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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
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
SBCA Professional Development Workshop
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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🚨 💲 DISCOUNT ALERT 💲 🚨

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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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
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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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
Disparities in Cervical Cancer Elimination – Center for Health Decision Science
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November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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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
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November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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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
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October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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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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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
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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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

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Cover of the 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Climate change action offers a lifeline.
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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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
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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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). 👏🎉

🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/yFHZl
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October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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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
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Congratulations, Meredith Rosental!
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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
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🎉 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.

🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/FvHJT
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October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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October 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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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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October 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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From QALYs to Equal Value Life Years: Is Anyone Making the Shift? Some thoughts with Antony Martin.

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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
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CHDS' Zachary Ward and Sue J. Goldie and colleagues compared country-specific maternal mortality estimates for 2020 from three models in a recent eClinical Medicine (@eclinicalmed.bsky.social) article: those from the UN, the GBD, and the GMatH.

🔗About the article: shorturl.at/8loNj
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October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Join us for a virtual course on Handling Uncertainty in Health Technology Assessment Processes. Register today: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/even...

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October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Have you registered for one of our upcoming virtual Information Sessions for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) and the MPH in Clinical Effectiveness yet?

Register here:
October 21 at 8:00 PM ET – harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 1 at 9:00 AM ET – harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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CHDS is so proud of our Director Sue Goldie's willingness to share her story in this powerful @nytimes.com article. Her commitment to public health is extraordinary. Our hearts are with her on this incredible and difficult journey, which you can read for free. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sue Goldie Has Parkinson’s Disease (Gift Article)
An acclaimed researcher is an expert at explaining complicated problems. Now she has to confront the most vexing question: What is happening to her?
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October 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Harvard Chan School's Community Day of Service brings together students, staff, faculty, researchers, and trainees to support nonprofits across Boston.

We asked our community members to share how they gave back on Day of Service this year.
October 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Hear from recent graduates who have successfully pursued non-academic career paths. 20 October. Learn more here: smdm.org/meeting/cdc-...

#SMDM
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM