Bantul, 3 Agustus 2025 – Tim Pengabdian Masyarakat dari Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities FK-KMK Universitas Gadjah Mada kembali menyelenggarakan rangkaian kegiatan Healing Garden Therapy bertajuk “Generation in Bloom: Combating Ageism through Healing Gardens” di Dusun Salam Wetan, Bangunjiwo, Bantul. Kegiatan ini menjadi bagian dari upaya berkelanjutan untuk menciptakan ruang sehat dan ramah lansia melalui pendekatan “healing garden”, serta sebagai media edukasi lintas usia untuk mengatasi stigma dan diskriminasi usia (ageism). read more

Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities (CBMH) Fakultas Kedokteran, Kesehatan Masyarakat, dan Keperawatan Universitas Gadjah Mada (FKKMK UGM) turut berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan International Bioethics Symposium and Workshop yang diselenggarakan pada 3–4 Juli 2025 di Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang. Tiga orang delegasi dari CBMH FKKMK UGM yang hadir dalam kegiatan tersebut adalah Dr. Dra. Retna Siwi Padmawati, M.A., dr. Agnes Bhakti Pratiwi, MPH, PhD, dan Ardhini Nugrahaeni, M.K.M. read more

Yogyakarta, 22 November 2024 — Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities (CBMH) UGM, telah menyelenggarakan Deklarasi Hidup Sehat di Lapangan Segoro Amarto RW 13, Kelurahan Kricak, Yogyakarta. Acara ini merupakan puncak dari rangkaian kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat yang telah dilaksanakan sejak tahun lalu, dengan tujuan meningkatkan literasi kesehatan dan assertiveness masyarakat terhadap layanan kesehatan. Rangkaian pengabdian masyarakat ini mendukung Sustainable Development Goals No. 3 Good Health and Wellness dengan harapan mendukung Sustainable Development Goals No. 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.
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Writers

Agnes Bhakti Pratiwi

Hermawati Setiyaningsih

Maarten Olivier Kok

Trynke Hoekstra

Ali Ghufron Mukti

Elizabeth Pisani

Abstract

Objectives

To analyse the relationship between health need, insurance coverage, health service availability, service use, insurance claims and out-of-pocket spending on health across Indonesia.

Design

Secondary analysis of nationally representative quantitative data. We merged four national data sets: the National Socioeconomic Survey 2018, National Census of Villages 2018, Population Health Development Index 2018 and National Insurance Records to end 2017. Descriptive analysis and linear regression were performed. read more

Writers

Agnes Bhakti Pratiwi

Retna Siwi Padmawati

Dick L. Willems

Background:

The importance and attention to patient privacy in recent decades have been directed mostly toward medical data protection in electronic means. Hence, other aspects of patients’ privacy were overlooked, particularly in the primary health care (PHC) level. In the attempt of many countries, including Indonesia, to strive toward universal healthcare provision, a strong and accessible PHC is essential. This situation may create a tension in privacy provision where patients who need to disclose secrets may opt for other facilities, such as hospitals. This study aimed to describe and discuss patients’ and doctors’ perspectives and experiences about privacy in PHC in Indonesia, particularly since the universal coverage started. read more

Writers

Agnes Bhakti Pratiwi

Retna Siwi Padmawati

Joko Mulyanto

Dick L. Willems

Abstract

Background

Accessible and high-quality primary health care (PHC) is fundamental to countries moving towards universal health coverage. In order to improve the quality of patient-centered care provided in PHC, a comprehensive understanding of patients’ values is crucial to address any gaps in the health care system. This systematic review aimed to identify patients’ values relevant to PHC.

Methods

We searched primary qualitative and quantitative studies about patients’ values related to primary care in PubMed and EMBASE (Ovid) from 2009 to 2020. The studies’ quality was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist for both quantitative and qualitative studies and Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies (COREQ) for qualitative studies. A thematic approach was used in the data synthesis. read more

The Center for Bioethics & Medical Humanities Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing with the Unesco Chair on Bioethics Universitias Gadjah Mada organized a symposium titled “Palliative Care Symposium: Investing in Palliative Care, Improving Health for The Elderly”. The symposium, which was held for two days (29th-30th September) was also held in collaboration with professors and researchers from the University Medical Center Amsterdam University. The event took place at the 8th floor of the North Wing Tahir Building and the Zoom Meeting. read more

Bioetika merupakan pengetahuan dan ketrampilan yang penting untuk dimiliki oleh penyedia layanan kesehatan. Hal tersebut mendorong terciptanya kerjasama antara Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI) Wilayah Riau dan Yogyakarta dengan Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities FK-KMK UGM untuk menyelenggarakan program bersama dalam bentuk Pelatihan Bioetika Klinis bersama anggota IDI Riau. Pelatihan yang terselenggara secara daring tersebut berlangsung sejak Selasa (21/06) hingga Kamis (14/07) lalu. Acara ini merupakan seri kedua dari Pelatihan Bioetika Klinis yang sebelumnya dilaksanakan bersama anggota IDI Yogyakarta. read more

Writers

Yayi Suryo Prabandari

Wika Hartanti

Syafriani

Mentari Widiastuti

Riani Witaningrum

Susanna Hilda Hutajulu

Matthew JohnAllsop

Abstract

Introduction

Limited research exists exploring the experience of living with advanced breast cancer in Indonesia. We sought to explore the narratives of women with breast cancer across the illness trajectory to understand their experiences from diagnosis to accessing and undergoing cancer treatments to inform the development of cancer care.

Methods

A nested, exploratory study adopting a qualitative approach. We conducted in-depth face-to-face interviews with women living with advanced breast cancer in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. We purposively sampled participants by age, education and marital status. All interviews were transcribed verbatim with thematic analysis used to identify, analyse and report patterns and themes within the data. read more

Reviving Critical Thinking and Sense of Ethics and Humanity through “Exploring Human Enhancement Technology”

Wika Hartanti^(1*), Nurazid Mahardinata⁽²⁾, Soenarto Sastrowijoto⁽³⁾

(1) Department of Medical Education and Bioethics; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing; Universitas Gadjah Mada; Indonesia
(2) Department of Medical Education and Bioethics; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing; Universitas Gadjah Mada; Indonesia Centre for Bioethics and Medical Humanities; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing; Universitas Gadjah Mada; Indonesia
(3) Department of Medical Education and Bioethics; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing; Universitas Gadjah Mada; Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author read more