Center for Health Decision Science (CHDS)

Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling), the fourth of our SMDM Core Courses, 30 September. Register today! smdm.org/meeting/smdm...

#MedicalDecisionMaking #SMDM

Dr. Heather Baer & Dr. Valerie Stone standing next to each other.

Dr. Valerie Stone standing next to a poster board about her talk.

Thank you to Valerie E. Stone, MD for her engaging and insightful talk @hsph.harvard.edu on “Racial Differences in Penicillin Allergy De-Labeling in a Multi-Center US Primary Cohort.”

Our Program in Clinical Effectiveness students had a wonderful time learning from your expertise.

🚨 Save the Date: SBCA 2025 European Conference in Athens 🚨

The SBCA 2025 European Conference will be held Nov. 27–28, 2025, at the Athens University of Economics and Business in Athens, Greece.

Join CHDS's @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social for this @sbcasociety.bsky.social talk

Climate Resilience Toolkit for Philippines Health Clinics | Americares These resources were developed with input from more than 35 local organizations in the Philippines – for health providers, facility administrators, patients and community members.

Our Climate Resilience Toolkit helps health centers in the Philippines protect patients from the health risks of extreme weather.

Launched w/ Americares & Philippines Dept of Health, it offers guidance for frontline health workers facing heat, floods & typhoons: americares.org/PhilippinesClimateKit

Loss of NIH funding jeopardizes landmark Puerto Rico nutrition, health studies | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Josiemer Mattei discusses public health research projects in Puerto Rico that are at risk after funding was cut.

"I wish people understood that the funding researchers receive is not a government handout. We put our brains, hearts, and souls into creating projects that will help people be healthier, even when they don’t see the research in action," says Harvard Chan School's Josiemer Mattei.

Ahead of print in the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy: Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi comment on mortality risk reductions and Circular A-4.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Shared Decision Making Hour — August Edition! Join us for an informal, collaborative space where you can ask questions, share ideas, and discuss key research in the field.

🗓️ 7 August 2025 | 🕛 2 PM EDT

🔗 Register here: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/even...

#SMDM

#PCE #Classof2025 just wrapped up Summer 1! 🎉Students spend the summer taking 2 core courses + 1 elective in each half of the term. Today marks the start of their second elective: #Alumni what #advice would you give them? 💬 #epidemiology #biostatistics #clinicalresearch #HSPH

Members of the RDS 286 teaching team stand in front of the Harvard Chan School building, smiling at camera. PIctured left to right: Rhea Saksena, Uwe Siebert, Sibylle Puntscher, Hanxuan (Astrid) Yu, Beate Jahn

📈CHDS Adjunct Professor Uwe Siebert taught RDS 286: Decision Analysis in Clinical Research this summer. Part of the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness (@progclineffect.bsky.social‬), the course is designed for physician and other clinical researchers.

👉 About the course: shorturl.at/q12LW

Flier: Applications are now open for the Global COACH Fellowship.

🌍 ​​2026 Global COACH applications are open! Apply in teams of 3 to this tuition-free 6-month program for #health professionals working at the climate-health intersection to gain organizing skills, mentorship & a certificate from the FXB Center. ➡️ fxb.harvard.edu/global-coach/

#ClimateHealth

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In a recent CHDS seminar, Susan Chilton presented research on "Citizen Willingness to Pay for a Health Risk Reduction."

📌About the seminar: shorturl.at/7hZcE

Check out this new study by CHDS's @wrightcensored.bsky.social & Truveta.

Did you miss the SMDM webinar in June, on Understanding the ACIP? We've got great news — the recording is now available on our YouTube channel! View it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh0-...

#ACIP #SMDM

Members of the CHDS community contributed to the 47th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM).

📰 Read more: shorturl.at/JLHHP

Society for Benefit Cost Analysis On Balance: Will U.S. Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis Survive? is part of a series on President Trump’s deregulatory record and what we might expect in the new administration. Read more>>

Register for BCA and the Law at buff.ly/Ju2A6Zk

November 18 & 21 | Live on Zoom

Findings suggest that older males may be particularly immune to the benefits of existing regulations such as policies targeting age minimums

What’s new?
📍 We combine CDC mortality data with state gun policy scores (2018–2022)
📍 We reveal where and when suicide risks diverge most by sex & policy
🔵 In permissive states, male suicide risk is:
• Higher in YA (15–34)
• Steepest in late life (65+)
• Driven by firearms

Check out this new article by CHDS doctoral student @jacobjameson.com and colleagues

Examples of recent work on benefit-cost analysis guidelines is available here:

- Reference Case Guidelines for Benefit-Cost Analysis in Global Health and Development

- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Guidelines for Regulatory Impact Analysis

She has organized and edited several peer-reviewed special issues and series, including:

- Ethics and Benefit-Cost Analysis, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2024.

- Risk Assessment, Economic Evaluation, and Decisions, Risk Analysis, 2021.

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In a recent CHDS seminar, Jytte Seested Nielsen (@jyttesn.bsky.social) presented research on "Setting Optimal Test Thresholds: Consumer Choice Model and Experimental Test." 📌About the seminar: shorturl.at/UAb2i

@smdm.bsky.social
Welcome to the Big House!

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CHDS affiliate Allison Portnoy has been named a 2025 Junior Faculty Fellow at the Boston University Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering. shorturl.at/rO7Cw

Congratulations Dr. Portnoy! 🎉

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CHDS faculty Jennifer Yeh & Zachary Ward published in @jamaoncology.com their findings on accelerated aging in childhood cancer survivors. tinyurl.com/zepctbty

Society for Benefit Cost Analysis On Balance: Will U.S. Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis Survive? is part of a series on President Trump’s deregulatory record and what we might expect in the new administration. Read more>>

👉 Register now to secure your spot to hear @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social‬ weigh in on the prospects for U.S. regulatory benefit-cost analysis!

📅 Thursday, July 31 @ noon (Eastern) | Free | Virtual | Open to the public

🖥️ Register at

Glad to be on board and excited to begin my #CEARegistry summer😎

Thanks to Alex Kemper @nationwidekids.bsky.social about this reminder at the FAMNet Family Well-Being & Pediatric QoL Collaborative meeting: screening is a process, not a test #SMDM25