FK-KMK UGM. Researcher in the Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) UGM, dr. Nungki Anggorowati, Sp. PA., had the opportunity to participate in a world-class molecular diagnostic and research training program, held by the Nottingham-Indonesia Collaboration in Cancer Research and Training (NICCRAT), in the United Kingdom, 21 September – 17 October 2019.
One of the FK-KMK UGM researchers with expertise in Medical Oncology, dr. Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Sp.PD., Ph.D., stated that the training program that was held was a great opportunity to study diagnostic governance and molecular research at a world-class center. “Hopefully this NICCRAT initiation can unite many Indonesian educational institutions with the University of Nottingham, and will attract the attention and support of donor agencies to stimulate collaboration in training and research to get clear benefits for health services,” she said. As one of the main partners in the NICCRAT initiative, dr. Susanna also stated that NICCRAT had submitted several research grants to implement molecular diagnostic tests developed in the Indonesian clinical environment.
For 4 weeks, the Molecular Pathology Research Group, led by Professor Mohammad Ilyas, from the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, provided in-depth training on Molecular Diagnostics for Precision Medicine: Development and Clinical Application, as part of a portfolio of activities with the Indonesian Institute.
“We are very happy that our Indonesian colleagues chose Nottingham for this training. This is part of a large portfolio of activities between us and colleagues in Indonesia that we hope will result in a two-way exchange of knowledge and innovation in the field of molecular pathology,” said Prof. Ilyas.
Participation in this training program is fully funded by the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (RISTEKDIKTI) through the Research and Innovation Project in Science and Technology (Research-Pro) scheme. FK-KMK UGM had the opportunity to be part of ten other delegations from Indonesia, including LIPI, University Indonesia (UI), and Muhammadiyah Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto (UMP), and was led by Dr. Wien Kusharyoto from the Biotechnology Research Center, University Indonesia.
“This course gives us in-depth knowledge of principles and methodologies that can assist our research in developing new molecular diagnostics for infectious and non-communicable diseases. We also want to develop collaborative research with the University of Nottingham, specifically in the molecular diagnosis of cancer for implementation in Indonesia, “he said.
In the first week, the delegates attended the Molecular Diagnostics Training School and Image Analysis Training School (delivered by The Nottingham Molecular Pathology Node (NMPN) and supported by The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland and several industry sponsors). At the training, they met Prof. Jo Martin, President of the Royal College of Pathologists in England. In the following weeks, the delegates participated in home tutorial activities, which included cancer theory, bioinformatics and experimental design and hands-on practical molecular engineering sessions in the laboratory. The course closes with training in research governance and communication skills.
The next training activity will be held in 2020. In fact, in December 2019, the Department of Anatomy Pathology, FK-KMK UGM will partner with NICCRAT to provide a Diagnostic Pathology Masterclass in Gastrointestinal Disease. During that same month, the INDiPath (Indonesia Digital Pathology) project will begin by collaborating with IPAI, a Jordanian AI and start-up technology, 4 low-cost digital scanners will be used on 3 islands in Indonesia (Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi) which allow four laboratory pathology is digitally connected to the NMPN. (Contributor; Photo: personal doc. Translator: Vania/IRO)
Photo caption: dr. Nungki Anggorowati, Sp. PA (fourth from right front) is taking a photo with the trainees, United Kingdom (10/17/2019)
FK-KMK UGM. Inequality is a major problem in health services in Indonesia, an inequality in access to health and quality of health services. This inequality affects the burden that must be borne by the general public, especially in terms of health services in hospitals.
In the era of globalization, the era of disruption, collaboration is a solution in improving health services in hospitals, collaborations between institutions at the national level or at the international level. The collaboration aims to increase capacity so that health services become better for the community.
The Asia Medical Week-Indonesian Outreach “1st International Hospital Capacity Building Forum” facilitates hospitals in Indonesia and abroad to meet in forum to map existing problems in order to cooperate that so can increase the capacity of each hospital. “This collaboration covers three main things in resolving existing imbalances, there are collaboration in human resource, infrastructure and technology,” said the committee chairman Dr. Rukmono Siswishanto, M. Kes., Sp.OG (K). The event, held for two days, Friday-Saturday, November 22-23, 2019 at Tentrem Hotel Yogyakarta.
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) UGM, Prof. dr. Ova Emilia, M.Med.Ed., Ph.D., Sp.OG (K) said that through the Asia Medical Week, we can explore the potential for collaboration and partnerships and also share the latest knowledge and technology to advance institutional capacity building in medical education, hospital management, and health technology. “In addition to developing new breakthroughs in health services and innovative research that give benefit of the community, and to prepare a safer and better prepared world in the face of global health,” she added.
Hopefully, that collaboration between hospital can improve human resources through developing human resource capacity. Starting from formal and non-formal education or training that can improve the skills of health workers.
Infrastructure improvement, sharing in facilities in a health service area, distribution of patients in emergency cases, disasters or outbreaks, and other infrastructure, so can fulfill the needs of the community in a more proportional and balanced.
The development of technology, with collaboration between institutions or other countries, can share and adopt technologies in health services according to the needs of each hospital. Thus the collaboration in health technology can provide services that are more effective, efficient and economical.
Collaboration between institutions provides significant benefits for 1) Communities as users of services, good human resources can give impact optimal quality of service to the community, 2) service providers (health workers) can improve skills more professionally, 3) payers, technology needs and medicines can be far more efficient, 4) tool and drug manufacturers will give benefit from the market development.
Hopefully, through this hospital capacity building collaboration forum, can produce rules and system mechanisms in terms of human resources, infrastructure and technology that hospitals can implement at national and international levels, improve service access and quality of service. Also, this collaboration can benefit all stakeholders, local problems can be solved more quickly in order to improve health services.
This forum is fully supported by RSUP Dr. Sardjito Yogyakarta, FK-KMK UGM, and Zhongshan Hospital, affiliated to Fudan University, China. (Reporter: Dian/IRO, translator: Vania/IRO)
FK-KMK UGM. The Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) UGM held the Outbreak: Epidemics in Connected World exhibition, in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). The exhibition event was held on the 3rd floor Skybridge of the Tahir Foundation Graduate Building, starting on Friday (11/15) ago.
Outbreaks cannot be separated from the one health approach, and interdisciplinary response is essential to stop an outbreak and its impact on society.
“We already have some achievements, successfully eradicating the smallpox, polio virus, and eliminating malaria, however, in addition, there are still many diseases that still occur”, said the Head of the Center for Tropical Medicine FK-KMK UGM, dr. Riris Andono Ahmad.
dr. Riris Andono added that this exhibition became relevant. “We can build awareness that there will be other outbreaks in the future, which can also be prevented if had awareness and skills”.
On the other hand, the Dean of FK-KMK UGM, Prof. Dr. Ova Emilia, M. Med. Ed., Ph.D., SpOG (K) said that the outbreak exhibition was an encouragement for institutions to provide effort for community education and to develop themselves.
“Hopefully, this outbreak exhibition can stimulate another exhibition, so that promotion and education efforts for the community can take place better,” she said when open the exhibition.
The outbreak exhibition agendas, also marked by playing of the film, which title “One Health” to control zoonoses and new infectious diseases in Indonesia, and the film “The Fight Against Ebola”. (Reporter: Wiwin/IRO. Translator: Vania/IRO)
FK-KMK UGM. Understanding clinical evidence, will produce quality health services as well. In this case, researchers and clinicians can produce better evidence. At this point Cochrane Indonesia began to play a role in realizing the spirit to understand the best evidence in realizing high quality of health services, through the holding of the Symposium & 2nd International Conference on Epidemiology: “The Role of Evidence Synthesis in Clinical and Health Policy Decision Making”, Thursday (11/14)) in the Auditorium building.
This explanation was presented by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) UGM, Prof. Dr. Ova Emilia, M. Med. Ed., Ph.D., SpOG (K) when giving the opening speech.
The Symposium & 2nd International Conference on Epidemiology which was attended by 270 participants and bring the main themes including how to understand, implement, and produce evidence.
“Hopefully this activity is able to open understanding of evidence-based clinical services, and transmit them to students in each institution,” concluded Prof. Ova (Reporter: Wiwin/IRO. Translator: Vania/IRO)
FK-KMK UGM. The Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) UGM received a visit from the consultant team of the Aligned Institutional Mission (AIM) Program, November 12-14, 2019.
Rector of UGM, who was represented by UGM Vice-Rector for Education, Teaching and Student Affairs of UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Djagal Wiseso Marseno, M. Agr., and the Dean of FK-KMK UGM, Prof. Dr. Ova Emilia, M. Med. Ed., Ph.D., SpOG (K) and her staff welcomed the arrival of the AIM Program consultant team, Edward Hillhouse, Peter Smith, and Gavin Stuart.
Various agendas held during this visit, including: speeches and overview of Academic Health System (AHS) UGM, facilities and infrastructure visits at FK-KMK UGM and Dr. Sardjito, also discussion of some component.
The AIM Program focuses on improving the Academic Health Center with a focus on the components of Mission Alignment, Internal Accountability, External Accountability, Interprofessional Education and Practice, and Knowledge Generation and dissemination. (Reporter: Wiwin/IRO. Translator: Vania/IRO)
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