South East Asia School in Operational Research for Public Health Emergencies (ORPHES).

WHO/SEARO, the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), the Association of Asia-Pacific Operational Research Societies (APORS), and the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) are pleased to announce the forthcoming School in Operational Research (OR) for Public Health Emergencies (ORPHES). ORPHES will take place virtually with weekly lectures from January 10 to February 25, 2022.

Theme: Public Health Emergencies (PHE), due to their scale, timing, or unpredictability, can overwhelm routine local health capabilities. Operational Research (OR) has shown its potential to aid decision makers in the fields of health and disease management, patient flow and all aspects of optimal use of scarce resources. The goal of ORPHES is to illustrate how public health emergency preparedness and response can benefit from the application of OR methodologies to prevent, protect against, quickly respond to, and recover from health emergencies.

Audience: ORPHES seeks to develop a community of people interested in the application of OR to PHEs, connecting public health practitioners with OR professionals. The ideal audience is a mix of public health officials, and OR experts (graduate and PhD students, and practitioners with an OR or Operations Management background). Participants from member states of the WHO South-East Asia Region will be given priority.

There will be live lectures and interactive sessions, as well as case studies. Applicants can also choose to submit abstracts for presentation at the school. Collaborations between faculty and participants to jointly develop and address relevant research questions will be supported.

Important dates:

    • Deadline for applications: Dec 1, 2021; 15.00 IST
    • Selection applicants: Dec 8, 2021
    • School starts week c. Jan 10, 2022.

 

 

 

Links and further information: 

● Website: https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1700/

● Request for information: orphes@euro-online.org

● Call for Applications: https://di.unito.it/orphescallforapplicants

● Application form: http://di.unito.it/orphesapplicationform

● Scientific Program: available from November 15, 2021