The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making: Author Index W

Author Index: W

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Waaler, G. M.

32 EIGHT YEAR COSTS OF TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER IN NORWAY – BY TNM STAGE AND DETECTION SETTING

Wailoo, A.

7 DISCRETE CHOICE VERSUS CONSTANT SUM PAIRED COMPARISONS FOR ELICITING SOCIETAL PREFERENCES FOR HEALTHCARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION

Wang, A. T.

19 ASSESSING THE NEED FOR AND DEVELOPING A MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOM DECISION AID IN A WOMEN'S HEALTH SPECIALTY PRACTICE

Wang, G.

41 HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED MEDICATION EXPENDITURE AMONG ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES

42 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A HYPERTENSION CONTROL INTERVENTION IN THREE CHINESE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

Wang, H.

42 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A HYPERTENSION CONTROL INTERVENTION IN THREE CHINESE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

Wang, X.

F-3 METABOLIC MECHANISMS OF INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE: BLOOD GLUCOSE AND DELAY DISCOUNTING

Wang, Y. C.

15 * MORE INTENSIVE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING FOR OBESE SMOKERS: THE IMPACT OF LIFE EXPECTANCY

Wao, H.

38 USING DATA FROM SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OR MULTIPLE SOURCES IN DECISION ANALYSES IMPACTS CONCLUSIONS

Ward, A.

2 NON-MYDRIATIC FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY FOR IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE NEURO-OPHTHALMIC DISEASE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED)

Warnes, C.

16 SURGICAL TREATMENT CONSULTATIONS WITH LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: A QUALITATIVE AND SURVEY-BASED PILOT STUDY

Waters, E. A.

49 “DON'T KNOW” RESPONSES TO RISK PERCEPTION MEASURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS

SMDM AND SBM (SOCIETY OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE) JOINT SYMPOSIUM WHEN DECISIONS DEPART FROM RATIONALITY: EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR UNDERSTANDING "REAL" PATIENT CHOICES.

J-5 INTEGERS ARE BETTER: ADDING DECIMALS TO RISK ESTIMATES MAKES THEM LESS BELIEVABLE AND HARDER TO REMEMBER

Wateska, A.

12 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ADULT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINATION IN 50-YEAR-OLDS

Watkins, J. C.

A-2 * INACCURATE EXPECTATIONS? AFFECTIVE FORECASTING IN THE CONTEXT OF ELECTIVE HYSTERECTOMY

Weathers, T. D.

57 CAN DECISION TREE ANALYSIS BE USED TO IDENTIFY THE OPTIMAL EVENT PATHWAY TO REACH AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS? THE MAZE OF CARE STUDY IN OVARIAN CANCER

Wedley, W.

4 A GUIDING FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATION OF VALUES CLARIFICATION EXERCISES

Weiner, S. J.

15 COMPARING ANNOUNCED WITH UNANNOUNCED STANDARDIZED PATIENTS FOR ASSESSING DIAGNOSTIC ERROR

Weinstein, M. C.

I-2 * DECISIONS, DECISIONS: CAN DIRECT-SEARCH OPTIMIZATION OF CONTINUOUS DECISION VARIABLES RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL WELFARE GAINS COMPARED TO USUAL METHODS?

Weir, S.

L-5 * THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPROVEMENTS IN PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA TRIAGE IN THE U.S

Wells, B. J.

52 COMPARISON OF VARIABLE SELECTION METHODS FOR THE GENERATION OF PARSIMONIOUS PREDICTION MODELS FOR USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

55 THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PROPENSITY REGRESSION TECHNIQUES ON PREDICTIVE ACCURACY IN COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH

Wennevold, K.

35 SHOULD PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS REFRAIN FROM EXERCISE, STAY INDOORS OR STAY IN BED? SURVEY OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS` JUDGEMENTS IN POLAND AND NORWAY

Wever, E.

5 * TO BE SCREENED OR NOT TO BE SCREENED? THE CONSEQUENCES OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN SCREENING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL

15 * MORE INTENSIVE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING FOR OBESE SMOKERS: THE IMPACT OF LIFE EXPECTANCY

Wexler, R.

D-5 FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING SHARED DECISION MAKING IN A PRIMARY CARE DEMONSTRATION

Wheeler, S. B.

26 A DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL TO EVALUATE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENTS

Whitehead, N.

8 MINORITY CANCER SURVIVORS' PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCE WITH CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS PARTICIPATION

Wigton, R.

50 THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERACTIONS IN DETERMINING HOW COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS DIAGNOSE AND TREAT ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

PM11 PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDICAL DECISION MAKING : MODELING JUDGMENT USING LENS MODEL AND JUDGMENT ANALYSIS

Wijeysundera, H. C.

J-2 AVATARS AND ANIMATION OF RANDOMNESS IN RISK GRAPHICS HELP PEOPLE BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

N-2 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES IN OUTPATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Wilhelms, E. A.

A-6 * REWARD SENSITIVITY, TEMPORAL DISCOUNTING, GENDER AND RISKY HEALTH BEHAVIORS: A FUZZY-TRACE THEORY APPROACH

Williams, L.

23 UMPIRES AND HIERARCHIES: EXPLORING THE REALITY OF UNCHECKED BIAS AND INTERVENTION STRENGTHS TO IMPROVE EVIDENCE TRANSFER FOR DIAGNOSTIC DECISION MAKING

Wilson, L. S.

G-3 PREDICTING UTILITY SCORES FOR PROSTATE CANCER: MAPPING THE PROSTATE CANCER INDEX TO THE PATIENT ORIENTED PROSTATE UTILITY SCALE (PORPUS)

Wilson, R.

31 PROJECTION BIAS AMONG PERSONS RECEIVING SPINAL INJECTION AS TREATMENT FOR LUMBAR PAIN

Winter, B.

28 DECISION MAKING BIASES IN JUDGMENTS ABOUT VASCULAR RISK FACTORS

Wisløff, T.

33 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PRASUGREL COMPARED TO CLOPIDOGREL AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION

C-5 HALF-CYCLE CORRECTION AND SIMPSON'S METHOD TESTED IN REAL HEALTH ECONOMIC MODELS – DOES IT MATTER WHICH METHOD WE USE?

Witkamp, F. E.

38 * END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS IN THE HOSPITAL; WHAT DO PATIENTS PREFER?

48 * DOES DIAGNOSIS MATTER IN END-OF-LIFE DECISION MAKING IN THE HOSPITAL?

Witteman, H.

36 IF I'M NOT HIGH RISK, THEN THAT'S NOT MY RISK: TAILORING ESTIMATES FOR LOW-RISK PATIENTS MAY UNDERMINE PERCEIVED RELEVANCE

G-5 PREFERENCES FOR BREAST CANCER CHEMOPREVENTION

J-2 AVATARS AND ANIMATION OF RANDOMNESS IN RISK GRAPHICS HELP PEOPLE BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

J-4 DISGUSTING MEDICAL OUTCOMES FEEL MORE LIKELY THAN THEY REALLY ARE

J-5 INTEGERS ARE BETTER: ADDING DECIMALS TO RISK ESTIMATES MAKES THEM LESS BELIEVABLE AND HARDER TO REMEMBER

O-1 YOU CAN'T GET HERE FROM THERE: METHODS FOR COST CONVERSION BETWEEN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS NEED TO BE REEXAMINED

Witteman, W.

N-2 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES IN OUTPATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

O-1 YOU CAN'T GET HERE FROM THERE: METHODS FOR COST CONVERSION BETWEEN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS NEED TO BE REEXAMINED

Wittenberg, E.

8 ASSESSMENT OF PARENTAL HEALTH STATE PREFERENCES FOR DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN YOUNG CHILDREN

G-4 SPILLOVER DISUTILITY OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS IN US: MENTAL DISORDERS HAVE GREATEST EFFECT ON FAMILY MEMBERS

Wnorowski, A.

15 DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF IMAGING IN SYSTEMIC EMBOLISM

Wolf, D.

60 OVERVIEW AND EVALUATION OF DECISION-ANALYTIC MODELS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA

Wolff, A.

25 ARE INDICATORS OF QUALITY CARE FOR COMORBID CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH COSTS OF CARE FOR PROSTATE, BREAST, AND COLORECTAL CANCER SURVIVORS AND MATCHED CONTROLS?

Wong, J. B.

39 * RISKS AND BENEFITS OF PROSTATE BIOPSY FOLLOWING AN ABNORMAL PSA SCREEN IN GENERAL AND IN A SPECIFIC PATIENT: DECISION ANALYSES

O-4 POPULATION SCREENING TRADE OFFS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF SCREENING ASYMPTOMATIC CHILDREN FOR CARDIAC DISORDERS THAT CAUSE SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

Wong, J. H.

10 * CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY VERSUS STENTING: A DECISION ANALYSIS

Wong, W. W. L.

25 DISEASE BURDEN OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS B AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA

C-1 DEVELOPING A COMPLEX AGENT NETWORK MODEL TO PREDICT HIV AND HCV INCIDENCE IN CANADA

Wong, Y.

15 DOES IMPROVED NUMERACY MAKE THE GLASS HALF FULL? CANCER PATIENTS' OPTIMISM, NUMERACY, AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE COSTS OF TREATMENT

K HEALTH POLICY AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH in CANCER

Woo, G.

25 DISEASE BURDEN OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS B AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA

Woo, J.

44 OUTPATIENT TREATMENT OF PANIC DISORDER SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES ABSENTEEISM AND PRESENTEEISM AT WORK

Woodall, J.

L-2 * ESTIMATING THE COST OF NO-SHOWS AND EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF MITIGATION STRATEGIES

Wormsbecker, A.

10 IS A BIRD IN THE HAND WORTH MORE THAN THREE IN THE BUSH? THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CONJUGATE PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE PROGRAM OPTIONS IN ONTARIO, CANADA

Wright, A.

7 FREQUENT FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE WEIGHT LOSS AND DIAGNOSE ITS CAUSE IN THE AMBULATORY SETTING

Wright, D. R.

3 * ESTIMATING MEDICAL EXPENDITURES FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSES

Wright, D. W.

2 NON-MYDRIATIC FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY FOR IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE NEURO-OPHTHALMIC DISEASE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED)

Wu, J.

49 IMPACT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH DIABETES CARE GUIDELINES ON EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS IN A CALIFORNIA MEDICAID TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS POPULATION

K-4 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A NOVEL PROSTATE CANCER DETECTION INDEX FROM A MANAGED CARE PAYER PROSPECTIVE

Wu, L.

PM3 DECISION MAKING IN AGING POPULATIONS: RESEARCH AND CHALLENGES

Wu, Y.

56 DETERMINING THE MOST INFORMATIVE MAMMOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS BY MULTIDIMENSIONAL MUTUAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND BAYESIAN REASONING

I-6 EXPECTED UTILITY MODEL USED TO COMPARE THE VALUE OF SCREENING VERSUS DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY