Wednesday (20/04), the weekly routine program, Raboan Discussion Forum was again held by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities (CBMH FK-KMK UGM). The virtual event raised the topic of Generating Chimera, Is it Solution for Organ Donor Shortage, which was presented by dr. Yudha Nur Patria, DHC, MMed (ClinEpi), MMS, PhD. The discussion forum was led by dr. Galuh Dyah Fatmala as moderator.

dr. Yudha Nur Patria explained that the number of organ donor needs continues to increase every year. Even though this is not balanced with the number of available donor organs. In the United States, for example, only a third of patients requiring organ donors successfully undergo organ replacement surgery. read more

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, the Raboan Discussion Forum was again held by the Center of Bioethics and Medical Humanities (CBMH FK-KMK UGM) with the title Religions and Xenotransplantation. The title was presented by the speaker Prof. Syafaatun Almirzanah Ph.D from Prof. Syafaatun Almirzanah Ph.D., Center for Religion and Sciences Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University. Meanwhile, the moderator was Dr. Nur Azid Mahardinata from CBMH FK-KMK UGM.

Prof. Syafaatun or who is usually called by the name of Prof. Shafa raised an issue that has recently been widely discussed, namely the transplantation of a pig heart into the body of a heart failure patient named David Bennet, who is 57 years old. The male patient was reported to be in a terminal condition so xenotransplantation had to be performed. Based on developments, it is known that David Bennet has improved after surgery. Prof. Shafa added that the procedure carried out on David Bennet had been authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). read more