Hazem Abouelfetouh

What intervention(s) you are considering in your modelling and how it will be added to the model structure. What are the characteristics of the intervention(s) (e.g. coverage, efficacy etc.)

We can incorporate many interventions into the SEIR (Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered) model for hepatitis C and adapt the model to evaluate their…[Read more]

What model structure would the disease you are interested in, and please start adjusting the R code to that structure.

The SEIR (Susceptible Exposed Infectious Recovered/Removed) model is widely used in model studies on hepatitis and is effective in evaluating the transmissibility of HCV, predicting future morbidity, and evaluating the…[Read more]

Choice of Disease and Scope:
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Egypt

Rationale/significance of the research:
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the leading known causes of liver disease in the world. Viral hepatitis has been estimated as the 7th leading cause of mortality globally. About half of this mortality is attributed to hepatitis C virus (HCV), a…[Read more]

Well done, Sippapas.

I have a few comments to improve the CRF design (In my opinion)

1- Add a box for the site ID before the screen/subject ID.
2- Use only 3 boxes to screen/subject ID as we have only 150 patients per site.
3- Pregnancy test must be performed for female participants, we cannot have an “unknown” option for Sex.
4- We need to…[Read more]

One of the benefits is that Data standards enable the sharing of data from multiple studies and use it in a standardized and combined way to create large datasets to allow more powerful analyses and insights that can lead to new discoveries and advancements in healthcare.

– If we have more than 9 sites, we should add a box to the site ID.
– For all dates, we should clarify the data format.
– It is enough to have either the age or the date of birth to check the age at participation time.
– We should avoid open-ended questions for Race
– We should identify units for weight and height
– BMI can be calculated from…[Read more]

Based on your experience in data collection/management, which steps in the data management workflow that you have done and have not done?

In many projects, I was involved in Data Design & Acquisition, Data Collection/CRF development, Database access control, Data entry screen processing, CRF completion training, and Quality Assurance (QA),…[Read more]

Could you share your experience on data collection?
A few years ago, I participate in the data collection for a research study on diabetes type 2 patients.

1.Purpose of data collection: For research, for public health surveillance, or others
For research purposes to explore the safety and effectiveness of new insulin injections. Data collection…[Read more]

If we don’t have data on why respondents don’t use bednets, we can use one or more of the following to gather more information to help us to understand the data:

Get a consultation from local experts: Experts in malaria prevention, such as public health officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the field These experts may be…[Read more]

Efficacy: Efficacy refers to how well an intervention works and measures the ability of an intervention to produce a desired effect in a highly controlled environment. It is often assessed in randomized controlled trials. The goal of an efficacy study is to demonstrate that the intervention has a statistically significant effect on the outcome…[Read more]

Maternal mortality rate
Definition: The number of deaths of women due to pregnancy or childbirth-related complications per 100,000 live births.
How to Calculate: The number of maternal deaths / Number of live births * 100,000
Main usefulness: To measure the quality of maternal health care and to identify areas for improvement.

Infant mortality…[Read more]

To participate responsibly and effectively to the COVID-19 control policy as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA), it is critical to uphold ethical standards and best practices. The following are some important moral guidelines and best practices that a CRA should adhere to:

Respect for people: Prior to doing any study, the CRA should get…[Read more]

In Egypt, the government has been working to provide citizens with Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In 2020, the government started the “Egypt Healthcare” initiative, which aims to make health services more accessible and better. The following are some of this initiative’s key points:

1. Health insurance coverage expansion: The government has…[Read more]

I think the situation of the health informatics workforce in my country is not well-established and there is a need for a more skilled informaticians.

One of the main challenges facing the health informatics workforce is the shortage of skilled professionals. This is particularly true in countries where health informatics is a relatively new…[Read more]

In my opinion, Data sharing, exchanging, and utilizing health data would be important for many reasons and has several key benefits that make it a crucial aspect of modern healthcare.

1- Improved public health outcomes
It is one of the most important benefits. Health data sharing enables healthcare organizations to access and utilize a larger…[Read more]

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have several advantages over traditional paper-based medical records in healthcare. Benefits of EMRs include:

Improve communication between hospital teams: EMRs can share patient information among healthcare providers, making it easier to coordinate care and avoid duplication of tests or treatments and help to…[Read more]

In my opinion, We can implement several strategies to face these challenges including:

Disease definition: The quality and comparability of big health data can be enhanced by developing standardized and consistent disease definitions.

Data availability: Big health data can be made more accessible by forming alliances with a variety of data…[Read more]

Convening key stakeholders in the health system to seek agreement on the scale and nature of corruption I agree that collaboration with all parties can aid in developing a common knowledge of the issue and a sense of shared accountability for finding solutions. This strategy can foster collaboration and the exchange of best practices while also…[Read more]

An example of a health system improvement is the implementation of a telehealth program in a rural area. By allowing people living in remote or underserved areas to consult with healthcare providers remotely, such as via video conferencing, can improve access to healthcare.

Implementing a telehealth program may be hindered by the following…[Read more]

If High Availability (HA) is implemented in HIS, It will ensure the availability of life-critical clinical systems and EHRs especially in case of emergency without impacting clinical workflows. Clinicians will have continuous access to patient data, allowing them to treat and diagnose patients without interruption.

Also, HA can reduce the impact…[Read more]