Learning to build network-oriented epidemic simulation models in epidemiology education. (26th May 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hsieh, Ji-Lung; Huang, Chung-Yuan; Sun, Chuen-Tsai; Tsai, Yu-Shiuan; , Gloria Yi-Ming Kao
• Is Part Of: International journal of simulation and process modelling. Volume 5:Number 1(2009)
• Page Start: 31
• Page End: 41
• Publication Date: 2009-05-26
• Subjects: computational modelling -- network-oriented simulation models -- epidemic dynamics -- bipartite networks -- social mirror identities -- cellular automata -- SARS -- HIV -- seasonal influenza -- avian flu -- epidemiology education -- demographics -- geographic data -- transmission dynamics -- infectious diseases -- Taiwan; Management -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Mathematical models -- Periodicals; Operations research -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; 003.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-2123

Abstract

Epidemic simulations and intervention strategy assessments are attracting interest in light of recent and potential outbreaks of infectious diseases such as SARS and avian flu. Universities are using computational modelling and simulation tools to teach epidemiology concepts to students, but integrating domain-specific knowledge and building network-based simulation models are difficult tasks in terms of teacher preparation and learner evaluation. To illustrate challenges to creating network-oriented models in epidemiology education, we introduce an architecture based on demographic and geographic data for building network-oriented epidemic simulation models, and describe our experiences simulating the transmission dynamics of three infectious diseases in Taiwan.