05
FEB

DSCCo Pediatric Decision Science Journal Club

February 5, 2026

1:00 PM

About this Event

DSCCo and the Pediatric Decision Sciences Journal Club are excited to partner on a discussion of the recent JAMA article by Ye Shen et al., “Insurance Dynamics During Childhood in the Fragmented U.S. Health System.”

03
FEB

SMDM Tutorial: How to Create a Patient Roadmap

February 3, 2026

12:00 PM

About this Event

SMDM Innovate brings you a new concept for providing anticipatory guidance and support for patients with chronic illnesses. In this 1-hour webinar, Drs Scherer, Tate, and Matlock will discuss Patient Roadmaps for chronic illness, including what they are and how to develop them. They will share their own experience developing a Dementia Roadmap, including challenges encountered and lessons learned.

02
FEB

Decision Psychology SIG Meeting

February 2, 2026

2:00 PM

About this Event

Decision Psychology SIG Meeting – Dr. Brian Zikmund-Fisher will be presenting. The title of his talk is, “There is No Best Way to Communicate Numbers, But There Are Wrong Ways”

15
JAN

SMDM Innovate: Decision Twig – A Novel Approach to Simplify Time-Dependent Markov Models

January 15, 2026

12:00 PM

About this Event

SMDM Innovate brings you cutting edge methods in the field of medical decision making. In this 1-hour webinar, learn about a newly developed, innovative approach for simplifying time-dependent Markov Models.

06
JAN

New Methods for Teaching Decision Modeling & Cost-Effectiveness

January 6, 2026

12:00 PM

About this Event

In this SMDM webinar, Dr Mike Paulden from the University of Alberta will present a modern approach for teaching introductory decision analytic modeling for health technology assessment using Microsoft Excel, R and Python.

11
DEC

Evidence Synthesis in Medical Decision Making

December 11, 2025

11:00 AM

About this Event

This beginner-level, 3-hour course will provide an introductory overview of the systematic review process, with a particular emphasis on quantitative meta-analysis, including both pairwise and network meta-analysis.

10
DEC

Abstract Review Tutorial

December 10, 2025

12:00 PM

About this Event

Improve your own abstract writing as you learn how to review abstracts. This webinar will help everyone planning to submit an abstract or review abstracts for any medical conference, and particularly for SMDM Annual Meetings.

09
DEC

DSCCo Pediatric Decision Science Abstract Review

December 9, 2025

1:00 PM

About this Event

DSCCo is hosting a pediatric decision sciences abstract review and brainstorming session in advance of the January 15th SMDM submission deadline. Please bring a draft abstract or abstract idea, and we’ll work together to shape it into a strong submission. See you there!

09
DEC

DSCCo Pediatric Decision Science Abstract Review Session

December 9, 2025

1:00 PM

Zoom event TBD

About this Event

DSCCo is hosting a pediatric decision sciences abstract review and brainstorming session in advance of the January 15th SMDM submission deadline. Please bring a draft abstract or abstract idea, and we’ll work together to shape it into a strong submission. See you there!

05
DEC

Decomposing Disparities Using Simulation Modeling Webinar

December 5, 2025

12:00 PM

About this Event

Join us for the SMDM Innovate Webinar on Decomposition of Disparities