PUBH620: Biostatistics - Application and Competency in Healthcare

This essay reflects on the application of biostatistics in medical science and its significance in public health. It discusses the measurement processes and methods of biostatistics, its implementation by biostatisticians, and how various biostatistical procedures can enhance competency in healthcare...Read More

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Introduction
Biostatistics and its application in medical science has played an important role over
the years. Consideration of the subject is important for its significance in public health among
communities, populations and patients for understanding them and making sense of the
various sources inclusive of variation (Ahlbom, 2017). It has major contribution in the
advancement of the knowledge used in the public health policies and used in the field of
chronic diseases, human growth development, and environmental health. It has use in the
clinical medicine genomics, health economics, and proteomics. In the given essay I will
reflect on the various ways of measuring the processes and methods of biostatics, and its
implementation among bio-statisticians for the implementation of the knowledge and skills.
Moreover, I would also explain how the various bio statistical procedures would help in my
practice and enhance my competency in the field (Carter et al., 2014).
Discussion
Relation and extension of the knowledge and skills in healthcare
Regarding the use of the processes like Analysis of Variance, the basic comparison of
the sample means and the statistical similarity between them is tested. Causation is a
philosophical concept which is important for the establishment for finding the relationship
between the cause and the second event known as the effect. Moreover the concept of multi-
causality has been the result of the various combination of the factors caused due to various
mechanism (Daniel et al., 2018). These concept would help me in situations where there is an
equilibrium problem which plays an important role among persons slipping on the icy path
while walking. The fall in the patient causes in a broken hip which is an estimation of the
overweight of the person with a particular speed and the gait. In my field where I work as a
community healthcare professional, correlational studies helps in the assessment of the linear

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association between two of the variables. It would help me in understanding the strength and
the simultaneous direction of relationship between variable which often include that of the
patient. In cases of 328 breastfeeding mothers, the relationship of the anxiety and maternal
age would be calculated which would give a knowledge of the association during the
postpartum period. Sampling bias is another important factor to consider during the medical
processes. It considers the errors which is usually made by the researchers while the selection
of the patients are made (Gavrielov & Friger, 2014). The process of sampling bias could
greatly affect the results of the validity where the participants are not selected then the
population of interest might not be reflected in the population of interest. Thus it would help
me to avoid the errors during the sampling of the studies. Sampling and the health statistics
involves an important factor known as the quality improvement which relies on the various
measurement of the various aspects of care. It would include the various factors like the
structure, process and the outcomes. It would be needed for the risk adjustment and the
consideration for the case mix. It would help in the quality improvement of the health
services I am connected with. Moreover it would help me in the formulation of the data
driven exercises which establish the healthcare service quality processes and the outcomes.
Thus I would consider the implementation of the various bio statistical methods effective and
their incorporation would health statistics would improve the quality of my work as a
HealthCare practitioner (Levey et al., 2014).
Effect on the future practice and support in fulfilling the competency standards
The given information in the unit content about the various bio statistical processes
would help me in relating my profession to the various competency standards. The given
model considered is the MPH core competency model which has been identified by a national
consensus in the year 206. It is considered as a relevant resource along with the guide for the
educators, students and the administrators (Moye, 2016). The MPH core competency model

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is based on the competencies in the five traditional core areas inclusive of biostatistics in the
field of public health and applies to students and professionals from an accredited school or a
program of public health. As a healthcare profession the public competency models will help
me in describing the virus role in the various discipline of public health. Moreover, it would
help me in describing the various methodological alternative which would be used for the
development of the statistical methods used for the distinctions. Moreover the public health
competency models would help me in the application of the basic informatics techniques log
with the implementation of the vital statistics along with the public health records which
would help me in the description of the public health characteristics and be used in public
health research along with evaluation (Oleske, 2014).
For my future practice, it would help me in the analysis as well as the development of
various programs which would help me in protecting the health of the communities, families
and the individuals in various countries (Pagano & Gauvreau, 2018). It would help me to
promote the equitable and efficient gains in the population health which would help me in the
development of the appropriate legislation, policy, governance and the regulations along with
the fiscal measures. It would help me to gain an insight into the working of the health systems
and help e in the proper implementation of the advocation of the theory and the practice.
Conclusion
The incorporation of the bio statistical principle would be beneficial in my practice as
a health care professional. It would help in effectively dealing with the working of the various
theory of the project management tools for example the critical path methods bar and the gnat
charts along with the program evaluation and the review techniques. Thus it would help me in
the ultimate gain in the knowledge and escalated the accuracy the processes which I
implement in my practice. Thus it would help in the effective management of the bio

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statistical principles which would ultimately increase the competency and efficacy of my
work.
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