To address the pending public health crisis due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders, the Marian S. Ware Alzheimer Program at the University of Pennsylvania held a meeting entitled “State of the Science Conference on the Advancement of Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Treatment and Care,” on June 21-22, 2012. The meeting comprised four workgroups focusing… Continue reading Advancing Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, treatment, and care: recommendations from the Ware Invitational Summit
Keyword: Cost-benefit Analysis
Expand and regularize federal funding for human pluripotent stem cell research
The cost effectiveness of strategies to reduce barriers to cataract surgery. The Operations Research Group
The cost and effectiveness of eight approaches to reducing barriers to cataract surgery were evaluated in a rural area of South India during 1987-1989. The approaches were based on four intervention alternatives–aphakic motivator (AM), basic eye health worker (BW), screening van (SV), and mass media (MM). Each intervention was offered at two levels of economic… Continue reading The cost effectiveness of strategies to reduce barriers to cataract surgery. The Operations Research Group
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Stroke Patients: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Background and Purpose-: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common after acute ischemic stroke and predicts poor stroke recovery, but whether screening for OSA and treatment by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves neurological outcome is unknown. We used a cost-effectiveness model to estimate the magnitude of benefit that would be necessary to make polysomnography (PSG)… Continue reading Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Stroke Patients: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Social determinants of cataract surgery utilization in south India. The Operations Research Group
A field trial was conducted to compare the effects of eight health education and economic incentive interventions on the awareness and acceptance of cataract surgery. Cataract screening and follow-up surgery were offered to more than 19,000 residents age 40 years and older in a probability sample of 90 villages in south India. Eight months after… Continue reading Social determinants of cataract surgery utilization in south India. The Operations Research Group