Soe Wai Yan

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (Singapore)
Lee Hsien Loong’s speech on 8 February 2020 demonstrated clear and compassionate leadership. He spoke early in the crisis, showing timeliness (be first) and reassuring the public that the government was prepared, drawing on Singapore’s experience with SARS. His message was accurate and fact-based, ref…[Read more]

Based on the 5 themes proposed in the article: team, transparency and trust, technology, techquity and transformation, Myanmar still faces major gaps, particularly in technology, techquity and transparency and trust.

Theme2 Transparency and Trust:
Public trust in data use and digital health initiatives remains low due to limited transparency,…[Read more]

1. Could you list the disease outbreaks that have been declared as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)?
a. H1N1 Influenza (2009): A global swine flu pandemic that spread rapidly, causing widespread concern.
b. Polio (2014): Declared due to outbreaks in countries where vaccination rates were low, risking further…[Read more]

1. Which single design limitation most threatens valid estimates of sensitivity and representativeness? How would you address it within six weeks?
The most critical design limitation is the system’s reliance on passive surveillance which threatens both sensitivity and representativeness. Health workers may lack training, motivation or time to r…[Read more]

In my opinion, IT can help the following:

Verification and Preparation
1. Establish the existence of an outbreak: IT can help to detect outbreaks early by using mobile apps and real-time dashboards to track case trends that enables quick alerts to health authorities when unusual case surges occur.
2. Verify the diagnosis: IT can improve diagnosis…[Read more]

During COVID-19, some researchers and governments around the world used anonymized mobile phone location data to track how people moved and whether lockdowns or travel restrictions were effective. These data that were collected from telecom operators and apps can show the aggregated patterns of population mobility rather than individual…[Read more]

1. How can surveillance help to detect and control the disease?
The surveillance can help:
_The early detection of outbreaks: Continuous monitoring can help to identify unusual case cluster or new geographic spread that allow the rapid containment and vaccination or isolation measures.
_For understanding epidemiology: It can provide data on…[Read more]

Hello Everyone,
I am Soe Wai Yan. I graduated from the University of Medicine 2, Yangon and I am working in an INGO since 2016. My passion is to craft and work with the system that integrate the advanced technology and healthcare in one platform specifically, for the ones who work in the hard-to-reach area.

Should you give the data out?
No, I should not give out the full individual-level data as requested because it would violate patient privacy and confidentiality, which are core principles of informatics ethics.

How do you not violate any of the General Principles of Informatics Ethics?
I must protect privacy, ensure confidentiality, obtain…[Read more]

What should I do?
I cannot disclose the patient’s medical information to anyone including family members or friends. My duty is to maintain confidentiality and protect the integrity of the health record.

Can I tell my friend?
No, I cannot. Sharing that information would be a serious breach of confidentiality and a violation of both ethical s…[Read more]

In my organization, “The One Dashboard” was introduced in my previous discussion.
Awareness: The organization communicated the purpose of the new system early through emails and meetings. Most employees were aware of the change and its benefits.
Desire: This area was weaker. Many employees did not feel involved in the decision-making process and…[Read more]

Our organization is currently developing ‘The One Dashboard’ to integrate multiple data sources for better decision-making and performance monitoring. Although still in progress, I think this has key factors based on the 5 main areas:
People: We actively engaged staff and managers from the start to ensure the system meets their needs and gains…[Read more]

In our organization, we use a Community-Based Health App that guides volunteers in malaria diagnosis and treatment as well as replaces paper records. It works well because it even functions offline by pre-defined algorithm, improving accuracy in remote health settings in Myanmar. Factors like training, device availability and technical support can…[Read more]

If hospitals don’t use the ICD standard, diagnoses would be coded differently everywhere, making it hard to share patient data or compare information. This would cause problems in communication, research, insurance claims and even public health planning. Overall, it would reduce efficiency and quality in healthcare.

I partly agree with the findings from ‘Electronic Health Records and Physician Burnout’. Although electronic records and health information exchanges (HIEs) have many benefits such as improving coordination of care and reducing duplication of tests, these EMRs are also a major contributor to physician burnout.
The main causes include excessive…[Read more]

Hello Jenny,
Thank you for your great presentation about the RxBox.
I see how RxBox can save the lives in isolated and disadvantaged communities in your country and it is on the other hand cost effectiveness. It also reflects the usage in our country, Myanmar, with the under-served communities.

Hi Hteik Htar!
Thank you for your interesting presentation.
Your video helped me better understand how the KOBO is usable.
It enhances the visualization for the teams and supervisors with the real-time data that significantly improves the decision-making.

In my opinion, eHealth is the use of digital technologies to help people manage their health, improve communication with health professionals and use data to provide safer and more personalized care.

I think it is the national health records and disease surveillance data collected from public hospitals, PPM clinics and rural health centers across Myanmar. This includes patient records, diagnostic data, lab results, prescription data, COVID-19 tracking data and even mobile health data from remote areas.

Volume:
The healthcare system generates…[Read more]

Brief Introduction about Health Informatics Project
_I have observed a health informatics project in our organization, where we implemented a Community-Based Health App (CBHA) in our project area. In this project, we provided mobile phone to each volunteer allowing them to collect health data directly through the application.The primary objective…[Read more]