Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada (CBMH FK-KMK UGM) again held a Raboan Discussion Forum on Wednesday (2/11). The event which was held virtually raised the topic of Application of Virtue Ethics in Health Services for Persons with Disabilities Spinal Cord Injury, which was presented by Dr. dr. Maria Regina Rachmawati, Sp.KFR, M.Sc. Meanwhile, acting as a moderator is dr. Tiea Khatija.

At the beginning of her presentation, Dr. Maria explained that disability is a decline in the function of the human body which can be categorized into three, namely mild, moderate and severe. Spinal cord injuries are included in the category of severe disability. Patients with spinal cord injuries are unable to carry out activities of daily living. They experience loss of sensory and autonomic motor function, resulting in dependence on other people or medical devices. In her research, Dr. Maria tries to find out the application of virtue ethical principles by doctors in health services to sufferers of spinal cord injuries. dr. Maria also saw whether the doctor’s virtue character and service to Specialist Medula Injury patients followed the egalitarian concept. To find out this, Dr. Maria distributed questionnaires and interviewed doctors in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, and Banten areas. read more

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

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

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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 FK-KMK UGM) held the Raboan Discussion Forum again. The event which was held on Wednesday (28/09) invited Prof. Dr. Dick Willems from Amsterdam University Medical Center with the theme Ethics in Primary Health Care. On that occasion, the moderator was drg. Agnes B Pratiwi, MPH.

Prof. Dr. Dick Willems explained that health services at the primary level have several characteristics of their own. The first characteristic is that the services provided in primary care tend to be personal and closer. The relationship between doctor and patient prioritizes the important things
“Take into account personal patient find it important,” said Prof. Dr. Dick Willems read more

Wednesday (21/09) the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada again held the Raboan discussion forum. On that occasion, CBMH FK-KMK UGM invited the speaker, dr. Peter Johannes Manoppo SpB MBIO who is the founder of the Indonesia Bioethics Forum. dr. Peter raised the topic of Ethics in Global Health Issues. Meanwhile, the moderator was Dr. CB Kusmaryanto, SCJ.

dr. Peter explained that the UNDP (United Nation Development Program) has a draft Sustainable Development Goals that are implemented all over the world. These Goals are a reference for various parties to overcome various global challenges, including in Bioethics. read more

Wednesday (14/09) the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities again held the Raboan Discussion Forum routine. On that occasion, CBMH FK-KMK UGM raised the topic of Hierarchical Problems in Medical Services. The topic was presented by dr. Nabil Bahasuan., Sp.FM., S.H., M.H from the Faculty of Medicine, Hang Tuah University, Surabaya. The event was moderated by Erlin Erlina, S.IP., M.A., Ph.D.

dr. Nabil explained that recently there is a stigma spread among the community that makes police doctors not trusted by the public. This is according to dr. Nabil can be explained by examining the hierarchical problem in police medicine and military medicine. 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 just held the Raboan Discussion Forum on Wednesday (31/08).The title of this discussion is Determination of  Death and End of Life Care. The material was presented by the speaker: Prof. Dr. dr. Dedi Afandi, DFM, Sp.FM(K) the moderator is dr. Galuh Dyah Fatmala.

The beginning of life and the end of life are a dilemma that existed long ago. The dilemma also exists in the financing of patient care using whether or not his life aids are still being given. Karen Ann quinlan is one example of when the ventilator she was unplugged turned out to be able to breathe spontaneously, this caused concern for patients in end-of-life care. read more