Introduction to Systems Thinking & System Dynamics Modelling

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The course is a “hands on” entry level course to expose participants to the principles of Systems Thinking & System Dynamics Modelling. Public Health policy examples of the use of these techniques will feature heavily in the course content. We will be focusing on the cost and socio-economic implications of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Participants will learn how to model a part of the physical system and perform economic evaluation of various alternative strategies, including the use of optimization techniques to find the “best" solution.

Course leader

Prof. Mark Heffernan & Giulio Cisco

Course aim

By the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Recognize a Systemic Problem;
- Draw a Causal Loop Diagram;
- Build a System Dynamics model of a Public Health Issue;
- Perform an economic evaluation of proposed interventions;
- Explain Complex Systemic problems to others in a transparent and convincing manner.

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