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Operational Research Society
Health and Social Services study group meeting*
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'MASHNET' - BRIDGING COMMUNITIES IN HEALTHCARE MODELLING AND SIMULATION
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Date: FRIDAY 21 January 2005, 14:00-16:00
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Venue: George Fox room, The Priory Rooms, Bull Street, Birmingham
http://www.theprioryrooms.co.uk/location.html
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Speaker: Dr Martin Pitt, Peninsula Medical School and University of
Exeter
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Abstract:
Recently the EPSRC awarded a three-year grant of £60K for a new research
network for modelling and simulation in healthcare entitled 'MaSHnet'. This
project, which starts in January 2005, was conceived at an OR Society
healthcare simulation workshop some time ago and the application (submitted
early in 2004) received input and support from a wide range of people with
differing backgrounds in the area.
Mashnet aims to bring together the three communities of the health services,
academic research and industry to establish a common framework of
communication both within and between these domains in order to promote more
successful research and implementation.
This presentation will build on a recent seminar in London where the
principle objectives of Mashnet were explored. Specifically it will look at
key areas where the separate communities of the health service, academia and
industry can best be served and how communication in general can be
enhanced. Participants will be invited to provide feedback and help focus
the discussion to provide formative input into the development of Mashnet as
a successful resource.
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Dr Martin Pitt currently works as a decision analyst and health modeller for
the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group based in the new Peninsula Medical
School in Exeter. His research background is in modelling for health
technology assessment and in computer simulation to support healthcare
management with a special interest in information visualisation in these
fields. He has worked in both research and applied areas of healthcare. He
also lectures on modelling and animation at the Department of Computer
Science at Exeter University.
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* For more information contact Dr Thierry Chaussalet, Health and Social Care
Modelling Group (HSCMG), Cavendish School of Computer Science (CSCS),
Department of Mathematics, 115 New Cavendish St, London; Tel: 020 7911 5000;
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Dr. T.J. Chaussalet
Reader, CSCS, Dept of Mathematics
University of Westminster
115 New Cavendish Street
London W1W 6UW, UK
Tel: +44(0)207 911 5000 ext 3540
Email: [log in to unmask]
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