Experience in Applying Forecasting Techniques to Healthcare Data
Friday 17 March 2023, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Title: Experience in Applying Forecasting Techniques to Healthcare Data
Abstract: In this webinar, Andy McCann talks about his experience of learning forecasting models and applying them to forecast daily Accident and Emergency attendances and other healthcare data. Initially using a Dynamic Harmonic Regression model with ARIMA errors and covariates including school holidays, with more recent work using the Facebook Prophet library.
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Andrew McCann
Andy provides data analysis, modelling and visualisation services within the MLCSU Clinical Team in many areas, including monitoring pressure in Emergency Departments, forecasting attendances, predicting seasonal bed demand, Length of Stay initiatives and identifying and alerting local systems to emerging Covid pressures. With a degree from Cambridge University in Economics with statistics options, Andy has a solid background in statistical techniques. Before joining the NHS in September 2018, A
Cardiff university
Bahman is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Management Science & Business Analytics at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK. He is the founder and Chair of Forecasting for Social Good initiatives sponsored by the International Institute of Forecasters. In his research, he has been developing and using management science and analytic tools and techniques to improve decision-making in healthcare, humanitarian operations and supply chain sectors. He has been working with many organisatio
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