Discrete-event simulation in healthcare settings: a review

JJ Forbus, D Berleant - Modelling, 2022 - mdpi.com
We review and define the current state of the art as relating to discrete event simulation in
healthcare-related systems. A review of published literature over the past five years (2017 …

The resilience of health care systems following major disruptive events: Current practice and a path forward

H Mahmoud, T Kirsch, D O'Neil, S Anderson - Reliability Engineering & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing number of external threats from environmental and human-caused hazards
requires that emergency health care systems, including healthcare facilities, support …

Comparison of microwave and autoclave treatment for biomedical waste disinfection

VKR Kollu, P Kumar, K Gautam - Systems Microbiology and …, 2022 - Springer
As the world is facing a Covid-19 pandemic, this virus teaches a lesson about the
importance of on-site disinfection. On-site disinfection/sterilization with real-time monitoring …

Social network metric-based interventions? Experiments with an agent-based model of the COVID-19 pandemic in a metropolitan region

B Vermeulen, M Müller, A Pyka - Journal of Artificial …, 2021 - classical.goforpromo.com
We present and use an agent-based model to study interventions for suppression,
mitigation, and vaccination in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike metapopulation …

Combining SD and ABM: Frameworks, Benefits, Challenges, and Future Research Directions

S Howick, I Megiddo, LKN Nguyen, B Wurth… - Hybrid Modeling and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract System Dynamics (SD) and Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) are two commonly used
simulation methods with different characteristics and benefits. When tackling a complex …

Knowledge management as a domain, system dynamics as a methodology

M Zanker, V Bureš - Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
For decades, system dynamics has been utilised as a framework for evaluating and
interpreting various types of systems with varying degrees of complexity and knowledge …

Ecological and human health risk assessment

BS Choudri, N Al‐Nasiri, Y Charabi… - Water Environment …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The literature review presented in this paper includes the ecological and human health risk
assessment in the form of receptors in the environment. The main objective of this review to …

System dynamic modelling of healthcare associated influenza-a tool for infection control

M Sansone, P Holmstrom, S Hallberg, R Nordén… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background The transmission dynamics of influenza virus within healthcare settings are not
fully understood. Capturing the interplay between host, viral and environmental factors is …

Early Economic Modeling to Inform a Target Product Profile: A Case Study of a Novel Rapid Test for Clostridioides difficile Infection

P Cocco, AF Smith, KA Davies… - MDM Policy & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Target product profiles (TPPs) specify the essential properties tests must have
to be able to address an unmet clinical need. Aim. To explore how early economic modeling …

An agent-based modeling approach for infection prevention predesign: simulating the spread of pathogens between humans and the environment in an Intensive …

A Zeinali Kalkhoran, LS Platt, N Iovine… - Architectural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to investigate infection prevention measures in healthcare environments,
focusing on the role of surface materials and hand hygiene compliance. To address this …