?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F18106%2F&rft.title=Modeling+Staffing+Dynamics+for+POD+Operations+in+an+Infectious+Disease+Emergency&rft.creator=Houck%2C+Olivia&rft.description=The+effects+of+variables+impacting+mass+prophylaxis+point-of-dispensing+(POD)+staffing+in+an+infectious+disease+emergency+could+potentially+aid+in+preparedness+efforts+by+advising+recruiting%2C+training%2C+and+emergency+planning.+This+project+aims+to+explore+three+factors+that+may+impact+staffing+capabilities+for+POD%3A+pathogen%2C+absenteeism%2C+and+response+rates.+These+factors+were+explored+through+building+an+agent-based+model+in+the+NetLogo+modeling+platform.+An+agent-based+modeling+approach+was+used+to+emphasize+the+impact+of+indirect+interaction+between+individuals+that+results+as+roles+are+filled+by+individuals+who+volunteer+first.+This+model+set+the+environment+at+different+absenteeism+and+response+levels%2C+and+different+POD+staffing+requirements+based+on+pathogen+(influenza+vaccinations+or+anthrax+antibiotics).+To+measure+the+effects+of+these+variables%2C+time-to-staff+and+staff+shortages+were+recorded+at+the+end+of+each+simulation+run.+For+influenza+conditions%2C+staffing+capabilities+became+more+constrained+as+absenteeism+increased%2C+and+response+decreased.+However%2C+for+anthrax+conditions%2C+these+constraints+were+very+mild%2C+and+the+differences+in+these+trends+between+influenza+and+anthrax+were+significant.+Overall%2C+this+model+provides+an+example+of+staffing+constrains+that+could+be+anticipated+if+such+a+model+were+to+be+developed+for+use+in+local+health+departments.+Such+a+model+could+allow+for+planners+to+find+staffing+weaknesses+before+they+manifest%2C+and+tailor+recruiting+and+training+efforts+accordingly+to+create+a+staff+pool+that+would+be+overall+more+able+to+successfully+staff+PODs+in+an+emergency.+The+public+health+significance+of+this+project+is+to+provide+a+foundation+for+future+development+of+this+type+of+agent-based+model+to+aid+in+public+health+preparedness+planning.&rft.date=2013-06-27&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F18106%2F1%2FOlivia_Houck_Thesis_2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++Houck%2C+Olivia++(2013)+Modeling+Staffing+Dynamics+for+POD+Operations+in+an+Infectious+Disease+Emergency.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++