Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) of Gadjah Mada University, together with Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, held a symposium entitled “Symposium of Neurorehabilitation Following Neurovascular and Neurotraumatic Injury.” The event was held in a hybrid format at the FK-KMK UGM Auditorium and via Zoom on Thursday (20/2), with at least 250 participants attending the symposium.
This symposium is part of a series of activities under the “Joint Collaboration of Educational, Research, Publication, and Health Services by the Sister Hospital Division of Sardjito Hospital, FK-KMK UGM, and National University Hospital (NUH) Singapore” to establish a tripartite international collaboration between FK-KMK UGM, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, and NUH in efforts to improve service quality and human resources through technology transfer.
During In his speech, Deputy Dean for Cooperation, Alumni, and Community Service, Dr. dr. Sudadi Sp.An., KNA., KAR., welcomed the collaboration between FK-KMK UGM, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, and NUH. “This collaboration will not only be in the field of neuro-oncology in education and research, but other departments can also collaborate to work with NUH,” said Dr. Sudadi.
In the line with Dr. Sudadi, Head of NUH Neurosurgery, Asst. Prof. Diong Weng Vincent Nga, also welcomed the collaboration between NUH, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, and FK-KMK UGM. “We are very happy to continue the collaboration with the opportunity to exchange knowledge. I believe this collaboration will create more opportunities and build relationships in the future,” said Asst. Prof. Nga.
This symposium is divided into three sessions, namely the first symposium, the second symposium, and a discussion. The first symposium, with the topic of Post Vascular and Neuro Injury Care, featured four speakers, namely Prof. Dr. dr. Ismail Setyopranoto, Sp.S(K) (Dr. Sardjito General Hospital) discussing “Post TBI care,” Dr. Anna Rosiana (Physical Rehabilitation Dept., NUH, Singapore) presenting “Post TBI rehabilitation,” Dr. Aaron Foo (Neurosurgical Dept., NUH Singapore), discussing “An Overview of AVM Biology and Management,” and Dr. Laksmi Asanti, Sp.S (K)., FAAN (Bethesda Hospital, Yogyakarta) presenting on “Post-stroke management.”
On the other hand, the second session of the symposium discussed the topic of “Neuro-oncology” and featured three speakers, including Dr. Clement Yong and Dr. Tan Char Loo (Radiology and Pathology Dept., NUH, Singapore) who presented on “Case Based Review of the Central Skull Base (Neuroradiology and Neuropathology aspects)”, Dr. Balamurugan Vellayappan (Radiation Oncology Dept., NUH, Singapore) who discussed “Radiotherapy approaches for skull base tumors. Are protons the answer to everything?”, and Dr. Tan Char Loo who presented on “Frozen Section diagnosis of skull base tumors”. In the third session, there was a discussion session by a multidisciplinary neuro-oncology team.
Symposium is one of the contributions of FK-KMK UGM in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals. (Author: Citra/Public Relations).
