Aung Thura Htoo

I found the covid-19 dashboard of Center of Disease Control of the United States. Here is the link to the dashboard – https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklydeaths_select_00.

From the dashboard, they used bar charts that resemble like histogram, making it effective to see the trend over time. It is the first thing that I like…[Read more]

Hello Nakarin, yes, it is a common misconception that the lack of statistical significance means that the effect size is small. The statistical significance only indicates if our result is likely to be due to chance. The effect size indicates the magnitude of association between variables in our study. So, it is common misconception to regard that…[Read more]

Hello Weerapat Pipithruengkrai, I like your discussion on the point that p-value is one of aspect of data and we should consider other aspects like our assumptions and other context before concluding on our hypothesis. Thank you for your discussion.

Hello Ching To Chung, yes, it is a good point to highlight that we cannot always assume that if our p-value is higher than 0.05, the null hypothesis must be true. There are several factors in influencing the resultant p-value. And I like your p-value example with astronomy, it clearly highlighted your mentioned point. I appreciate your discussion…[Read more]

The point that I am going to discuss is point number 16 from page 343. It cautions us that while testing the same hypothesis in different populations, even though the P values are on the opposite side of the cut-off value (0.05), we cannot always say that the results are conflicting (Greenland et al., 2016). In testing hypothesis, P value refers…[Read more]

Hello Weerapat Pipithruengkrai, nice to meet you in the same course again. Since you have the basic knowledge on statistics, I believe you can learn relevant statistic tests and progress further.

Hello Pyae Thu Tun, it is nice seeing you again, I hope we can learn from each other and progress towards our goals from this course.

Hello, greetings to all. My name is “Aung Thura Htoo”. I am from Myanmar. Now, I am currently serving as a volunteer in a border clinic. In my work, I normally have to deal with patients with different health conditions. So, handling health records and patient data that can guide me in my clinical decision are one of the essential parts of my…[Read more]

Hello, greetings to all. My name is “Aung Thura Htoo”. I am from Myanmar. Now, I am currently serving as a volunteer in a border clinic. In my work, I normally have to deal with patients with different health conditions. So, handling health records and patient data that can guide me in my clinical decision are one of the essential parts of my…[Read more]

Hello Weerapat Pipithruengkrai, yes, I believe too that HIPAA can serve as a standard for data analyst and health informatics to adhere while handling sensitive data like patient’s medical health records. Encryption techniques are also essential so that in case of cyber attacks, it can make the perpetrators harder to crack those data. I appreciate…[Read more]

Hello Teeraboon Lertwanichwattana, yes, I agree with you that handling sensitive data when sharing those data is necessary in the case of COVID-19 pandemics, we should adhere to privacy and confidentiality protocol along with good ethical standard. Additionally, adaptation is another good protocol for the healthcare systems to deal with emerging…[Read more]

Hello Weerapat Pipithruengkrai, yes, I can see the successes of UCH especially during these decades with notable key points in providing equitable and accessible quality care. However, as I mentioned in above post, funding is still a challenge in sustainability of such a large system in the long run especially when they face a global challenges…[Read more]

Hello Teeraboon Lertwanichwattana, it is impressive to learn that Universal Healthcare Coverage in Thailand is function well and providing services necessary for the chronic conditions like diabetes as well. Yes, sustainability of such a large service depends on the funding status. Thanks a lot for sharing the potential challenges and strengths of…[Read more]

COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live and work. Even though the widespread vaccination has now curbed the spread and extent of the pandemic, there are sporadic episodes of new variants across the world. During the start of COVID-19 pandemic, our clinic was hit hard by the spread of corona virus and overrun by patients like any other…[Read more]

My country is a lower middle-income country and as a result, we are struggling to achieve the first phase of universal healthcare coverage. Previously, we envisioned to achieve the first phase of UHC in 2030, but the current political crisis spilled after 2021 coup has made this objective harder to achieve. According to Nikoloski et al (2021),…[Read more]

Hello Teeraboon Lertwanichwattana, yes, I agree with you that financial hurdles can be a great challenge for a promising health informatics workforce. Additionally, good data governance must be enriched along with the development of health informatics workforce so that the sensitive health data are handled with great care in privacy and confidentiality.

Hello Ching To Chung, it is interesting to learn that there are challenges like imbalance doctor-to-patient and nurse-to-patient ratios in a city like Hong Kong. Additionally, political instability can be a great deterrence for the development of emerging fields like health informatics. The same is true for my country, where there are multiple…[Read more]

Hello Weerapat Pipithruengkrai, yes, I believe too that we should de-identify our sensitive data before sharing them. And as you discussed, it is important to note that we should outweigh the benefits over risks while sharing data. Sharing data has a potential for healthcare settings to gain valuable insights and consideration for improvement,…[Read more]

Hello Teeraboon Lertwanichwattana, I agree with you that encryption measures, ethical considerations, and weighed benefits are things to be considered before sharing a dataset. But it is also important to note the consent of the participants of such data, as having a informed consent before sharing is a crucial step in ensuring the privacy and…[Read more]

As a developing country, there is no specific workforce related to health informatics. Our country has a shortage of specialists in health informatics and are still replying on paperwork in healthcare administration. And as a result, patient’s data are not standardized and hard to retrieve and analyze for further benefits of the population.…[Read more]