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Age-specific mortality rate

An age-specific mortality rate is a mortality rate limited to a particular age group. It is used to compare the mortality rates without being affected by the difference in age distributions.

Calculation:
The numerator is the number of deaths in that age group.
The denominator is the number of persons in that age…[Read more]

Comorbidities, such as non-communicable diseases (NCD), are more prevalent in older age and could act as confounders in this context. NCDs may restrict participation in social activities, resulting in a less active contact pattern. Conversely, younger individuals typically have fewer comorbidities, contributing to increased participation and a…[Read more]

1. The author is interested in this study because of the increasing rate of suicide in Thailand and there was no previous study on socioeconomic factors associated with suicide in Thailand, which differs from developed countries’ studies.

2. Alcohol consumption is the risk factor that I want to discuss. Drinking alcohol leads to an inability to…[Read more]

1.One potential challenge in this situation is data availability. In Thailand, the location might receive from the 43 folders system via the reimbursement, which could not contain an actual residential area but a registered base location—leading to inaccuracy when investigating epidemiological studies. Additionally, using different approaches to o…[Read more]

Thank you for your comment. I agree with you that we can collect data on who is prone to have a diabetic foot ulcer, as classified by IWGDF guidelines as low, moderate, and severe risk. We can collect data on which impairment, site of abnormal pressure (callus), and management they receive along with patients with diabetic foot ulcers.

Thanks for your presentation. I like the idea that collecting data about the location, GIS, to evaluate their environmental factor. In addition, all levels of stakeholders are included to collaborate to achieve the oblective of this surveillance system.

Thank for your attractive presentation. Early detection to prevent the spreading of the disease is crucial. I like your system that include village health volunteer to share the knowledge after reporting and analyzing data. I have some question about how to confirm the diagnosis in the system to rule out other tropical infection(its presentation…[Read more]

Comparing public communication regarding the COVID-19 situation from the leaders of two countries: Singapore and the USA, based on the CREC principle is described as following

1. Be first: The Singapore leader publicly communicated the COVID-19 situation after two weeks of the event. While, the US leader communicated after the situation worsen,…[Read more]

List of the disease outbreaks that have been declared as PHEIC
-2009: The Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic
-2014: poliomyelitis
-2014: outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa
-2018–2020: Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo
-2015–2016: Zika virus epidemic
-2020: COVID-19 pandemic

These outbreaks raise concerns because they are ext…[Read more]

The application of centralized helplines for COVID-19 information in Thailand is needed to improve. During the outbreak, this central helpline shows only the information of the number of the infected rate, hospitalized rate, and death rate. Essential information on how to self-management and prevent spreading to others is lacking. For example, the…[Read more]

Using inaccurate data can lead to various problems, related to the public health policy and management system for controlling and preventing the disease. In case of data overestimation, inappropriate increasing cost and resources to deal with the actual situation are encountered. On the contrary, utilizing underestimated data lead to delay…[Read more]

IT can assist in outbreak investigation in various processes. During active case finding, CDSS may be one of the tools to help in the screening process. Applying IT in the data collection process helps to systematically and comprehensively record outbreak data. Exchangeable and timely visualized reporting data, like epidemic curves, help…[Read more]

Data visualization tools for decision support are the technology or tool that I like most. This technology is widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic by different countries and organizations. Timely and accurately collecting data are clearly visualized to the different levels of audiences, ranging from the general population to national…[Read more]

How can surveillance help to detect and control the disease?
-Surveillance helps to control the disease by detecting the confirmed case and high-risk cases along with time and place. Proper monitoring and responding to the transmission of disease by using well-planned countermeasures is one of its benefits. Suitable allocation of healthcare…[Read more]

According to the ADKAR model, changing the systems from paper-based documents to EMR in my organization is inappropriate management as following

Awareness: Lack of communication to all officers to raise awareness about the importance to change and how to change is encountered. Moreover, opinions from the members do not reach the executive…[Read more]

The collected data should not be given out to the research team due to the information privacy principle. Reviewing the informed consent of the collected data, which have permission only to this study or further study, is important. If the informed consent provides further use of the data, giving the data to another research team is acceptable. In…[Read more]

As a health informatician who encounters this scenario, I cannot tell my friend about what I have known to maintain the confidentiality of patient information. Interfering other family issues about their health problem is inappropriate. My friend may or may not already know about her partner’s disease, but she did not tell me about that. Although…[Read more]

My previous organization had implemented EMR in both outpatient and inpatient departments. But its function was not fully used in inpatient departments. In contrast, proper adaptation to the new system was accomplished in the outpatient department. The factors associated with success and failure are described following.

1. Operation
-All…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing. This project can help physicians to early detect abnormality and provide proper and timely management resulting in decreased morbidity, mortality, length of stay, and resources.