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I have learnt the importance of code of ethics outlined by AMIA. I summarized this week’s learning by the following infographic.

Hello Cing, thank you for sharing your research project. I totally get the difficulty of hypothesizing the right questions before any analysis. And I believe as well that we should always stick to our first formulated research questions even if our data suggested otherwise. Another alternative is conducting another survey (research) based on the…[Read more]

Hello Wannisa, thank you for sharing your vibrant infographics. Yes, I agree with you that both representation bias and unequal access are major ethical issues we should take heed of when applying AI in healthcare as it can lead to disparities and discrimination to the access to healthcare.

Hello Aye, thank you for sharing your insightful infographics. I totally agree with you that taking precaution before implementing anything is a great ethical consideration especially in sensitive domains like healthcare. Additionally, as you mentioned in the first point, we should consider AI that could empower and assist human.

I will improve the “Date of Visit” into more consistent format:

Date of Visit: __/__/____ (DD/MM/YYYY)

By adding slashes and required format in the bracket can ensure that different staff can enter the date variable more consistently and accurately.

Having data standards can be advantageous in clinical research. Among them, I believe that having clinical data standards can be a great benefit for regulatory bodies to efficiently track and monitor their research and conducts during the study process as it can enhance the regulatory bodies to effectively review the clinical research.

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I have only a few experience regarding the study projects related to data management, but I have been involved in some internal data management projects, not for study purpose.

The projects that I have involved only includes “edit check and some logical check” along with “data backup”. Those projects include both offline and online data…[Read more]

Hello Phyo, thank you for sharing your experience and challenges. I also faced some of the challenges you have mentioned that involvement of several staff in data transcribing leading to data security and confidentiality issues. Additionally, I can agree with you that having data checks like logical and consistency checks could secure more quality data.

Hello Tanaphum, thank you for sharing your wonderful infographics. Yes, I also want to focus on the last point, we have to work together with both government and non-government sectors including private institutions and non-government organization to promote for AI standards and safety.

Hello Thinzar, thank you for sharing your experience and challenges. Since most of your work span around collection data from primary sources, it would be great to consider ‘transcription error minimization’, and having logical checks and some forms of validation tools would minimze it as well.

Hello Phyo, yes, I agree with you that it is sometimes challenging to record the data in their mother language due to scarcity of proficient translator especially if the ethnic group is a marginalized population. Since it can impact the quality of recorded data, we should minimize it using different solutions like pre-voice recording of questions…[Read more]

I have learnt responsible research innovation and the importance of taking precaution in applying AI tools in health sectors. Since we are dealing with human lives and life-to-death decision, using AI, a tool that most of us do not understand their inner intricate reasoning, should be considered with great care and responsibility. Besides, the…[Read more]

My recent data collection experience was in 2024, it was for my public health related research. I usually follow similar steps of the data management workflow but there are some important areas that I did not do in my previous work.

When initiation my data collection, I wrote down what steps to follow and what inclusion criteria should be…[Read more]

I have collected numerous types of data for different purposes during these years. It includes both qualitative and quantitative data for purposes like research, exploratory studies, and other for work related purposes such as feedback form.

In 2024, I collected qualitative data on selected participants in the border area to explore their access…[Read more]

Hello Siriluk, I agree with you that having activation criteria along with a clear communication plan during disaster is an important aspect of effective coordination of disaster recovery plan. Additionally, like you mentioned, we need to consider cost effective backups option as well along with regular testing and training.

Hello Aye, yes, it agree with you that assessing and analyzing risks is the first and major step we should take in preparing a disaster recovery plan. Like you mentioned, the committee must be composed of dedicated persons from different departments. Just come to my mind, I think it would also be beneficial for the organization to include public…[Read more]

Hello Cing, I agree with you that instead of having a call tree, we should call everyone involved in the team, especially if the team are small like you mentioned. Additionally, automating the redundancy systems would come in handy in the case of system breakdowns.

Thank you for your comment Aye, yes, having a small discussion in closing phase is a great alternative way for formal evaluation.

Hello Tanaphum, thank you for sharing your experience as a research software engineer. I agree with you that we do not necessarily have to follow all the steps of the project management. But in general, our project should have a planning phase, executing phase, and closing phase.

Hello Aye, thank you for sharing your experience about project management. I can agree with you that allowing frequent non-essential adjustments can sometimes harm the whole project. So, having a clear objectives and clear features can also improve the communication between end users and the developers. Additionally, it is also a good practice to…[Read more]