MeDS Club: Data Science in the Ministry of Health
Details
Data Science in the Ministry of Health:
Integrating Real-Time Modeling into Decision-Making
📅 Date: February 15
🕗 Time: 20:00 (Israel time)
📍 Location: Online (Zoom link provided after registration)
👥 Speaker:
Dr. Hilla De-Leon – Data Scientist at The Health Intelligence Agency, Ministry of Health Israel.
Dr. De-Leon develops real-time forecasting models for public health decision-making and analyzes vaccination coverage trends. She holds a PhD in Physics with postdoctoral training in Physics and Data Science.
🔎 What You’ll Gain:
✅ How real-time data is integrated into public-health models
✅ Translating forecasting insights into operational decisions
✅ Challenges of data science in a government health setting
✅ Lessons from real-world deployment of epidemiological models
🎤 Live Q&A included