Health Ph.D. Candidate Kelsey Chalmers has been offered a scholarship with McMaster University Health Forum in Canada for the Spring/Summer intake of 2018. The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship in Strengthening Health Systems program and workshops aims to develop and implement health policies. “I’m really excited to be accepted as a Queen Elizabeth
Chronic conditions can be costly but also preventable as well as predictable. We develop a model to predict in the short term (2-3 years) the onset of one or more chronic conditions. Five chronic conditions are considered: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. Predictions are made on the basis of standard demographic/socio-economic variables, risk
The study illustrates a framework to predict the progression of chronic diseases from a new perspective using graph theory and social network analysis methods. The framework utilizes large and untapped longitudinal administrative data sets that contain ICD-10-AM disease codes that describe the principal and secondary diagnosis recorded during hospital admissions. The primary focus of the
Srinivasan, U. “Anomalies Detection in Healthcare Services” Using several practical examples of cost and quality-of-care outliers, the author presents a framework to detect outliers and anomalies in healthcare services. Author(s): Srinivasan, U. View Paper
Speaker: Vincy Li, NSW Ministry of Health Seminar Date: Tuesday July 18 12:00pm Brief abstract: The increasing prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity raises significant concerns about the effect on individuals’ health, society and the economy. Childhood overweight and obesity is a complex problem, with many inter-related causes and points for intervention. There is, however, little consensus over which