Hati-hati, Jangan Asal Pakai Antibiotik

Screen Shot 2016-05-24 at 11.32.21 AMVaksinasi salah satu cara mencegah resistensi antibiotik.

Hasil penelitian tim yang dipimpin oleh Jim O’Neill tentang urgensi untuk mengkaji ulang peredaran antibiotik yang ada saat ini sudah sepatutnya menjadi perhatian semua lapisan masyarakat.

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Teledermatology sites raise quality concerns

Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 6.43.09 PMLong-distance dermatology services may not be ready for prime time, a new study suggests.

Incorrect diagnoses, inappropriate treatments, lack of information about possible side effects and risks, and lack of transparency about a doctor’s credentials were among the concerns raised in the study of direct-to-consumer (DTC) teledermatology sites.

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UGM Bentuk Kader Peduli TORCH

Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 6.36.48 PMMASA kehamilan, sistem kekebalan tubuh seseorang akan menurun sehingga menjadi rentan terhadap berbagai penyakit. Salah satu penyakit yang cukup berbahaya bagi ibu hamil adalah infeksi TORCH (Toxoplasma, Others, Rubella, Citomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex Virus).

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Nigeria: ‘Nigeria’s Healthcare Challenges Present Investment Opportunities’

Screen Shot 2016-05-17 at 11.45.04 AMThe Managing Director, The Bridge Clinic, Dr. Richardson Ajayi, has called on stakeholders in the international healthcare industry to look at the health issues in Nigeria and other developing countries as opportunities for investment.

Ajayi, who made the call in his presentation at the 2016 Healthcare Business International Conference, held at the Royal College of Physicians, Regent’s Park, London recently, said that a private sector-driven service delivery holds the future in the in Nigerian healthcare sector.

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Ada Empat Tingkatan Akreditasi Puskesmas

Screen Shot 2016-05-15 at 8.40.47 PMKepala Dinas Kesehatan Babar, Andri Nurtito menyebut ada empat tingkatan akreditasi puskesmas.
Diantaranya, strata pratama, madya, mandiri, dan purnama. Akreditas yang mereka sandang akan terlihat pada peningkatan pelayanan puskesmas.

Status akreditasi dapat dipengaruhi ketersediaan dan kelengkapan perbekalan kesehatan, sarana, dan prasarana yang mendukung pelayanan kesehatan di Puskesmas itu sendiri.

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Podcasts: Innovations in global health care

Screen Shot 2016-05-11 at 8.03.42 PMMedical training along with modern health care systems are being transformed through simulation, and new collaborations between sectors that have never worked together in the past. McGill University is hosting an international summit called Simnovate on May 5 and 6, 2016.

Focussing on four themes to improve health care, the symposium will spotlight: patient safety, pervasive learning, medical technologies, and global health. Using creative approaches from business plan pitches to dance therapy, experts from a range of fields will come together discuss the future of global health care.

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