Phyo

You have good presentation skills describing clearly all the contents related to the disease. The disease surveillance plan focuses on the most vulnerable groups of the population and provides control strategies and policies on preventive measures for the targeted population. My feedback on this assignment is to consider gathering parents’ i…[Read more]

I have noticed that you consistently show your motivation by participating in class activities and actively engaging in discussion. Even though you see tough challenges and unpleasant situations around you, we can sense that you find a way to handle the situations well, get outside of your comfort zone, and make yourself better. It is…[Read more]

My strengths in emotional intelligence are motivation and empathy. Even when I face challenging situations or significant changes in life, I stay motivated to overcome obstacles with energy and a positive mindset. I firmly believe that anyone having consistent effort and the right attitude will gain success eventually. I consider myself…[Read more]

Overall, the Singaporean Prime Minister is a good communicator. He conveyed the message clearly and concisely. He sympathized with the feelings of the citizens and tried to alleviate fear and anxiety towards the infection with his speech. On the other hand, U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized mainly the country’s economy and financial support…[Read more]

To be honest, I agree with the idea of my classmate, Dr. Soe. We are facing several challenges in the implementation of digital health. I will highlight two themes that my country needs to improve to provide better healthcare and services to the population.
Techquity: There have been inequities in internet access between urban and rural…[Read more]

The disease outbreaks declared as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern can be listed below.
1. H1N1 pandemic declared in 2009
2. Polio eradication in 2014
3. Western Africa Ebola outbreak in 2014
4. Zika virus epidemic in 2015-2016
5. Kivu Ebola epidemic in 2018-2019
6. COVID-19 pandemic in 2019
7. Monkeypox outbreak in 2022

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The integration of electronic information management systems has a positive impact on user’s acceptability and system’s flexibility, which in turn offers an advantage for the performance of surveillance systems.

Acceptability: Electronic data recording systems remove the unnecessary burden of the time-consuming paper-based registration and all…[Read more]

Information technology can be applied to assist the outbreak investigation process in several ways.
Verification and Preparation: With the development of online communication platforms, preparation for field work can be efficiently managed involving multiple stakeholders within a short timeframe. This approach allows a large number of staff…[Read more]

The technology I prefer most in the article is the data visualization tools for decision support for COVID-19. Those were widely used during the pandemic period to collect real-time health data, not only representing the confirmed cases but also deaths, hospitalization rates, testing numbers, and even vaccination data. Each country has developed…[Read more]

1. How can surveillance help to detect and control the disease?
Surveillance can identify the very beginning stage of the outbreak and disease containment can be achievable in the early phase. Public health officers respond immediately according to the specific case definition and contingency plan. Outbreak patterns can be monitored by…[Read more]

Although I see a great opportunity and advantage in the research, it also carries a huge risk that would pose a threat to health informatics as well as patients. I tend to share the data with the research team, but it would breach a certain number of ethics that I have to abide by such as the principle of information privacy & disposition, the…[Read more]

If I were a health information professional, maintaining medical records and noticing a close friend’s husband’s HIV status, I would not interfere with my friend’s family matters by using confidential information of hospital data. It is obviously in breach of confidentiality of private data which a health information professional has to uph…[Read more]

Regarding the vaccination reporting system that I mentioned in the previous topic discussion, I think our organization had appropriately managed the change for the most part when dealing with staff. The following are comparison with the ADKAR model score that I learned.
Awareness: Most of the staff were aware of the need for change in the…[Read more]

I want to describe an electronic immunization registration and reporting system developed by my former organization. The purpose of the system was to replace paper-based records with electronic records related to immunization in the project areas.
Design: Users participated at the beginning of the project. Thus, it was designed by easy to record…[Read more]

It is a good screening system for newborns in Myanmar. Parents can take necessary action if the newborn has certain disorders in the early stages of life. I have learned that the system is very similar to the system in Siriraj Hospital presented by Khun Weerapat. I think cost and resources are the greatest barriers to implementing of decision…[Read more]

Those are realistic and practical recommendations to resolve the barrier between clinicians and the practice of EMR. I also think a user guide should be developed as a reference when the EMR recording system is complicated for healthcare workers.

I have experienced chronic patient record tools in the former organization. It included a clinical decision support system for users with treatment plans and alerts/reminders when consulting and recording chronic patient information. Our organization was implementing the project as an emergency operation, and the chronic drugs we used were not the…[Read more]

ICD terminology is designed to represent standardized terms of medical diseases and problems consistently and accurately among clinicians, public health researchers, epidemiologists, etc. concerning health records. Thus, it serves as a standardized tool for healthcare workers to register, report, interpret, and analyze healthcare data and…[Read more]

It is true, Sayar. The reporting channel from rural areas is simple and efficient. It can be utilized in places where internet coverage isn’t possible. Although many innovations in data reporting systems have been developed such as cloud reporting tools nowadays, we should not ignore such simple technology that could be useful in real practice and…[Read more]