What do the Epidemiologists models mean? Dr David Neasham & Dr Shikta Das talk the Ferguson report and data models
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English - March 29, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBMedicine Health & Fitness News innovation designthinking humancentereddesign design covid19 coronavirus health wellbeing science medicine Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr David Neasham (Amgen) and Dr Shikta Das (UCL) talk about the science and factors underpinning Covid-19. We get a fascinating insight into the process of statistical modelling based off the Ferguson report and how decision making by the UK government has been guided by this science.
Dr Neasham and Dr Das discuss models, projections, social distancing and the wider role that their community have in such infectious diseases. This is a scientific deep dive into the factors that underpin decisions that are influencing all areas of our lives.
[3 Mins] Epidemiologists, models and a pandemic
[08 Mins 30] The Ferguson report and guiding the government's decisions
[13 Mins] The Science: The 'Reproduction Number', 'Incubation Period' and the 'Doubling Time'
[19 Mins] Simulations and social distancing
[22 Mins] What if we did nothing? Predicted deaths in numbers
[24 Mins] Suppression models and the NHS capability to handle the wave
[30 Mins] Beyond the peak, and rebounding virus factors
[34 Mins] Where to find the facts and who to trust