Anyone Making the Shift? Some thoughts with Antony Martin.
cevr.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/news/from-qa... @tuftscevr.bsky.social #HEOR #QALYs
cevr.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/news/from-qa... @tuftscevr.bsky.social #HEOR #QALYs