Conference Presentations

Conference and Invited Presentations:

1. M. Yildirim, K. Webb, A. Ciaranello, A. Mushavi, A. K. Amick, A. Chimwaza, N. C.McCann, T. Murapi, K. A. Freedberg, M. S. Jalali ”Optimizing Diagnostic Technologies for Pediatric HIV– Function or Location? Equitable Modeling Analysis of Point-of-Care Technologies in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe”

  • 24th International AIDS Conference Montreal, Canada, July 29, 2022.

  • 14th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, Montreal, Canada, August 2, 2022.

  • INTEREST 2022, Kampala, Uganda, May 2, 2022.


2. M. Yildirim, K. Webb, A. Ciaranello, A. Mushavi, A. K. Amick, A. Chimwaza, N.C. McCann, T. Murapi, K. A. Freedberg, M. S. Jalali ”Development of a location-optimization model to inform placement of innovative diagnostic technologies for pediatric HIV”

  • Modeling Methods Seminar, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), February 17, 2022.

  • Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, September 14, 2021 (Invited).

  • 43rd Annual North American Meeting, SMDM, October 18-20, 2021.


3. M. Yildirim, K. Webb, A. Ciaranello, A. Mushavi, A. K. Amick, A. Chimwaza, N. C.McCann, T. Murapi, K. A. Freedberg, M. S. Jalali ”Determining Optimal Locations for Point-of-care Early Infant Diagnosis Machines”

  • MGH Institute for Technology Assessment, Harvard University, August 3, 2021 (Invited).

  • INFORMS Annual, October 24-27 2021 (Invited).


4. M. Yildirim, B. Gaynes, P. Keskinocak, B. Pence, J. Swann, ”Gender Differences in Cost-effectiveness of Depression Screening: During vs.Before COVID-19 Era” INFORMS Healthcare, July 21-23, 2021 (Invited).


5. M. Yildirim, B. Gaynes, P. Keskinocak, B. Pence, J. Swann, ”Systematic Investigation of Parameters and Calibrations to Adapt the Natural History Model of Major Depression to the Current U.S. Adult Population” INFORMS Healthcare, July 21-23, 2021 (Invited).


6. M. Yildirim “Budgetary Impacts and Cost-effectiveness of Healthcare Interventions”. MGH Institute for Technology Assessment, Harvard University, September 18, 2020 (Invited).


7. M. Yildirim, P. Keskinocak, J. Swann, P. Griffin, J. O’Connor “Estimating the Impact of Asthma Interventions on Health Utilization and Expenditures for Medicaid-Enrolled Children”.

  • INFORMS Healthcare Conference, Cambridge, MA, July 27-29, 2019 (Invited).

  • Health Systems: The Next Generation (HSNG), Atlanta, GA, November 12, 2019 (Poster).


8. M. Yildirim, P. Keskinocak, J. Swann, “Natural History Model of Depression”. INFORMS Healthcare Conference, Cambridge, MA, July 27-29, 2019 (Invited).


9. M. Yildirim, P. Keskinocak, J. Swann, “Cost-effectiveness of Depression Screening for US Adult Population”. INFORMS Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, October 20-23, 2019 (Invited).


10. M. Yildirim, P. Keskinocak, S. Pelton, I. Yildirim, “Predicting risk of breakthrough invasive pneumococcal disease” IDWeek 2018, San Francisco, CA, October 3-7, 2018.


11. P. Griffin, P. Keskinocak, J. Swann, M. Yildirim, “Analyzing Health and Cost Impacts for Pediatric Asthma,” INFORMS International Conference, Hawaii, June 12-15, 2016 (Invited)