Thitikan Pohpoach

1. Maternal Mortality Rate
The maternal mortality rate is defined as the number of maternal deaths within 42 days of pregnancy termination due to complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium in a specified geographic area divided by the total resident live births for the same area, usually expressed per 100,000 live births for a…[Read more]

I would like to choose point 6 (page 341); A null-hypothesis P value greater than 0.05 means
that no effect was observed, or that the absence of an
the effect was shown or demonstrated.

In my opinion, it is not true that a null hypothesis P value greater than 0.05 means that no effect was observed or that the absence of an effect was shown or…[Read more]

Hello everyone,
My name is Thitikan, a pharmacist at the Thai FDA. Mostly, my work is related to regulatory science and I coordinate with researchers and officers helping them to develop products in line with regulations. I use basic statistics and data visualization to present and develop my routine work, mainly using Google Sheet. I have…[Read more]

As a regulator at the FDA, regulatory decisions were involved in resolving the health crisis at nearly every stage. Regulation affects the availability of tools and products to identify and fight the disease (tests, products, and devices). Regulation frames the ability of public utilities to maintain critical services, of food to be produced and…[Read more]

In Thailand, a universal healthcare coverage scheme can be referred to as the ‘30-baht scheme’ (1 USD = 35-40 baht). During the election campaign, the party indicated that the scheme would provide health care for everyone. After acquiring the majority vote, the government put forward the scheme quickly. The 30-Baht Scheme covers everyone who is…[Read more]

The previous pandemic accelerated the digital transformation of many services in Thailand, including healthcare. From my perspective, we do not have enough skilled workforce in health informatics. Health informatics expertise is required in three key areas:

– advances in electronic medical records (EMR): Before the pandemic, EMRs were available…[Read more]

Data sharing undoubtedly produces more effective results. If I were in charge of a data set, I would consider data sharing with a ‘Data sharing agreement’. Data sharing agreements outline the conditions under which data may be shared between parties, with full attention to confidentiality and legal compliance.

From a legal perspective, data…[Read more]

As the world continues to integrate digital tools into daily operations, healthcare is no different. In Thailand, the pandemic has meant an acceleration in digital transformation by months or even years. The system has a significant impact on patient care procedures, patient data access, sharing, and storage, and overall patient care quality.…[Read more]

I completely agree with Teerawat, especially in breaking down silos. Silos can often lead to organizational paralysis when one department waits for another to take action before it can move forward. Silos can also make it difficult for team members to share knowledge and learn from each other. By breaking down the silos, the teams can work towards…[Read more]

According to the publication by Silverio et al, the challenges of implementing big data in cardiovascular care were mentioned, including missing data, selection bias, and data analysis and training. I proposed my suggestions to cope with those challenges.

Missing data
As the publication points out, there are various statistical techniques for…[Read more]

I completely agree with those four recommendations for combating corruption in health systems. To successfully combat corruption, public health experts should convene key stakeholders to identify the scale and nature of corruption, prioritize Action, take a holistic view, and conduct research. These methods should be customized to the unique…[Read more]

I want to share a different perspective on the health system: health product policy and standards. Enabling consumers to get high-quality, safe, and effective healthcare supplies and preventing access to dangerous items are the main goals of regulation. Regulations guarantee patients’, healthcare providers, and the public’s safety when they are…[Read more]

I am planning a business trip to Songkla next week. I can illustrate the management strategy with 12 steps of Project Management:

Define the project clearly: Face-to-face interaction is necessary to foster a solid and long-lasting business relationship. I need to be well-prepared so I am better equipped to make a good impression and focus on…[Read more]

To respond to unplanned incidents such as natural disasters, a Disaster Recovery (DR) plan should be developed. A disaster recovery plan can ensure data protection, preventing damage to systems, and recovering them as quickly as possible. According to the reading assignment, the following procedure should be included:
1. Business impact analysis:…[Read more]

I can only motivate and inspire the team if we know what we are working towards. From my experience, I think making sure my team members are aware of my vision and my ultimate goals for the task. This motivates everyone to collaborate to achieve better results. After setting clear and measurable goals, my team and I can track progress and they can…[Read more]

Ideally, healthcare systems must be designed never to go down, to accommodate fluctuating workloads, and to meet various other requirements. Implementing high availability technology ensures critical applications, databases, and EHS systems, automatically recover from infrastructure, network, and application failures leading to various…[Read more]

I have not experienced any problems with this topic. A few cases stand out because of their scale and severity, even though other data breaches have made headlines in recent years. Marriot is one of the notable examples. 

What happened and How it effected
The hack happened at some point in 2014, but it wasn’t identified until 2018. In a hack…[Read more]

I’m attempting to practice “ATTUNEMENT TO SUBTLE CUES” more.

Many people find that attunement comes naturally to them and is intuitive, but I believe that I may improve and grow it even further with more practice. Improving this skill will help me to have more connected and successful interactions. I can demonstrate that I am “listening,”…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing with us. You made an interesting and clear presentation. I would like to expand on my remarks regarding the use and analysis of data. Being a sexually transmitted disease, HIV is prone to spread quickly among a population in a community or within a sexual or social network. The clusters or outbreaks should be detectable by…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing with us. MDD rates are rising fastest among certain groups, particularly young adults. Depression that goes undiagnosed is linked to a lower quality of life, higher death rates, and other unfavorable health outcomes. Therefore, there is a chance that systematic screening will be quite beneficial.

As you indicated, they already…[Read more]