Panyada Cholsakhon

I would like to discuss the introduction of the 30-Baht Plus Universal Health Scheme in Thailand, recently launched in some provinces under the concept of “One Card for All.” While the previous 30-Baht scheme or the gold card scheme is the largest of the three Thai healthcare programs providing universal health care, it has limitations. Gold card…[Read more]

You have the great example N’Prize. I can relate the problems of waiting time especially in the OPDs. EHRs are used recently in the hospital where I work and it really help in shortening the time spending on taking patient history. However, because the high number of patients each day but there are limited physicians and staff, the problem is…[Read more]

For me, I have made several of my new year resolutions, but the top one that I really want to achieve is to lose 8 kgs that I gained from last year. Here are my 12 steps of this project.

1.Define the Project:
Since my objective is to lose 8 kgs within 6 months, I have titled my project the “8 Kilos in 6 months, No More Belly Fat…[Read more]

For me, to motivate the team member to do or to change something is not easy, but based on my experience, being the good role model, be consistent on what are we doing and show the impact if we change, then they are finally follow.

In my workplace, the traditional way of nursing care makes people more comfort with and feel difficult to do out…[Read more]

Yes!! a sense of humour is the trick that I really like and we should not forget. It helps us improve our physical and mental health. For me, no matter how hard day it is, at least if we make a joke and laugh, my feeling of tiring is lessen and I can gain more energy to move on my work. Thanks for sharing ka!!!

I absolutely agree with your tricks. Leading by example is one of the greatest ways to motivate my colleagues based on my experience. Also, the environment can affect our inspiration as well, for me the positive environment at work helps me enjoy working and shape my attitude about the success as I feel motivated on what I am doing. Thanks for…[Read more]

A disaster recovery plan of the information system that I will use in my organization include the procedures and techniques as following:

1. Building the risk assessment. Develop a comprehensive risk assessment form to evaluate potential risks such as natural disasters, cyber attacks, hardware failures, and other disasters.
2. Specify the…[Read more]

For me, if my hospital adopted the high availability technology in its HIS, both patients and hospital will receive many advantages.

For patients, High Availability (HA) technology enhances the quality of care by supporting the continuous functioning and operation of the system, maintaining its availability for patient care at all times. When the…[Read more]

For me, I really struggle with recalling details when listening. Many years ago, I found myself surfing on social media a lot, which always switches from one content to another so fast. And also I spend much time on the screen during the day, even when having my breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It makes me lose focus and lessens my ability to memorize…[Read more]

That’s true, Prize and Pyae. Thanks for sharing! It happens to me all the time. Multitasking is so common in my work (nursing), especially on super busy days, and it is the main reason for me that reduces my memory. It is like I am not paying enough attention to listening, so I couldn’t memorize things effectively. Not only does the busy day cause…[Read more]

What happened?
I personally rarely experience events related to the CIA principles of the information system in my workplace. However, I remember a situation back in mid-2021 when I received a notification from my head nurse that the organization’s email accounts had been hacked. She received a list of hacked email accounts from the hospital…[Read more]

Strength: I think my strengths in EQ are self-management and self-awareness. Personally, I am quite flexible and calm. It’s rare for me to explode at other people when I’m angry because I usually think before expressing negative feelings. I always care about how my emotions might affect others, whether it’ll make them sad or bring them down.…[Read more]

Thanks for your comments!!! There might me some technical problems that the VDO didn’t appear. Your suggestions are very helpful for my future improvement. Social media like you said is one of the easiest way for people to reach the important information that might need to be added in the data dissemination. Thank you very much!!:)

Thank you for sharing the Vibrio Cholera disease surveillance system, Phyo. It’s very interesting. First of all, I like how you go with the flow of your presentation, which is quite complete and easy to follow. Cholera is one of the many communicable diseases that, even though there are very rare cases reported in my country, it needs attention…[Read more]

Thank you for your amazing presentation, Myat!. MDR-TB is a very interesting disease that needs attention. In Thailand, we also has a program, the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP), to monitor and develop strategies for controlling the disease. From your presentation, you have added my knowledge about the involvement of NGOs like MSF.…[Read more]

I think the Hong Kong president’s speech adhered to the majority of CERC principles. Overall, he demonstrated significant empathy (Be Empathy), a crucial element in effective crisis communication to the public. His actions and words conveyed a genuine sense of care and concern, fostering trust and making it easier for people to follow his i…[Read more]

In my opinion, based on the five main themes discussed in the article, Thailand needs to embrace technology and transformation to effectively address future outbreaks.

Technology: Adopting technology to enhance healthcare during outbreaks is essential, as it can streamline and facilitate every aspect of the response. For instance, advanced…[Read more]

Could you list the disease outbreaks that have been declared as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)?
– H1H1 (Swine flu) in 2009
– Polio in 2014
– Ebola in 2014
– ZiKa in 2016
– COVID-19 in 2020
– Monkey Pox in 2022

Why do these outbreaks raise such concerns?
These outbreaks raise significant concerns for several reasons.…[Read more]

Implementing electronic information management systems (EIMS) into the existing system will benefits to the Tanzanian ILI sentinel surveillance system in many ways. I would like to share the other two indicators that may changes after this integration.
– Usability: System quality indicators in usability is essential when implementing an…[Read more]