Dr Adam Pollard
Modelling Lead
- Applied mathematician and statistician now working within healthcare simulation, informatics and strategic planning. Various packages used but now largely develop own. Use MapInfo/Drivetime when performing demographic optimization.
- In past life, I have modeled within financial services, hydrogeology, environmental protection and physical sciences in general.
- Ph.D. – Geomechanics (contaminant transport in fractured porous rocks)
- M.Sc. – Industrial Applied Mathematics
Affiliation
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Area
Health Services
Requirements
- Contact with other modelers for comparison of approaches
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Interested in analogizing between modeling in other sectors and healthcare
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Keen to explore impact of global warming on human health and anticipated cost of providing healthcare
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Looking to investigate how disability within catchment area might skew a Trust's performance and whether this has been benchmarked nationally
