269361 Practical modeling: Model implementation in R

Saturday, October 27, 2012 : 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Eric Lofgren, MSPH , Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Washington, DC
Using the model structure and equations laid out in the previous presentation, we provide a hands-on tutorial on the implementation of a basic deterministic compartmental model using the programming language R. Starting with a basic introduction to the R language, we then move to the details of programming a mathematical model, with an emphasis on skills and techniques that will translate well to other projects participants wish to pursue in the future. Finally, we will touch on techniques and best practices for the analysis and visual display of model results.

Learning Areas:
Basic medical science applied in public health
Epidemiology
Other professions or practice related to public health
Protection of the public in relation to communicable diseases including prevention or control
Public health or related research
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the reasons for using the R programming language for this tutorial. 2. Design their own SIR model implementation using R. 3. Analyze their results with both numerical summaries and graphs.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present the proposed topic because I have previously presented on the topic of using zombie outbreaks to teach infectious disease modeling at previous (2010) APHA conferences, as well as organizing and running the proposed institute during the 2011 APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. I also have extensive experience with epidemiological modeling, and have extensively published on applications of popular culture to mathematical modeling.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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