Wednesday (26/10) the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities again held a Raboan Discussion Forum with the topic ICRC and Humanitarian Forensic Action. The event, which was held virtually, invited the speaker, dr. Tjiang Sari Lestari, Sp.FM from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation to Indonesia and Timor Leste. Meanwhile, the moderator was Desy Putri Ratnasari S.Si M.Sc.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization born out of concern for the fate of war victims. In Indonesia, the ICRC was established in 1987.
dr. Tjiang Sari Lestari explained that the ICRC is engaged in four focus activities, namely Protection, Assistance, Prevention, and Cooperation. read more

Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada in collaboration with SCOPE and SCORE CIMSA Faculty of Medicine UGM held a Raboan Special Edition Movie Review event on Thursday (13/10) and Wednesday (19.10). The event was held to celebrate World Bioethics Day in 2022. The film screened by the organizing committee was  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Our Father which raise important issue regarding biomedical ethics.  This event is held with the aim that undergraduate students can learn about issues about medical ethics in a fun way read more

Wednesday (19/10) Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing held a routine Raboan Discussion Forum. On this occasion, the committee raised the theme of Disaster Management in a Bioethical Frame. The speaker of the forum is dr. Sony Ramdhani, M.H.Kes. Meanwhile, the moderator for the discussion was Desy Putri Ratnasari S.Si M.Si.

Indonesia is a country with a high disaster risk index. In addition, most areas in Indonesia are prone to disasters. This reason makes disaster management a critical topic to study. 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

The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities (CBMH), Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada held another regular Raboan Discussion Forum on Wednesday (21/09). In the virtual event, CBMH invited dr. Agung Dewanto., Sp.OG(K)., Ph.D to give a presentation entitled Abortion for Rape Victims in Indonesia: Is there a need to change legal procedures and rules?. Meanwhile, the moderator was dr. Wika Hartanti MIH.

The discussion was a continuation of the previous discussion session about the perspective of human rights on abortion for rape victims. dr. Agung highlighted cases that occurred in Indonesia where many rape victims did not receive their human rights. in particular is their right to access necessary health care such as abortion. read more

Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities (CBMH) FK-KMK UGM akan meyelenggarakan HELP Course The 6th Series dengan tema “HELP Aspects in Medical Education“.

Topik yang dibahas antara lain:

– Pendidikan Bioetika
– Strategi dalam Mengajar Bioetika
– Isu-isu penting terkait Etika di Perguruan Tinggi
– dan masih banyak lagi

Kegiatan ini akan dilaksanakan pada:
Hari : Setiap Selasa dan Kamis
Tanggal: 30 Agustus – 22 September 2022
Waktu: 01.00-04.00 PM WIB

Tautan Pendaftaran: http://ugm.id/HelpEducation  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