Arwin Jerome Manalo Onda

Attackers can do the following to launch security attacks:

1. Convince a user to unintentionally disclose login information through survey forms
2. Act as a company representative (e.g. support technician) to gain trust of the user to disclose pertinent information
3. Intentionally asking for answers to security questions (eg., name of your first…[Read more]

I agree on your point that SaaS is the way to go given the situation. Most likely, there is an existing cloud computing company that provides such services. Hence, there is no need to write a separate application (which may be susceptible to bugs).

Given the limitations of workforce and at-hand infrastructures, cloud computing is the most viable way to go. Investing on physical servers and IT personnel will take time, money, and effort – to which the project may face roll-out delays. Cloud computing is cost-effective in the long run since services are already shouldered by another entity.…[Read more]

I share the same sentiments on the limitations of telemedicine. My dad has diabetes and I can see the difficulty of conducting teleconsultations because the physician can’t even auscultate the patient. He still need to go to clinics to have his laboratory tests done.

The pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth systems but leaves inequity…[Read more]

Good point Auswin made on having a lawyer in the team. They will know the legal challenges the project will be facing.

Karina also mentioned having administrative team for managing financial flows. This is important in projecting the expenses and the capacity of the system to integrate architectural plans and buy hardware equipment needed to run…[Read more]

A perfect example of this is the StaySafe mobile/web application. It is a mobile application developed as a contract tracing app for COVID-19. While it has a promising intentions, it fell short on the implementation.
• First, it was aimed for individuals who have smartphones. While it is acceptable for use in the cities and metros, it created i…[Read more]

If I were to design an enterprise architecture, I would involve the following stakeholders:
1. Policymakers, which include the governor or public officials – They will set the vision of the project, ensure lawful governance and jurisdictions (e.g., privacy, security) of the data that will be collected.
2. IT personnel from each of the hospitals –…[Read more]

To add, I also agree with the points raised by my classmates. As a health science professional, I would need to understand and familiarize with concepts and fundamentals of information technology, since the role of informaticians is to be the bridge between health policymakers and IT. There are plenty of rooms for learning in the public health…[Read more]

Based on my experience working in the public health setting, the following are the essential knowledge and skills a pharmacist should gain/develop to improve the profession in public health or health informatics:

1. Learning is a process – it takes time and effort. When I landed my first job as a pharmacist working as a health researcher in the…[Read more]

My name is Arwin Jerome M. Onda. You can call me Arwin for short.

I am from the Philippines. I am a pharmacist by profession. I have 4 siblings and I am the youngest. I am the only one in thefamily who has a health background – my father and 2 brothers are engineers, and my mother and sister are entrepreneurs. On my free time I read or watch…[Read more]