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System Dynamics for Health Sciences
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 9 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
Week 0: Welcome to the course Week 1: Causal Loop Diagrams; Levels and rates; Developing and running a simple Vensim model; The nuts and bolts of Vensim's basic calculation; Visual integration and differentiation Week 2: Zero-order systems; First-order systems Week 3: Feedback; Modeling epidemics; A simple model of a bioreactor – a system dynamics example Week 4: Pharmacokinetics; Clearance; Single compartment model of dialysis; Two-compartment model of dialysis Week 5: Obesity - a system dynamics example Week 6: Second-order systems, Lookup tables, Conclusion
Prerequisite
Training in medicine or an associated discipline.
Instructors
David Rubin
Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Wits University
Tak Igusa
Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Robyn Letts
Biomedical Engineer & Lecturer
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Editor
The University of the Witwatersrand is a South African academic institution located in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, in the historic Witwatersrand region. The university is nicknamed "Wits". It is the largest and most prestigious university in South Africa.
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