Multi-dimensional Problems in Health Settings: A Review of Approaches to Decision Making

Authors

  • Victor J. Del Rio Vilas PAHO, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
  • Gilberto Montibeller London School of Economics, London, UNITED KINGDOM
  • L. Alberto Franco University of Hull, Hull, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Willy Aspinall University of Bristol, Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4424

Abstract

There appears to be a growing number of prioritization exercises, for example of diseases, in health related settings. Here we review trends in such prioritization exercises and focus on prioritization methodologies and their sound application. Our review shows that mistakes commonly reported in the social sciences are also prevalent in public and animal health settings. We finish with a review of the tool used by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to qualitatively assess performance of veterinary services and prioritize interventions, and propose a framework for extending the OIE tool to a fully quantifiable decision support system.

Author Biography

Victor J. Del Rio Vilas, PAHO, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

Dr. Victor Del Rio Vilas is an epidemiologist working as Veterinary Public Health Advisor within PAHO in Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Del Rio worked previously as veterinary lead within the Biological Threat Reduction Program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Uzbekistan, as veterinary adviser (epidemiology and surveillance) at UK?Ä??õ¬?s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and as an epidemiologist at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (UK).

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Del Rio Vilas, V. J., Montibeller, G., Franco, L. A., & Aspinall, W. (2013). Multi-dimensional Problems in Health Settings: A Review of Approaches to Decision Making. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4424

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Poster Presentations