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634 * ! Thu, 8/2/2012, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-Room 26B
Challenges in the Evaluation of Emerging Infectious Diseases — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , International Indian Statistical Association , Statistics Surveys Online Journal
Organizer(s): Nicholas G Reich, University of Massachusetts
Chair(s): Nicholas G Reich, University of Massachusetts
10:35 AM Heterogenity in Disease Transmission Parameters Laura Forsberg White, Boston University School of Public Health ; Marcello Pagano, Harvard School of Public Health ; Brett Archer, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
11:00 AM Graphical Methods for Making Empirically Supported Decisions in Emerging Epidemics Justin Lessler, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
11:25 AM Formulation and Estimation of the Effectiveness of Quarantine Against Emerging Diseases: Statistical Challenges Hiroshi Nishiura, The University of Hong Kong
11:50 AM Discussant: Ron Brookmeyer, University of California at Los Angeles
12:10 PM Floor Discussion



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