Modelling the benefit of MECC (Making Every Contact Count) Training using agent based simulation


30 Second Summary

Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is an e-learning program for health and social care staff to promote healthy lifestyles. This project uses Agent Based Simulation to model MECC’s impact on behaviors like smoking, drinking, and exercise.

Agent Based Simulation (MECC)
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Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
Public Health
Smoking
Authors
Affiliations

Dominic Rowney

NHS North of England CSU

Luke Herbert

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Sam Vautier

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is an e-learning programme in which health and social care staff are encouraged to use various interactions with patients to open conversations about healthy lifestyles and wellbeing.

The aim of this project is to use Agent Based Simulation to model the behavioural dynamics and success rates on lifestyle factors (such as smoking, drinking, exercise) of MECC interventions, and thereby try to understand the potential impact of MECC training.