2021
Adaptive Policies to Balance Health Benefits and Economic Costs of Physical Distancing Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Yaesoubi R, Havumaki J, Chitwood MH, Menzies NA, Gonsalves G, Salomon JA, Paltiel AD, Cohen T. Adaptive Policies to Balance Health Benefits and Economic Costs of Physical Distancing Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medical Decision Making 2021, 41: 386-392. PMID: 33504258, PMCID: PMC8084913, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x21990371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost-Benefit AnalysisCosts and Cost AnalysisCOVID-19Decision MakingDecision Support TechniquesHumansModels, TheoreticalPandemicsPhysical DistancingPolicyPolicy MakingSARS-CoV-2ConceptsAdaptive policiesClear decision rulesSocial costsEconomic costsPolicy makersPhysical distancing policiesDecision toolPolicyPhysical distancing interventionsDistancing policiesModel-based experimentsDecision rulesReal-time surveillance dataCostCOVID-19 pandemicMakersShorter overall durationMore complex modelsHealth benefitsComplex modelsPandemicCurrent pandemicCOVID-19BenefitsRules
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesEpidemicsHealth PolicyHumansInfluenza, HumanModels, TheoreticalVaccinationConceptsNet health benefitHighest net health benefitHealth benefitsTransmission-reducing interventionsDynamic policiesNovel viral pathogensCurrent interventionsHealth policyMathematical decision modelViral pathogensMonetary outcomesPolicy makersInterventionPolicyDecision modelStatic policyEpidemicEpidemic dataVaccinationVaccinePerformance measures
2013
Identifying dynamic tuberculosis case-finding policies for HIV/TB coepidemics
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. Identifying dynamic tuberculosis case-finding policies for HIV/TB coepidemics. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 9457-9462. PMID: 23690585, PMCID: PMC3677479, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1218770110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision Support TechniquesEpidemicsEpidemiological MonitoringHIV InfectionsHumansModels, TheoreticalPrevalencePublic HealthPublic PolicyTuberculosisConceptsUndiagnosed casesHigh-burden settingsSmear-negative casesTB control programsDuration of roundsBurden settingsTB suspectsTB transmissionAggressive approachOnward transmissionIncremental yieldPopulation healthIncremental benefitInfectious individualsDiagnostic toolControl programsICFPassive caseSymptomsCasesSettingDiagnosis