Aung Thura Htoo

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]

Data sharing is a serious matter and so, we should take great consideration before we share our data. If I were assigned to a dataset of my country, the decision to share such data would be based on whether I was given the consent of the patients from that dataset as well as the reasons why we are sharing it. Firstly, before sharing any data from…[Read more]

Hello Weerapat Pipithruengkrai, yes, I agree with you that financial struggle for the public hospital to implement EMR is one of the challenging barrier for data standardization. As the public hospitals are the front runners in most countries, they can generate patient data and we could utilize such standardized data to draw meaningful insights to…[Read more]

Hello Ching To Chung, like you discussed in your thread, implementing EMR can improve the efficacy of our hospitals by saving wait time and sending out alerts when some areas are not filled thoroughly. However, there are certain challenges that we need to overcome like providing formal training on ICT to better adopt the system as most persons in…[Read more]

Hello Teeraboon Lertwanichwattana, yes, I agree with you that rapid generation of data and information poses a serious burden for the healthcare communities who are distant from the ICT knowledge. So, like you mentioned in your discussion, providing formal training on analytical skills and methods can be effective in handling the rapid generation…[Read more]

Hello Ching To Chung, I agree with you that the interpretation of the results are so deeply rooted in the culture of academics that the problem seems insurmontable. However, as you mentioned in your discussion, transparent reporting and detialed description of their methods and procedures can reduce the translational errors of the results. You…[Read more]