Clinic Schedule

This is an archived version of the schedule from the DAIDD 2016 clinic (The fifth annual DAIDD clinic ~ December 4-10, 2016 ~ Jacksonville and Yulee, Florida). Some links may not work at this time.

Saturday, 3 Dec

  • 15:00 Hotel check-in available for faculty and international participants
  • 18:00 Early arrivals may meet in the lobby for an informal group dinner

Sunday, 4 Dec

  • 14:30-15:00 Required for international participants only: Check-in for B-1 visa holders (Bellan)
  • 15:00 Hotel check-in available for all participants
  • 16:00-16:30 Welcome and introductions
  • 16:30-16:45 What are we doing here? (Steve Bellan) - Download roadmap, Slides to be added
  • 16:45-17:30 What is Science: models and data (Brian Williams) - Slides
  • 17:30-17:45 Working with the DAIDD 2016 Dropbox Folder (Carl Pearson)
    • Make sure your slides are uploaded for tomorrow’s morning session!
  • 17:45-18:30 Ice breakers (Gavin Hitchcock)
  • 18:30 Dinner as a group

Monday, 5 Dec

Tuesday, 6 Dec

Wednesday, 7 Dec

Thursday, 8 Dec

  • 9:00-10:45 Writing exercise - description of proposed model and assumptions (Cari van Schalkwyk) - Groups (to be added)
  • 10:45-10:55 Regroup after feedback (Steve Bellan)
  • 10:55-11:00 Group Photo
  • 11:00-1:00 Game Drive
  • 1:00-2:00 Lunch
  • 2:00-3:15 Models and data: introduction to model fitting (Steve Bellan) - Slides
  • 3:15-3:45 Afternoon break
  • 3:45-4:30 Model fitting tutorial (All faculty) - Boxcar Model Slides
  • 4:30-6:00 Writing exercise & mentored working session (All faculty)
  • 8:00-9:00 Social activity (Steve Bellan)

Friday, 9 Dec

  • 9:00-10:30 Use of models in public health decision-making: Dengue vaccination roll-out (Carl Pearson) - Slides - Flasche et al. 2016, Hladish et al. 2016
  • 10:30-11:00 Morning break
  • 11:00-12:00 Model evaluation and comparison (Jonathan Dushoff) - Slides, Handouts
  • 12:00-12:30 Simplification for generalization 2: Models and the bigger picture (Juliet Pulliam) - Slides
  • 12:30-2:00 Lunch break
  • 2:00-3:30 Mentored working session (All faculty) - Group assignments
    • Be sure to submit your written model description and final (digital) model diagram before your one-on-one meeting. (See instructions)
  • 4:00 Depart White Oak
  • 4:30-6:00 Writing exercise - revise based on feedback and plan for moving forward (including identified resources and potential collaborators)
  • 7:00-8:30 Dinner at Green Papaya

Saturday, 10 Dec

  • PHONES ON SILENT!!
  • 8:15-9:00 Breakfast
  • 9:15-9:50 Discussion of research plans/proposals (Moderator: Jonathan Dushoff)
  • 9:50-10:00 Short break
  • 10:00-10:50 Discussion of research plans/proposals (Moderator: Jonathan Dushoff)
  • 10:50-11:10 Short break
  • 11:10-12:15 Final feedback session (Gavin Hitchcock)
  • 12:15-12:30 Closing session (Steve Bellan)
  • 12:30-13:00 Lunch