Lecturer of IKM FK UII Participates in the TOT of PS Integration in the Medical Education Curriculum in Indonesia

Kaliurang (UII News) – Knowledge of patient safety is a must for all medical stakeholders. Hospital directors, medical committees, doctors and other health workers need to master the concepts and principles of patient safety so that they can apply them in medical practice. The medical education program as a place to train doctors is an appropriate place to teach patient safety, so that doctors who are created can run the principle of patient safety in daily practice. It is hoped that the application of patient safety can eventually become a culture for both individuals and the health system.

This was conveyed by a lecturer who is also the Head of the Department of Public Health Sciences (IKM) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Islam Indonesia, dr. Sunarto, M.Kes when shunning directions from the Director General of Higher Education and Culture of the Ministry of Education and Culture while attending a Training Of Tutor (TOT) training which discusses the integration of patient safety in the Medical Education Curriculum in Indonesia which is organized by a collaboration in the field of education Project for the Development of Medical Education & Research Centers and Two Hospitals Education (The Development oof Medical Education & Research Center and Two University Hospital Project IND – 0137 & IND-0138) Director General of Higher Education Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, on Friday-Sunday, 17-19 October 2014 at the Peninsulla Hotel, West Jakarta.

According to doctor Narto, this activity is the hope of the Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, so that later all participants will be able to develop agreement, commitment, and consistency in implementing the use of the module. Patient Safety which is currently in the TOT and provides input, improvements, enriches the module patient safety as refinement.

"Directorate General of Higher Education Ministry of Education and Culture is trying to introduce learning methods to achieve competence patient safety in medical education with context adjustment patient safety at the health center. In addition, this activity introduces learning methods to achieve competency patient safety in medical education with context adjustment patient safety at the Puskesmas, he said. Wibowo