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Optimizing Population Screening for Infectious Diseases

Harwin de Vries MSc., Prof. Albert Wagelmans, Prof. Joris van deKlundert

June 7th, 2017

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Introduction: 2 challenges

1. Linking decisions to outcomes:

Decisions Outcomes

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Introduction: 2 challenges

1. Linking decisions to outcomes:

Decisions KPIs

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Introduction: 2 challenges

1. Linking decisions to outcomes:

Decisions OutcomesKPIs

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Introduction: 2 challenges

2. Transforming insight into better decisions:

Decisions Outcomes

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Introduction: 2 challenges

2. Transforming insight into better decisions:

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Problem Description

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness):

Slowly progressing parasitic diseaseTransmitted by Tsetse flyWHO: 30000 cases

Two disease stages (both appr. 1.5 years):1 Symptoms absent or non-specific2 Neurological problems

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Problem Description

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness):

Slowly progressing parasitic diseaseTransmitted by Tsetse flyWHO: 30000 cases

Two disease stages (both appr. 1.5 years):1 Symptoms absent or non-specific2 Neurological problems

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Problem Description

Population screening crucial:

Infected people do not observe disease/ do not obtain care

Source for infection of Tsetse

Result: HAT spreads silently

Current strategy (DRC)

30 mobile screening teams

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Problem Description

Population screening crucial:

Infected people do not observe disease/ do not obtain care

Source for infection of Tsetse

Result: HAT spreads silently

Current strategy (DRC)

30 mobile screening teams

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Problem Description

Main research question:

Given current screening capacity...

which villages to visit ...

at what time interval ...

to minimize the total averageexpected prevalence level?

?

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Problem Description

Main research question:

Given current screening capacity...

which villages to visit ...

at what time interval ...

to minimize the total averageexpected prevalence level?

?

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Problem Description

Main research question:

Given current screening capacity...

which villages to visit ...

at what time interval ...

to minimize the total averageexpected prevalence level?

?

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Problem Description

Main research question:

Given current screening capacity...

which villages to visit ...

at what time interval ...

to minimize the total averageexpected prevalence level?

?

De Vries, Wagelmans, Van de Klundert Optimizing Population Screening 9 / 18

Problem Description

Main research question:

Given current screening capacity...

which villages to visit ...

at what time interval ...

to minimize the total averageexpected prevalence level?

?

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Linking decisions to outcomes

Decisions Outcomes

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Link Between Decisions and Prevalence

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Transforming insight into better decisions

Decisions Outcomes

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Frequency required for expected eradication

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←4.9

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Required screening interval (years)

Sensitivity (%)

4

90

Participation (%)

5

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4.5

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Solution method for the general planning problem

Sophisticated methods:

Column generation

MIP

Local optimization

Simple policies:

Equalizing

Filtering

Differentiation

Burden level

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Solution method for the general planning problem

Sophisticated methods:

Column generation

MIP

Local optimization

Simple policies:

Equalizing

Filtering

Differentiation

Burden level

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Solution method for the general planning problem

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Solution method for the general planning problem

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Optimized Equalization Filtering Differentiation Burden-level

Average exp. # infected Final exp. # infected

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Conclusions

Linking decisions to outcomes...

can be complex

becomes easier (more data)

yields important insights

Translating the link into decisions...

can be essential

can benefit both policy makers and people on the ground

does not always require advanced tools

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Conclusions

Linking decisions to outcomes...

can be complex

becomes easier (more data)

yields important insights

Translating the link into decisions...

can be essential

can benefit both policy makers and people on the ground

does not always require advanced tools

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