Saturday, May 28, 2022 – Last year, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Brawijaya University, has successfully held Online Guest Lecture Series #4 with the theme “Big Data Applications in the Field of Science” which was attended by 300 participants via Zoom Meetings and 52 participants via live streaming Youtube. This time, Department of Statistics is back with the Online Guest Lecture Series #5 with the theme “Health Conditions in Indonesia from a Statistical Perspective”. Still the same as the previous Online Guest Lecture series, this activity is open to the academic community in the internal and external environment of the Department of Statistics. The purpose of this activity is to add insight and deepen topics related to health conditions in Indonesia which are discussed from a statistical perspective to lecturers, education staff, and environmental student majoring in Statistics or others who have an interest in the topics discussed in the Online Guest Lecture Series #5.
The Online Guest Lecture Series #5 delivered by two presenters who have expertise in the fields of health and biostatistics. The first speaker is Prof. Dr. Haryono Suyono, M.A., Ph.D. who is also known as ’Bapak Keluarga Berencana Nasional’. He was the Head of the National Family Planning Coordinating Board from 1983 to 1998, the State Minister for Population from 1993 to 1998, and the Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare and Poverty Alleviation from 1998 to 1999. Prof. Dr. Haryono Suyono, M.A., Ph.D. brought material in accordance with the theme of this activity, “Health Conditions in Indonesia from a Statistical Perspective”. The second speaker is Prof. Dr. Ir. Henny Pramoedyo, MS. who is Professor of Statistics in the field of spatial statistics at Brawijaya University. He brought material with the topic “Spatial Statistical Modeling in the Health Sector” which specifically explained the introduction to applied spatial analysis and its application to examples of health cases in Indonesia.
The Online Guest Lecture Series #5 started at 08.00 WIB which was opened with a video showing the profile of the Department of Statistics and the Biostatistics Laboratory. Then continued with the opening speech by the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Brawijaya University as well as the Elected Chancellor of Brawijaya University for the 2022-2027 period, Prof. Widodo, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D.Med.Sc. He hoped this event could add insight for participants about health conditions in Indonesia and the application of spatial statistical modeling in the health sector.
The Online Guest Lecture Series #5 is divided into 2 sessions. The first session was the presentation of material and discussion by Prof. Dr. Haryono Suyono, M.A., Ph.D. for 100 minutes led by Dr. Ir. Atiek Iriany, M.S. as moderator. Dr. Ir. Atiek Iriany, M.S. is the Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Laboratory, Department of Statistics Brawijaya University. This first session discussed more about the development of health conditions in Indonesia from time to time, problems and ways to solve health problems faced by Indonesia, and the role of statistics in solving these problems.
The second session was the presentation of material and discussion by Prof. Dr. Ir. Henny Pramoedyo, MS. for 95 minutes led by Dr. Dra. Ani Budi Astusti, M.Sc. as moderator. Dr. Dra. Ani Budi Astusti, M.Sc. is the Associate Professor and Head of Biostatistics Laboratory, Department of Statistics Brawijaya University. This second session focused on spatial statistical modeling, examples of its application to health cases in Indonesia, and the practice of using software can be used for dividing regions in spatial statistics.
The Online Guest Lecture Series #5 was in a great demand by lecturers, education staff, and students. The number of registrants reached 487 registrants with the total attendance around 204 participants via Zoom Meetings and 15 participants via live streaming Youtube. Many participants actively asked to the two presenters in the Question-and-Answer session. Participants really appreciate this activity and hope that the Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Brawijaya University, can hold this event again with other themes such as Medical Statistics, Social Disaster Statistics, Machine Learning and Ensemble, Bayesian Analysis, Small Area Estimation, Data Mining, and so on.