Managerial Epidemiology and Decision$-$Making Issue Case Study:

You were invited to conduct an in$-$service on Managerial Epidemiology and Decision Making in Healthcare to newly hired employees. Please develop $3-5$ minutes educational presentation offering the trainees insight on:

$1.$ Why they need to know about Managerial Epidemiology $($offer minimum one real$-$life example$)$

$2.$ What type of data and studies they should be familiar with in order to be successful at their jobs $($offer minimum one example of a study design and the data that will be collected; explain how this information is applicable to the managerial functions$)$

$3.$ Create a short managerial issue case $($you are the manager of a medical care unit in a busy hospital. Over the past few weeks, there has been an increase in the number of patients and healthcare workers contracting methicillin$-$resistant Staphylococcus aureus $($MRSA$)$ infections. Concerns are mounting about the potential for the outbreak to spread further within the hospital, leading to increased staffing shortages, patient morbidity, prolonged hospital stays, and increased healthcare costs$)$ and explain how the trainees will develop good decisions to solve it:

$-$List all types of evidence they will need to collect, explain why;

$-$Name the epidemiological data, studies, and metrics the trainees will need to support the decision$-$making process, explain why.

$-$Explain the decision$-$making process the trainees will need to apply to this case.

$4.$ List your own decisions and solutions for the case.