Last year we turned to George Danner to lead a team in developing a simulation and model to anticipate the impact of H1N1 on patients in our service area. George's work was simply first rate, well thought, delivered on time and surprisingly accurate as we have now learned from experience....
The Problem
Key flu outbreaks in 2008 caught federal and state health agencies by surprise, resulting in shortages of equipment and delays in patient care
The Solution
We simulated a hypothetical outbreak in Alabama to allow state and federal health officials to role play a series of outbreaks to identify barriers to response.