Operational Research in Pandemic Management

Q: What is Operational Research (OR) primarily used for in health care?

• To create new surgical procedures

• To develop new drugs

• To research in general

• Real-time decision-making using models

Q: How can Operational Research (OR) improve patient flow in hospitals?

• By increasing the number of hospital beds

• By optimizing scheduling and resource allocation

• By enhancing the quality of medical equipment

• By reducing the number of patients

Q: What role does simulation play in Operational Research within health care?

• To predict future health trends

• To replace clinical trials

• To automate administrative tasks

• To test different scenarios and outcomes

Q: Which of the following is a key benefit of using Operational Research in health care decision-making?

• Faster recovery times

• Increased patient satisfaction

• Reduction in healthcare costs

• All of the above

Q: Which of the following is an example of OR in pandemic management?

• Taking nasopharyngeal swabs

• Writing case reports

• Forecasting ICU bed requirements using Excel

• Administering vaccines

Q: Which pandemic challenge can OR help solve efficiently?

• Manufacturing N95 masks

• Optimizing the use of limited oxygen cylinders

• Designing social media posts

• Washing PPE kits

Q: A hospital has 80 beds. If 72 are occupied, what % occupancy is that?

• 90%

• 75%

• 80%

• 85%

Q: Which of the following is NOT a use of Operational Research in pandemics?

• Planning patient rotation among hospitals

• Forecasting new cases

• Evaluating vaccine center efficiency

• Creating a music playlist for isolation wards

Q: What kind of models are commonly used in OR for planning and prediction?

• Mathematical and simulation models

• 3D printing models

• Psychological models

• Human anatomical models

Q: Operational Research is only useful after the pandemic is over to analyze what went wrong.

• True

• False