2022
Spatially targeted digital chest radiography to reduce tuberculosis in high-burden settings: A study of adaptive decision making
de Villiers AK, Dye C, Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Marx FM. Spatially targeted digital chest radiography to reduce tuberculosis in high-burden settings: A study of adaptive decision making. Epidemics 2022, 38: 100540. PMID: 35093849, PMCID: PMC8983993, DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-burden settingsTB casesTB prevalenceChest radiographyAdditional TB casesCase-finding yieldTB prevalence estimatesHigh-burden populationsCommunity-randomized trialNumber of screeningsTB controlXpert UltraScreening roundNotification ratesPrevalence estimatesTuberculosisPrevalenceDigital chest radiographyScreeningTrialsInterventionRadiography
2019
Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense?
Yap A, Cheung M, Muzira A, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense? Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30907755, PMCID: PMC6752983, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPediatric operating roomOperating roomLife yearsPatient outcome dataPediatric surgical diseasesCost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesDefinitive treatmentPreventable morbiditySaharan AfricaSurgical diseasePatient's perspectiveOutcome dataSurgical infrastructureSocietal perspectiveLow-income countriesPublic healthPediatricsBest buyInterventionDisabilityHospital spaceHeavy burdenYears
2018
ADAPTIVE DECISION‐MAKING DURING EPIDEMICS
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. ADAPTIVE DECISION‐MAKING DURING EPIDEMICS. 2018, 59-79. DOI: 10.1002/9781118960158.ch3.ChaptersIntegrated analytical frameworkPolicy makersEconomic costsTransmission-reducing interventionsAnalytical frameworkSubstantial healthPopulation healthNovel viral strainsDecisionsResource constraintsAvailability of resourcesEmploymentAvailable interventionsMakersInfluenza epidemicsDifficult decisionsViral strainsInfectious diseasesCostEpidemicInterventionDecision pointsEpidemic dataHealth
2016
Identifying cost‐effective dynamic policies to control epidemics
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. Identifying cost‐effective dynamic policies to control epidemics. Statistics In Medicine 2016, 35: 5189-5209. PMID: 27449759, PMCID: PMC5096998, DOI: 10.1002/sim.7047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet health benefitHighest net health benefitHealth benefitsTransmission-reducing interventionsDynamic policiesNovel viral pathogensCurrent interventionsHealth policyMathematical decision modelViral pathogensMonetary outcomesPolicy makersInterventionPolicyDecision modelStatic policyEpidemicEpidemic dataVaccinationVaccinePerformance measures
2011
Dynamic Health Policies for Controlling the Spread of Emerging Infections: Influenza as an Example
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. Dynamic Health Policies for Controlling the Spread of Emerging Infections: Influenza as an Example. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24043. PMID: 21915279, PMCID: PMC3167826, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth policyTransmission-reducing interventionsOverall population healthType of interventionAntiviral drugsNovel infectious pathogensOverall healthEmerging InfectionsInfectious pathogensMask useCurrent interventionsCourse of epidemicsPopulation healthInterventionEpidemicPublic healthVaccineInfluenzaHealthDisease spreadSocial distancingCurrent informationInfection
2010
A game-theoretic framework for estimating a health purchaser’s willingness-to-pay for health and for expansion
Yaesoubi R, Roberts SD. A game-theoretic framework for estimating a health purchaser’s willingness-to-pay for health and for expansion. Health Care Management Science 2010, 13: 358-377. PMID: 20703814, DOI: 10.1007/s10729-010-9135-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGame-theoretic frameworkAmount of moneyHealth purchasersIntervention pricesColorectal cancer screening testsWTPCancer screening testsNew medical technologiesConsumption levelsWillingnessAdditional unitPurchasersPayMoneyScreening testPricesMarketMedical technologyHealth providersUS populationMedical interventionsFrameworkMedical guidelinesInterventionMeasures