CHERISH Events

Conference Roundup: SMDM 47th Annual Meeting

A curated list of appearances featuring CHERISH researchers and colleagues.

June 15-18, 2025

47th Annual North American Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM), Ann Arbor, MI

The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) North American Meeting brings together high-quality oral and poster presentations, short courses, symposia presentations, and workshops from all disciplines involved in the study of decision making in health and medicine.

Connect with CHERISH researchers and colleagues attending this year and view the full program online.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET

Pre-Conference Events

  • 2025 SUD Modeling Meeting
    • Natasha Martin, DPhil, University of California, San Diego, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Conference Coordinator
    • Andi Macone, Independent Contractor, Conference Coordinator
    • Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH, Boston Medical Center, CHERISH Population Data & Modeling Core Director, Coordinator Conference Coordinator

Sunday, June 15, 2025

9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Short Course

  • An Introduction to Research Prioritization and Study Design Using Value of Information Analysis
    • Hawre Jalal, PhD, MD, University of Ottawa, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Speaker
  • Advanced Discrete-Event Simulations in R
    • Stavroula Chrysanthopoulou, PhD, Brown University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Speaker

2:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Short Course

  • Advanced Computation of Value of Information Measure to Determine Optimal Research Design
    • Hawre Jalal, PhD, MD, University of Ottawa, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Speaker

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Oral presentation

  • Simdemics: An Epidemiological State Transition Model Library
    • Jocelyn Vititow, Boston Medical Center, CHERISH Staff, Co-author
    • Caroline Savitzky, Boston Medical Center, CHERISH Staff, Co-author
    • Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH, Boston Medical Center, CHERISH Population Data & Modeling Core Director, Co-author

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM

Clinician Cross-Talk Sessions

  • Bridging Decision Science & Clinical Guidelines for Better Patient Care
    • Ahmed Bayoumi, MD, MSc, University of Toronto, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Speaker