Author: zawmyotun

Trained as a medical doctor and epidemiologist, Zaw Myo Tun is a research associate and PhD candidate at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. His PhD research uses a novel approach to study the role of patient movements on the risk of MRSA transmission in a Singapore tertiary hospital using electronic medical records. His research interests are infections, antibiotic resistance, epidemiology, and data science. He is also active in teaching Public Health and Epidemiology. ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-4600

Code Review – An Underrated Tool in Science

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019zawmyotunCode review / ResearchLeave a comment

Photo by Fabian Grohs on Unsplash As a scientist and a graduate student in public health, I do a lot of coding and programming to solve computational problems. Few people would deny the statement that the code we write for data analyses is rife with bugs (problems that make a routine break or not work…

Meta-Analysis – Common Pitfalls and Future Developments

June 5, 2016June 8, 2016zawmyotunBlog / NewsLeave a comment

I recently attended a seminar at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. It featured Professor John Ioannidis from Stanford University who gave a fascinating talk on common pitfalls in the conduct and interpretation of meta-analyses, and some of the cutting-edge developments in the field. I thought I would share some highlights here. Systematic review,…

The 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016zawmyotunNews1 Comment

I was privileged to attend the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health from 2-6 December 2015. This is an annual conference that brings together researchers, policy makers, patients, activists, journalists, and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), funding agencies, and industry from all over the world. They come together to exchange knowledge, share experience, and…