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Congratulations to this year's Raiffa Award recipients: @janicejhang.bsky.social, Jenna Rogers, S Skye Yoden and @yuhanxuan.bsky.social tinyurl.com/p44zmja8
Congratulations, Hanxuan and everyone!
LAST CHANCE --> #SMDM26 Mentors Needed! The SMDM 1:1 Mentorship Program is back for the 48th Annual Meeting in Oslo, 28 June – 1 July 2026 🎉
🗓️ Deadline: Tuesday, 7 April
📩 Check your SMDM Annual Meeting emails for the sign-up link, or reach out to info@smdm.org.
#Mentorship #SMDM26
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CHDS doctoral student Jacob Jameson (@jacobjameson.com) was a finalist in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition for his thesis, “The Impact of Batching Advanced Imaging Tests in Emergency Departments.” hsph.me/jameson-fina...
A group of people seated in an auditorium at Harvard, engaged in conversation and smiling. The setting is a lively gathering during Harvard Chan orientation for new students.
Congratulations and welcome to the 2026 cohort of Harvard Chan School admitted students!
Current students and alumni: What advice or recommendations do you have for newly admitted Harvard Chan students?
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Leni Siagian, MPH ’26, hopes that skills learned at Harvard Chan will help her improve health care in North Sumatra, where she grew up. Drawing on the challenges her father faced in obtaining health care, she wants to ensure care for those who face barriers to accessing it. https://bit.ly/4snMs1H
Big news: our keynote speaker for #SMDM2026 is Sander van der Linden, PhD — one of the world's foremost experts on misinformation, social influence, and decision making. Oslo, 28 June – 1 July. Register now: smdm.org/registration... #SMDM26 #MedicalDecisionMaking
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We welcome visiting scholar Tiange Spring tinyurl.com/5en6x82n
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CHDS researchers find that targeted screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis is cost-effective only for adults at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease tinyurl.com/3t8psrhp
Attending PAS 2026 or in the Boston area? Join researchers passionate about family well-being, pediatric quality of life, and decision sciences in child health. All experience levels welcome!
📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 12:30–1:55 PM ET
RSVP by March 13: umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Latin America faces deep health inequities, fragmented systems, and growing governance challenges post-COVID.
Join us at Panel 3 of the #HGHI2026Symposium as experts explore pathways forward.
April 16 | 2:35–3:35 PM ET
Register to join via livestream: bit.ly/2026-Global-...
How do we make good decisions when evidence is incomplete and values diverge? Explore Medical Decision Making in Uncertain Times at the 2026 SMDM Annual Meeting in Oslo. Early registration opens in one week! #SMDM2026 #MedicalDecisionMaking #HealthPolicy #DecisionScience
The Carter Center screened a documentary about its Guinea worm eradication campaign in conjunction with an expert panel at Harvard Chan School. Rochelle Walensky, @cartercenter.bsky.social board member, said that the campaign can be a source of inspiration during a difficult time for public health.
⏳ Early registration for #SMDM26 coming soon! Connect with leading researchers, clinicians, and policymakers shaping the future of medical decision making in Oslo this summer. #HealthPolicy #DecisionScience #PublicHealth
Last call — PCE applications close March 15, 2026!
This program will equip you with skills in:
• Research methodology
• Biostatistics & data analysis
• Epidemiological study design
• Global health applications
Deadline: March 15, 2026
Apply now: hsph.me/pce
#PCE #PublicHealth #ApplyNow
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CHDS’s Jennifer Yeh and colleagues analyzed different colorectal cancer screening strategies for survivors of childhood cancer previously treated with abdominopelvic radiation treatment. tinyurl.com/3arw4cxb
Tomorrow: CHDS's James Hammitt, @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social and colleague Maddalena Ferranna present a complimentary @smdm.bsky.social webinar:
University of Oslo and CHDS researchers, including CHDS’s @emilyannika.bsky.social, Jane Kim, Stephen Sy & @aportnoy.bsky.social, find that HPV vaccine may reduce the number of cervical cancer screenings women will need over their lifetime. tinyurl.com/22zkart4
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CHDS’s Nicolas Menzies & colleagues found that as many as 3 in 10 people are misdiagnosed for TB: in 2023 they estimated one million false-negative & 2 million false-positive diagnoses. tinyurl.com/yyhftvk3
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CHDS’s Ye Shen and colleagues modeled the progression of disordered weight control behaviors to eating disorders in Canada. tinyurl.com/3ar7z36f
Upcoming Webinar! From CEA to BCA and Beyond — explore how cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis measure outcomes, value benefits, guide decisions, and address equity in public health policy. Register now: smdm.org/civicrm/even...
#SMDM
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CHDS's @ankurfactorial.bsky.social and colleagues @jinyizhu.bsky.social , Andrea Luviano, Lyndon James & George Goshua, propose a method to account for unknown equity weight values into distributional cost-effectiveness analysis: “threshold inequality aversion parameters.” tinyurl.com/53ckz8k6
FINAL CALL: 5 days until PCE applications close!
If you're serious about clinical research, epidemiology, and making an impact with data—this is your program.
Don't miss the February 15 deadline.
Apply: hsph.me/pce
#ClinicalEffectiveness #HarvardChanSchool #Research #Epidemiology #Biostatistics
The Health Economics Section of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, led by Dr. Dhruv Kazi, is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research fellow to join our team. Apply now: bilh.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
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CHDS Congratulates Ole Norheim for being a @gatesfoundation.bsky.social Goalkeepers Nordic Champion tinyurl.com/e6d7n9w9
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CHDS's Nicolas Menzies and colleagues found that geographic differences across states and municipalities in Brazil played a larger role than patient-level factors in explaining whether patients successfully completed tuberculosis (TB) treatment. tinyurl.com/2r8tvfyx
CHDS’s @ankurfactorial.bsky.social , Andrea Luviano & former student Jihye Han, found that using Health Years in Total (HYT) rather than the usual Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) would leave the 90-96% of the conclusions behind AHA guidelines unchanged. tinyurl.com/52sav2fh
Authors will share quick overviews of their chapters on patient-reported and observational measurement of shared decision making, plus new approaches in assessment—followed by an open, interactive discussion that welcomes audience and patient perspectives. smdm.org/civicrm/even...
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⏰ 3 days left! SMDM (@smdm.bsky.social) 2026 short course proposals due Tuesday (I'm short course co-chair this year)
Past topics: DES in R, causal inference, measuring preferences, value of information, reproducible programming
Oslo 🇳🇴 | 6.28–7.1
#smdm2026
