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Get the latest update from AMSA Indonesia's members across the country and find out more about the Great Flood of Jakarta from the perspective of our members!TRANSCRIPT
INTERVIEW
Regional Coordinator of AMSA Indonesia 2001/2002
WORLD ISSUE
Jakarta’s Flood 2013: Have We Learnt Something from the Past?
MEDICAL AFFAIRS
Flood Hemorrhagic Fever
2nd Edition | February 2013
ARBOR VITAETHE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF AMSA INDONESIA
RIFAN NUGRAHA
Editor-in-Chief
EDITORIAL
It is still fresh in my mind the day I noticed
an uproar regarding the severe flood in Jakarta, along its notorious picture of Bundaran HI drawn in tremendous height. I don't think flood itself is uncanny in Indonesia—we have gone through the catastrophe multiple times—but this one happened to be in our capital and it paralyzed most of the activity which contributed to its negative impact elsewhere.
AMSA, who just made a pact to help countries in the state of disaster in Tokyo Declaration a month back then, acted pretty quickly to respond in a form of incredible assistance, in a collaboration with AMDA. The conjoined force was, in fact, quite accommodating and we are really thankful for the help. We did take a giant step towards the realization of the world as a better place.
This edition, with its major theme of flood, will present another fresh articles that the contributors have shared. Our new column—Photography—is definitely the one you must have been looking forward to. I wish that with this new addition to the magazine, we could reach out to more AMSA members who have that particular interest.
CONTRIBUTORS
AHMAD AULIA RIZALYUniversitas Hasanuddin
NATHANIA SUTISNAUniversitas Pelita Harapan
DEARAINIUniversitas Padjadjaran
FERDY ISKANDARUniversitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya
MUHAMMAD RIZKYUniversitas Syiah Kuala
JEANNE VIBERTYNUniversitas Hasanuddin
IQBAL ANUGRAHUniversitas Jenderal Achmad Yani
AYU WULANSARIUniversitas Diponegoro
FADJAR WAHIDUniversitas Tadulako
REGINA EDA TANJUANUniversitas Tarumanagara
STEFANUS WIJAYAUniversitas Airlangga
TARATHYA BUNGA DHARMASAPUTRAUniversitas Trisakti
APRILIANTO
EDDY
Wiria
NICK NAME
Eddy
EDUCATION HISTORY
1995-1998 Canisius College – Jakarta, Indonesia
1998-2006 Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI) – Jakarta,
Indonesia
2006-Present Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) – Leiden, Netherlands (degree earned: PhD – expected June 2013)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2006-2010 Medical practitioner at FKUI Family Medicine Clinic and Nangapanda (Flores) Community Health Center (Puskesmas)
2006-Present Teaching staff at Department of Parasitology FKUI
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN AMSA
National Scientific Writing Course Organizer 1999
Representative of FKUI 2000/2001
Regional Coordinator of AMSA Indonesia 2001/2002
24th AMSC Organizing Committee Chairperson 2002/2003
Overall Chairperson of AMSA International 2004/2005
Q: Why did you choose to be active in medical student organization during your time in undergraduate degree? And why you chose AMSA?
E: I always like to meet people and learn
from them! How my father interacted with
people from various background always
amazes me. My parents also always
encourage me to do whatever I like.
However, they gave me one condition: "I
have to do it 100%."
Anyway, when I am selecting an activity
of an organization to be involved in, I
always choose the one that I can learn
many things from it, in addition to have a
distraction from my routines.
To be honest, I did not choose AMSA. I
joined AMSA by accident. It was a
courtesy of a good friend of mine, Sigit
Sulistiyo that informed me at the time,
about this organization and to
accompany him to register as a new
member. It was also a delegate selection
for the Asian Medical Students'
Conference (AMSC) in Bangkok 1999.
However he changed his mind and has
never become an AMSA member. On the
other hand, thanks to him, I was growing
with AMSA. I fell in love with AMSA and
still in love with it until now.
Q: How did you manage your time between studying and doing organization work?
E: There is one statement that has been
told to me: Do not let your academic
performance disturb your activity. It
means you have to be mindful on what
you choose to do. Of course as a student
the main duty is studying! It is a common
sense, and therefore you have to know
what you want to achieve, what you need
to understand and how to accomplish it.
As a medical student, we have a big
responsibility to be an educated
physician. We have a responsibility to be
adequately qualified, with soft and hard
skills for the sake of ourself and people
that need our help. Nobody ever tells, to
be a medical student is an easy job. To be
a bright student is nice but more
important is, it is not allowed to be a
“stupid” doctor, in a simple word “Do no
harm!”. We work with human.
However, despite my “laziness” sitting all
day long in a lecture room, I had huge
urge to experience many things. This
craving may be because I have
experienced so many benefits in getting
involved in organizations in my life. Or
maybe, it is just because I’m an easy
person to get bored. Anyway enjoy
yourself! Enjoy the privilege of being a
human being, self-development!
DO NOT LET YOUR ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE DISTURB YOUR
ACTIVITY!
“ “
Q: What are the experiences or lesson that you learned during your time in AMSA, regarding to our philosophy: knowledge, action and friendship?
E: It is very clear: I have got lots of
knowledge and lots of friends through
lots of actions.
Q: People said having organization experiences will be useful in the working field. Is it true? What is the benefit of being active in AMSA for your work?
E: By just being an AMSA member it is a
good step. By being active in AMSA, it is a
great step. AMSA gives many
opportunities: international exposure,
academic competitiveness, creativeness,
managerial skills, teamwork experiences,
you can name it. You just need to
experience it. Explore the potential.
Q: What is the most valuable experience or moment that you had during your time in AMSA?
E: Holding the 24th AMSC. It was a three
years commitment. It was begun as a
spark of dreams of few people after the
AMSC Bangkok, which then devoted into
a reality. It was an experience on working
with many great people, with various
ability and skills and perseverance. We
have learned together, fight together, hate
each other as well as love forever. Many
things had happened during that time,
many things could have been better but
until now I am very happy for any
decisions we have made.
Q: 12 years have passed since your tenure. Even AMSA-Indonesia is still developing and growing up, I believe the current condition is different. Do you have any opinion regarding to the current condition?
E: Sometimes ago, I still regularly read
emails in the mailing list, but currently
not anymore. When I came to the EAMSC
in Japan last December, I found so many
things have changed. I was quite
surprised myself. In any case, I am sure
and believe AMSA is still growing. In its
30plus age, AMSA development should
be different than decades ago. Before
and in the beginning of my time, AMSA
has an individual membership type based
on people attending the AMSC, where
then step by step, more institutionalized,
to accommodate people that unable to
join the AMSC. I am sure with more
members, AMSA facing more challenges.
YOU JUST NEED TO EXPERIENCE IT. EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL!
“
“
A strong structure of regeneration,
documentations, as well as way of
communications need to be advanced.
However, it should be in a way as simple
as possible.
Moreover, AMSA should never be in its
golden era in anytime. And no committee
or name it executive boards member or
even AMSA Chair may say their era is the
best era of AMSA. Why? So many
potential of AMSA has not yet been
optimized. Not all regions in Asia, has yet
become member of AMSA; and not even
majority of medical faculties or medical
students in current AMSA member
regions have experienced benefit from
AMSA. It has not yet optimized its current
collaboration with other medical
students's organizations or even not yet
expanded collaboration with other
medical students' organizations such as
APSA (MD/PhD student organization in
US).
AMSA also needs to build stronger link to
more older organization despite the
current condition such as with WHO or
UNICEF. People tend to like to be known
as a history, a founder, a key person, etc,
but a wisdom word says (unfortunately I
forgot who told this): more greatness will
come if nobody cares who will get the
credits. I hope AMSA is not trapped in this
circle of twilight zone. Of course one
should be proud of every achievement
he/she did. In this sense, the achievement
should become a stronger foundation for
the next generation achievement. One
challenge may be how to bring the AMSC
and the EAMSC to the next level. How
about if AMSA International or AMSA
Indonesia, challenge themselves to
organize the AMSC for 1000 delegates.
Therefore more people can come.
Regarding about the golden era I
mentioned above. In every history that
we learn at school, do you remember that
if you read about golden era, it means it
has been already a history. AMSA is
current as well as future. It has a very
bright future. AMSA needs to always
progress and should always achieve new
levels. With this current movement of
establishing AMSA alumni club, we are
hoping to revitalize the continuing
potential of AMSA as a platform for
friendship, knowledge and also if
needed, is to cooperate with AMSA
International in advancing itself.
Q: Do you have any hope to AMSA-Indonesia and/or AMSA International?
E: Challenge yourself! Be better everyday!
I hope AMSA always be more innovative
and agile.
Q: Lastly, what is "AMSA" for you?
E: AMSA is one of love of my life.
Don’t Worry Be Happy
Ferdy Iskandar
Despite the heavy flood, kids who lived at the
Roxy’s riverside felt grateful that they received
assistance from AMSA-AMDA Indonesia.
I’m Starving
Ferdy Iskandar
“Sir, do you have any rice for me and my
family?” he said. Flood has made his house
inaccessible to food source, dwindling food
supply.
Prayers
Ahmad Aulia Rizaly
This picture was taken in Klenteng Kwan Kong,
Chinatown, Makassar, on celebration of Chinese New
Year 2564. Every chinese new year, people gather in
Klenteng, whether it is to pray or just to visit the
temple. This Klenteng has also been visited by tourists
from all over the world.
Takapala Waterfall
Ahmad Aulia Rizaly
Formerly the holiday resort of the kings. Takapala
Waterfall which is located in Malino, offers a heaven
from city-life. About 70 km from Makassar and located
on the slopes of Mt. Bawakaraeng, it has a cool climate
with forests of pine trees making it picturesque.
For those who put a greater interest
upon anything vintage and historical,
or simply to seek an option of
peacefully heartwarming city,
Semarang will never fail you on this.
I've personally been into several cities
in Indonesia, but Semarang totally
gives me a lot of other things to
capture. Semarang has grown
somewhat bigger lately, but its special
atmosphere remains lovely the same.
I thought most of you haven't heard
much about this city. But I hope this
guide will surprise you a little as you
go on reading.
Semarang is definitely reachable;
either by plane, trains, or buses. We
have an international airport here
and two train stations, which one of
them (Stasiun Tawang) is
considerably one of the oldest train
stations in Indonesia and still
operating till now. Tawang itself is
located in Kota Tua, a specially
preserved historic heritage. People
usually call this place as Little
Netherland. I guess there are also
many kinds of Kota Tua in different
city besides Semarang, but this one is
so far becoming most favorited. The
reason is most likely because Kota
Tua in Semarang looks quite natural.
They still use the old buildings for
daily activities, office, even hotel and
restaurants. There are old houses,
with most families live there from
generation to generation. They're the
best proof to reveal surprising
historical secrets. Entering Kota Tua is
like perfectly stepping into the other
side of millennium era, thus I'll no
need to remind you to bring the
camera.
Now don't take off your camera as
we're going more into the center of
the city. Yes, it's the famous Lawang
Sewu. I suggest you on visiting by the
day as you can clearly see the
building or inside to its detail. It's
okay to take pictures but beware of
some restricted signs.
ayu wulansari
MeetingUp
withthe
Oldies
However, for the sake of adrenaline rush, try
visiting at night and challenge yourself to get
into the underground floor (formerly as a
jail). You might see something your eyes can't
see in the afternoon, or things you swear to
see but your friends didn't see. No, I didn’t
mean to scare you but that is Lawang Sewu as
widely known. Actually some parts of Lawang
Sewu, including this underground floor, are
still not fully discovered. For a real example, it
was my first year in UNDIP when the workers
working on the new parking lot of RSUP
Kariadi suddenly found a dark long tunnel,
which then believed and proved to be
heading to this underground floor of Lawang
Sewu. A tunnel connecting a jail to a hospital,
what would you expect? At that time, I
straightly assumed it was one attempt of
people escaping. As many people and TV
stations were coming to highlight the
shocking news, soon the government of
Semarang officially announced and secured
the place for historic reasons. Later on I knew
from my college friends, there are still many
places that are believed to be secretly
connected to Lawang Sewu and until today
the government is still working on related
observations.
The third you should not miss about the city
is Sam Poo Kong. It's a Buddhist temple with
extremely magnificent designs. Some people
who see the pictures of this temple often
mistakenly the place as somewhere in
Shanghai. Now why not following them by
uploading your pictures in the temple and
add a little caption of "Aha! Shanghai time!”
Of course remember your hashtags and
probably you'll receive so many likes in
return. To me, going to Semarang won’t be
complete without this place.
I still have several options for your fun trip.
Culinary in Semarang is somehow best at
night time. It's Simpang Lima, the center of
the city. There are various foods stalls
surrounding the field of Simpang Lima,
starting from Pecel and Sate Kambing (which
these two are the most visited and therefore
the most recommended of all). There is also
Semawis, the oldies night market. Semawis
gives an option of foods mostly Chinese,
though of course you can find others too.
Their light foods like cookies or sweet ice
creams are highly recommended due to
(very) cheap prices with worthy tastes. But
shopping in Semawis takes patience since the
place could be quite crowded. At the last
night of your trip, you can visit what we
usually called as Semarang Atas. There are
many restaurants with understandable prices
in range. They're mostly offer delicious
Western foods with cool atmosphere. And
seeing the fascinating view of city lights from
your dinner table somehow boost up a little
romance.
Overall, Semarang won't be disappointing. If
only we were encouraged to dig deeper to
every possible hidden beauties, I'm so sure
we could have a lot of fun and gain a lot
more knowledge of our own country as well.
Why not putting Semarang into your next
plan of visit? I dearly wish you would start
marking your calendar as your unforgettable
trip starts here. Let’s travel back the time and
meet up with the oldies!
Kulit adalah bagian terluar pada tubuh
manusia. Tidak heran kulit menjadi
bagian terpenting dalam kehidupan.
Dibutuhkan kulit yang sehat dan terawat
untuk menambah rasa percaya diri. Itu
membuat banyak orang menempuh
berbagai cara untuk mendapatkan kulit
sehat,mulus,dan indah. Namun, berbagai
keluhan seputar kulit semakin sering
dijumpai, mulai dari kelainan
pigmentasi, kulit berjerawat hingga
penyakit kulit yang disebut dengan
dermatitis atopik.
Dermatitis atopik adalah suatu dermatitis
yang bersifat kronik residif yang dapat
terjadi pada bayi, anak dan dewasa
dengan riwayat atopi pada penderita atau
keluarganya. Dermatitis Atopik atau
Eczema Dermatitis atau Eksim adalah
peradangan pada lapisan atas kulit yang
sifatnya kronis atau menahun. Penderita
penyakit ini biasanya mengeluh kulit nya
terasa gatal dan kering yang tidak sembuh-
sembuh atau sering kambuh walaupun
sudah diobati. umumnya mengenai bayi
dan anak-anak, namun tidak jarang juga
dialami oleh orang dewasa. Pada orang
dewasa biasanya juga akan menimbulkan
gangguan secara kosmetik dikarenakan
kulit yang sering digaruk lama kelamaan
akan menimbulkan bercak kehitaman
(hiperpigmentasi) sehingga mengganggu
penampilan. Kondisi ini biasanya muncul
pada penderita yang memiliki
kecenderungan atopi, yaitu suatu tendensi
gangguan alergi yang diturunkan secara
genetik.
Penyakit ini memiliki manifestasi klinis
yang luas dan sangat bervariasi, tidak ada
satupun pengobatan yang ideal untuk
semua penderita Eksim. Prinsip
pengobatan Eksim yang terutama adalah
edukasi, mengurangi gatal, dan
menghindari kekambuhan. Edukasi juga
mencakup cara merawat kulit yang benar
dikarenakan kulit penderita Dermatitis
Atopik cenderung kering maka perawatan
juga harus disesuaikan dengan kondisi
tersebut. Sebisa mungkin hindari produk
perawatan yang dapat mengiritasi kulit
dan menyebabkan kulit menjadi
bertambah kering. Kurangi gatal dengan
tujuan agar penderita tidak menggaruk
kulit yang dapat menyebabkan infeksi dan
memperburuk penyakit. Menggunakan
emolien (pelembab kulit) juga dianjurkan
untuk mencegah kekeringan dan
menghindari gatal, namun gunakan
produk yang ringan dan non iritatif.
“
The flood disaster in Jakarta not only
affecting the daily activity such as
transportation, but also has an impact on
people’s health. With the contaminated
inundate water, many people contracted
by post-flooding illness, such as skin
disease, diarrhea, yellow fever, also
dengue hemorrhagic fever. These illness
are related to the condition of
environment and people’s habit. Dirty and
grubby environment is a favorable
location of endemic disease, plus people’s
ignorance of cleanliness makes it more
preferred. Since the flood that lasted for a
few days has worsen the environment
sanitation, there are more and more
endemic diseases occur in town. Now I’m
going to discuss about one of the post-
flooding disease that has a high incidence
rate, also one of the deadliest, in
Indonesia. It is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
(DHF).
DHF is a severe fever caused by viral
infection that spreads by the infected
Aedes aegypti mosquito. it goes by other
names, such as “breakbone” or “dandy
fever”. Dengue can affect anyone but
tends to be more severe in people with
disturbed immune systems. Based on the
last five years surveillance in Indonesia, it
shows that there’s an increase in the
number of case around November to
March, which is the rainy season.
There are four kinds of virus serotypes;
DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4. In
Indonesia, it is mostly DENV-3 that causes
DHF. Infection by one of these serotypes
produce lifelong immunity against
reinfection with that certain serotype, but
not to others. That’s why people may get
DHF more than once in their lifetime.
These viruses cause both dengue fever
and dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Asymptomatic infection also occurs.
Because DHF is caused by virus, there’s no
specific medicine or antibiotic to treat it.
The treatment is purely concerned to relief
the symptoms.
Because DHF is caused by virus,
there’s no specific medicine or
antibiotic to treat it
“
“
The virus is contracted from the bite of a
striped female Aedes aegypti mosquito.
They flourishes during rainy seasons but
can breed in water-filled materials such as
plastic bags, pots, and cans. The virus
cannot be spread directly from person to
person. There must be a person-to-
mosquito-to-other-person pathway.
Infected humans are the main carriers of
the virus, serving as a source of the virus
for uninfected mosquitoes. People who
are infected with the dengue virus can
transmit the infection (for 4-5 days) via
Aedes mosquitoes after their first
symptoms appear.
The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes live in
urban habitats and breeds mostly in man-
made containers. They are a daytime
feeder, their peak biting periods are early
in the morning and in the evening before
dusk. Female Aedes aegypti bites multiple
people during each feeding period. Aedes
mosquitos typically live indoors and often
found in dark, cool places such as closets,
under beds, behind curtains, and in
bathrooms.
After being bitten, the incubation period
ranges from three to 15 days before the
signs and symptoms of dengue appear in
stages. Dengue starts with chills,
headache, pain upon moving the eyes,
and low backache. Painful aching in legs
and joints occurs during first hour of
illness. The temperature rises quickly to
more than 39°C with relatively low heart
rate and low blood pressure. The eyes
become reddened. A flushing or pale pink
rash appear on the face and then
disappears. The lymph nodes in the neck
and groin are often swollen. Fever and
other signs of dengue last for two to four
days, followed by a rapid drop in body
temperature with profuse sweating. This
precedes a period with normal body
temperature and a sense of well-being that
lasts about a day only. Then a second
rapid rise in temperature follows. A
characteristic rash appears along with
fever and spreads from the extremities to
cover the entire body, except the face.
Palms and soles may be bright red and
swollen. There are also possible signs of
hemorrhage such as bleeding in the nose
or gums, black stools, easily bruised, and
petechiae (small red spots or blisters
under the skin). This form of dengue fever
may be life-threatening and can progress
to the most severe form of syndrome,
dengue shock syndrome (dengue fever
with hypovolemic shock that may cause
death).
Because DHF is transmitted through mosquito bites, the most effective way to prevent it is to control the vector. There are some things we can do, such as:
• Preventing mosquitoes from accessing egg-laying habitats by environmental management and modification (e.g. fogging, abate)
• Disposing of solid waste properly and removing artificial man-made habitats• Covering, emptying and cleaning of domestic water storage containers on a
weekly basis• Applying appropriate insecticides to water storage outdoor containers• Using of personal household protection such as window screens, insecticide
treated materials, and vaporizers• Improving community participation and mobilization for sustained vector
control• Using topical medications (e.g. lotion) frequently to prevent mosquito bites
There, you know a little bit
more about Dengue
Hemorrhagic Fever and
how to stay away from it.
Let’s improve and maintain
the cleanliness of our
environment to lower the
risk of DHF. As George
Bernard Shaw said, “Better
keep yourself clean and
bright, you are the window
through which you must
see the world.”DHF
SPINE: Understanding Psychological Interaction of Human and Developing Good Social Responses
SPINE is a seminar with the theme
about Human Interaction with the
purpose to prepare students of medical
faculty when facing patients so they
will be able deliver excellence
services, not just treatment physically
but also physiologically.
SPINE is begun with opening ceremony
and speech by chairman of the
committee and representative of AMSA
Airlangga University. Next, the first
keynote speakers, physiologist and
lecturer from Universitas Surabaya, Dr.
Setiasih, M.Kes., bring a topic about
“Health-Professional and Patient
Relationship”. When comes to
discussion session,
participants
enthusiastically asking a lot of
questions.
After that, the second topic about
“Public Speaking Skill” presented by
Yose Waluyo, dr., is one of the
important things for medical workers
when they communicate with peoples
and community. In the last session,
David Suhartono, dr.,
alumni of AMSA
Airlangga
University 2003,
gives the
material about
“Electronic
Communication
Skill” that teach ethics
and communication skill through
diverse technology that available in
this modern age. After discussion
session, this event comes to ending
and closing session.
Hopefully from SPINE, participants get
lots of new knowledge to improve their
skills to face the challenges ahead.
unair
by Stefanus Wijaya
XPLODE: Extraordinary Professional Action and Debate Competition 2012
AMSA Indonesia National Action Event
in 2012 was hosted by AMSA Airlangga
University and this big event was
named “XPLODE” (Extraordinary
Professional Action and Debate
Competition) 2012 took a theme in
genetic mutation. XPLODE was held in
Surabaya on December, 14th - 16th 2012.
Basically, there were 2 major events in
XPLODE, Debate Competition and
Health Campaign. The Debate
competition was held on 15th
December, and it took a whole day to
complete this competition, which in
that event together with Lions Club
Surabaya and Palang Merah Indonesia,
was filled with free medications for
people around university
neighborhood and blood donors by
volunteers. All of three events took
place at Medical Faculty Airlangga
University Surabaya. Eventhough lots
of obstacles and challenges during
short preparation time, finally XPLODE
2012 can successfully held and
finished, thanks to everyone that was
involved in this event, from comittees
and participants. We are honored and
grateful for the trust to us to hold such
a big event that become one of AMSA
Indonesia annual national events.
First Huge Baby Steps Toward Helping Flood Victims
AMSA has never dealt with this kind of
emergency before, not until the bad
flood hits Jakarta on last January. It was
such a shock how bad the flood was,
almost the entire Jakarta was filled with
flood. Traffic became worse, people
had to live somewhere else because
their houses were sunk, the electricity
was shutdown, food stock and water
became limited because it was hard to
get out of the house without getting
wet, remembering it was impossible for
cars to drive through the flood.
The flood progressively worsen day by
day because of the nonstop rain. AMSA
Indonesia gathered volunteers from
AMSA all over Indonesia to help flood
victims in Jakarta. I, myself, am one of
the volunteers, and this is why I am
very much excited to write about this
event. AMSA asked AMDA Indonesia
and AMDA Japan to help and work
together to help the victims. Once
AMDA agreed to help, AMSA began to
prepare the accommodation for them
while they stay in Jakarta. Some of the
volunteers were asked to buy boxes of
medicine, rice, oil, baby food, instant
food, water, pampers, adult diapers,
pads, and many more.
Once all the medicine were set, we
were ready to go to all the places that
needed our help the most. The
volunteers during this event were from
AMSA TRISAKTI, UI, UKI, UKRIDA,
UNTAR, UAJ, UPH, UGM, UNHAS, and
many more. We gathered on day one
to go to Tanggul Roxy to give free
medical care for the flood victims in
Tomang, Grogol. There were about 215
patients that day and our free medical
care succeeded to relief some of their
sickness. The people there seemed
very pleased that AMSA and AMDA
came to help them. They appreciated
how much AMSA care about humanity
and how eagerly the volunteers were
willing to help.
utrisakti
by Tarathya Bunga Dharmasaputra
The next free medical care was held in
Bekasi. Actually, the flood was really
bad there. It ruined their furniture
especially on the main floor. The
electricity was shut down for days and
when we arrived the street was really
dirty and covered with mud. Some of
the electricity was still completely shut
down, and some of the furniture was
being dried off outside the house. The
hygiene in each house was still very
poor. The patients there were not as
much as the patients we got in Grogol,
because that day the rain poured pretty
hard but it was still worth our time to
be able to help a part of Bekasi. The
people there seemed happy also that
AMSA came to help.
Last but not least, our next free medical
care was in Pluit. It was really fun, yet a
bit terrifying when we did a survey in
the middle of the night and drive
through the flood. Because the flood in
Pluit was still bad while the flood in
other places has subsided. The scary
part was that there have been reports
about snakes found on the road in the
middle of the flood. In the morning,
like always the volunteers gathered in
one place and went to Pluit altogether.
It was such a fun memory no matter
how tired we all were. Each volunteers
were given different jobs, such as
anamnesis to diagnosing the patients;
which were given the rights for batch
2010 and of course the doctors from
AMDA, while the rest of the volunteers
from younger batch got to help the
registration booth, blood pressure
measurement booth, pharmacology
booth; which the job was to put in the
medicine exactly as what the doctors
had written and the right doses and
educational booth; which the job was
to call out patients’ names and educate
about how many times per day the
medicine had to be taken, and so on.
In conclusion, AMSA “Save Flood
Victim” has been a success. Even
though it hasn’t been entirely perfect,
but we have taken big baby steps
toward helping flood victims. It was
such an honor to have been able to
work with AMDA and AMSA Indonesia.
It was definitely a week to remember
for me and I’m sure for all the
volunteers . By volunteering in events
like this, I have gained a lot of
experience and have met incredible
people from around Indonesia who
were willing to fly to Jakarta to help the
flood victims. I feel very honored to
have known them. I hope that AMSA
could be known more nationally and
internationally by social acts, rising
humanity in each of the member
because it is very important that we, as
future medical doctors, should care
more and be more aware about our
community. Thank you for giving
AMSA people the opportunity to help
flood victims, AMSA Indonesia!
First Ever Hosting Experience: AMSEP for Taiwan
It’s an honor for us, AMSA Untar, for
being the host of AMSEP for Taiwan. As
you all know, AMSEP stands for Asian
Medical Students’ Exchange Program.
From 1st-7th February 2013, we
became the host for 3 delegates from
Chung Shan University: Hsiao You
Chung (George), Lee Wei Cheng
(Wayne), and Tien Yu Kung (Wesley).
Within a week we try our best to serve
and treat them well.
Our journey started when the delegates
arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on
February 1st at 13.35 pm. After changed
their clothes, we went to Gado Gado
Boplo to had a welcoming party! We
welcomed them with Saman dance
performance and had fun with some
games. Special thanks for Kevin Mozes
as the director of AMSEP, AMSA
AtmaJaya, AMSA UGM, and AMSA UI
for made it there at the welcoming
party.
The second day, our first destination
was, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.
After arrived, we take them to West
Sumatra custom home to learn Tari
Piring. The delegates tried very hard to
not broke the plate while dance. After
finished the dance lesson, we showed
them the culture of Indonesia with the
games amsazing race. We made post in
some point and in every post they need
to play a game to get the clue for the
next post. So while playing the game
delegates can go around TMII with the
bicycle, see Indonesia’s custom home
and learn about Indonesia culture.
They also try sky cable train and visit
some museums. Second destination
was, Jamu Mentjos. We introduced
them one of Indonesian herbal
medicine, Jamu, and let them taste it.
Their expression express how the Jamu
taste :) After had a dinner, we went to
Senen to watch Bharata puppet show.
untar
by Regina Eda Tanjuan
Third day we had tour to Monas,
Textile Museum, Bank of Indonesia
Museum, Puppet Museum, and Kota
Tua. At Textile Museum, delegates
learned how to make Batik. They so
enthusiast to made it and they love
Batik. After had some museums tour,
we went to Kota Tua to had cycling!
The Fourth day, we had special
academic program for them because
Untar wasn't had academic schedule at
that day. Delegates had an overview
about 7 jump steps for Problem Based
Learning (PBL) disscussion, and PBL
disscussion about Tropical diseases.
After that, we had AMSA sharings by
our representative, Rio Alexsandro and
had lunch! That day, we had lunch at
our canteen. We continue our journey
with the city tour. They visited
Cathedral church, Istiqlal mosque and
Mangga Dua shopping center for
shopping. At night, after had dinner,
we had karaoke time. Committees and
delegates sang and dance together for
two hours and it was so fun!
Day 5. We had some academic
program in the morning, special
lecturer about Tropical diseases (cause
this is our academic theme for them),
pleno, parasitological lab class, and
tour campus! And their special
program that day was they had cooking
class with Chef Atika. They learned
how to made Gado-Gado and made us,
committees, some plates of Gado-
Gado. This is the first time for them to
cook, but their Gado-Gado tasted really
good! Next, we went to Sitanala
Leprosy hospital for the hospital visit,
since leprosy patients may hardly
found in most of the other chapters.
After they had hospital visit and
explanation about leprosy, we had a
motivation section for the patients
there; motivation was one of the
important things to be given to the
patient in their treatments. Our fifth day
journey ended at Central Park Mall. We
went shopping, took photo at the park
and dinner at Riung Sunda.
On the sixth we got up earlier today
because we had to go to Bandung!
Four hours time taken from Jakarta to
Bandung and the delegates chose to
kept on talking with us rather than
sleep. We were talking about
everything, from their activities back in
Taiwan, their hobby, Taiwan’s political
issues, until love life. Those 4 hours
such a short time for chit chat because
it felt like in no time we then arrived at
de Ranch to had lunch, played archery
and some shopping. Next, we went to
Saung Angklung Udjo to watch
angklung performances and learned
how to play angklung.
At night, we were having farewell party
at Kampoeng Daun to close our
AMSEP. As a gift, the delegates
prepared some performances for us.
George performed some magic show,
Wayne performed his skill to solve
rubric, and Wesley show his talent in
singing. It continued with video about
our past 6 days journey and
performance of the committee. We
then sang together Friends Forever
(Graduation) by Vitamin C. Finally the
farewell party was closed by delegates
and committees testimonies. It was
really touching; almost all of us shed
our tears. One of delegates said: "we
have a new family here. Thank you for
treating us like a president".
Day 7. The delegates had to back to
Taiwan. Before we leave Bandung, one
by one delegates gave us some gift and
so do us. We gave them souvenirs,
photo CD and a book that filled by
committees testimonies. Their flight
was at 14.40. At 12.30 we arrived at the
airport. It's time to say good bye to
them.
It is our first time to be host for AMSEP
and this one week was so amazing for
us. We got many new experiences and
of course we met great friends from
Taiwan! They were so kind, cheerful,
funny and love to try something new.
Especially their eagerness to learnt and
spoke Indonesian language from the
simple one like: 'panas banget',
'mantap!', 'enak banget' until the more
complex one: 'ciyus miapa?!' and
'Terus Aku harus bilang W O W?'.The
bond of our friendship makes us hard
to move on to the reality. Until now, we
as the committee still miss our
togetherness with the delegates :'). But
no worries, we are ready to feel the
post-AMSEP-syndrome again!
Open Requirement of AMSA Unsyiah 2013
Regeneration is a certainty. So that we,
AMSA Unsyiah come back to held
Open Requirement (OR) to invite our
beloved youngest brother and sister
from medical students of Universitas
Syiah Kuala batch 2012 who want to
join us in AMSA Unsyiah’s big family.
This year we put theme “Be famous
with AMSA” with state of art is lets join
us to make improvement to our society
and environment by doing positive
activities as medical students, based on
AMSA philosophy; knowledge, action,
and friendship, and become famous !
Like usual, this year OR will be held in
several mechanism, like first
registration, interview, welcoming
party, and magang section. But, there
are several improvement in this year,
by adding knowledge test about AMSA
itself. The test is formed in multiple
choice with question area is about
AMSA International, AMSA Indonesia,
and also AMSA Unsyiah. The aim of
this exam is to find whoever is want to
join because they are interested with
our actions. And other new method is
by combining magang section in
SWOT Analysis, which is will train our
new member (observer) to organize an
action by thinking every steps in order
to held a superb event.
Project officer of this year OR, Tri
Utomo, said that there is big attention
from new medical student of Unsyiah
to join in AMSA Unsyiah, proofed with
more than 150 applicants in four days
registration (February, 4-7th 2013),
instead we just accept around 70 new
members. there is because AMSA is
well-known as organization with so
many positive actiivities with tight
friendship relations. Our
Representative, Syarifah Chaula
Amrina, hoped that every new member
of AMSA Unsyiah will have a big vision
and spirit to bring AMSA Unsyiah better
next time.
unsyiah
by Muhammad Rizky
MISOPROSTOL Blok The Cell
After being stopped for several month,
AMSA Unsyiah hold back an
outstanding program in improving
quality of problem-based learning
(PBL) sytems in our campus,
MISOPROSTOL for Block The Cell
(Tutorial simulation with seniors from
AMSA Unsyiah’s member). We know
that PBL is a system which has aim to
create doctor with knowledge based
on problems (cases) which happen
daily in patients. So, the main
requirement of medical student is to
have ability do find the causes, discuss
it in group, analyse sistematically, and
diagnose the problem with the
solution. Based on that all things,
AMSA Unsyiah hold a program to
simulate tutorial/discussion section in
order to prepare what must to be
discussed regarding each given
scenario.
At that time, we made it for The Cell
topic which is being learned by
medical student batch 2012. We held
on Sunday, February 17th 2013 in our
canteen. There was more than 50
participant so we divided into 7 groups
which each grup consist of 7-8 persons
with 2 tutors. We start from the given
scenario/case and simulate 7-jump
method. In every step, participants
were allowed to ask whether he/she
doesn’t understand about the topic to
the tutor. At the end of discussion, the
tutors will explain about the topic in
the scenario and tell the step to find
the solution.
AMSA Leadership Training (ALT) 2013
AMSA Unsyiah has a program to
improve it’s member ability in
leadership and organization, either in
academic and no academic, called
AMSA Leadership Training (ALT). in
this event, all of AMSA Unsyiah
members, especially new member
trained for 2-3 days in seminar wih
inspirational trainer, also with
simulation in organizing and solving
problem in organization, and closed
with outbond activity. Last year, ALT
was held in campus FK Unsyiah,
Darussalam and at Jantho, Aceh Besar
for the outbond. ALT is annual agenda
and included in Open Recruitment
(OR) agenda for new member.
For this year, AMSA Leadership
Training (ALT) will be held on
Neuheun, Aceh Besar, on March,
30-31th 2013, so feel free to wait our
report next.
PPKN dan Moral
PPKN (Pelatihan Penulisan Karya
Nasional) dan Moral (Motivation Letter
for All) is the third workplan of
Academic Division AMSA Unhas which
was held on January 12 2013. This
workplan was supervised by Triani
Dhamayanti and Ditha Fadhilah. The
aim of this event is to increase
knowledge, skill, and capability of
member of AMSA Unhas to compete in
academic competition, such as AMSA
Indonesia’s IMSTC and AMSA
International’s PCC EAMS or AMSC.
PPKN and Moral started at 9.am and
opened by Representative of AMSA
Unhas, Putra Imanullah. The first
agenda was geriactric lecture by Prof.
Edu Tehupeiory, Sp.PD-KR, Ph.D. We
were taught about general overview of
geriatric medicine; target, problems,
urgency of geriatric medicine as
multidisciplinary approach to elder
care, and ethics as geriatrician.
The second lecture was brought by
dr.Joko from Department of Public
Health, Faculty of Medicine,
Hasanuddin University. The lecture
was about epidemiology of geriatric
disease and discussion about overview
of geriatric medicine from various
point-of-view, such as clinic, social,
psychology, and economy.
The next session was training about
basic poster-making by Diza Khairina
Mukhlisa. For 30 minutes, Ms.Diza
explained us about how to make
poster and brought us some sample of
good published posters. Next, we had
training about how to make scientific
paper by Rizna Ariani Said, and
Photography training by Tanri Fathky
Dasril
Last, but not least, MORAL (Motivation
Letter for All) session was brought by
Fadli Putera. In this session, Mr.Fadli
Putera taught us how to make a
stunning motivation letter.
unhas
by Jeanne Vibertyn
JAKARTA’S
Flood
Have we learnt something from the past?
2013
WORLD ISSUEW byIqbal Anugrah Fitriyanto
Indonesia has received its full monthly rain
average in just half the month in 2013 so far,
saturating the ground and easilly over running
the rivers & dams whenever there's a strong
downpour, causing flood waters in several
place in this country. One of them is its capital
city, Jakarta.
Flood waters have ravaged Jakarta, Indonesia.
bringing the megacity of more than 14 million
people to a near standstill and killing at least
26 people. The Associated Press reports that
torrential rains caused a dike to collapse in
the capital's center on January 17, leaving
approximately 30 percent of the city's 14
million people overcome by the water.
So what is commonly left after the flood water
recedes?
This Disaster resulting not only life losses and
huge damages, but also diseases. What haunts
the residents most is the threat of an outbreak
of sanitary-related diseases. According to
Health Agency chief Dien Emmawati, the most
common diseases attributed to floods are skin
infection, influenza and muscle aches. The
disease occurs as people have contact with
floodwater that contains various bacteria from
sewers and rivers. Moreover, after the flood is
gone, the water consumed by people is often
contaminated, which can lead to diarrhea.
Considering how serious the impact from
flood, the Flood management is becoming
more and more important to the society. But
what we can actually do? Here’s several thing
I want to share to you guys
FLOOD PREVENTION
Flood events are a part of nature. They
have always existed and will continue to
exist. It is a climatological phenomena
influenced by the geology, geomorphology,
relief, soil, and vegetation conditions.
Although it is a natural phenomena, human
activities and human interventions into the
processes of nature have considerably
changed the situation in whole river basins.
In the same time, exposition to risk and
vulnerability in flood-prone area have been
growing constantly. so how to prevent?
Firstly, rise the awareness to keep your
environment clean. It is the personal
responsibility of anyone who lives and
works by or on the river, and broader in the
potential flooded area. So, every one must
know the risk and take it into account
appropriately when acting.
The Second is, try to make a flood hazard
maps. point out areas at risk and are
necessary for planning. Maps must be
easily readable and show the different
hazard levels. They are a planning tool and
ascertain that all actors have the same
information on spatial extend of a certain
hazard. risk maps should include the worst-
case scenario as well, it is like a disaster
simulation with the people in your
neighbourhood, so they will know what to
do and where to go when the flood happen
based on that flood hazard maps.
The third thing is, Family plan. Decide
where to meet your family. Choose a
meeting place outside your home or in a
flood-safe place outside your
neighborhood. Find alternative routes away
from any flood prone roads. Make a copy
for each family member to keep.
Important Family and Emergency Phone
numbers List to get help and numbers to
contact your family.
DURING A FLOOD
When the water begins to rise, being calm
will help to save your property and your
family. Remember that the most important
thing is to keep your family safe; however, if
you have time to protect your belongings,
take these flood protection steps:
• Turn off utilities at the main power
switch.
• Move outside items, such as a grill,
inside.
• Move valuables such as important
papers, jewelry and clothing to upper
floors − or, if you only have one floor, put
items on the top of shelves, tables or
countertops.
• Sanitize your bathtub and sinks and fill
them with fresh, clean water in case the
water supply becomes contaminated.
As the floodwaters continue to rise,
remember that the water is much stronger
than you think:
• Don't drive through a flood. If you're
unfortunate enough to be in your car
when a flood occurs, abandon it and
move to higher ground. Six inches of
water can cause loss of control and
possible stalling.
• Don't walk through flood areas. Just 6
inches of water can sweep you away.
• Stay away from downed power lines.
• Evacuate or move to upper floors if
waters rise inside your home, and take
your emergency kit with you.
AFTER FLOOD
After officials have given the sign that you
can return home, follow these tips:
• Before entering a building, check for
structural damage.
• Don't use matches or a lighter when
entering buildings.
• Listen for reports to see when drinking
water is safe again.
• Keep power off until an electrician has
inspected your system.
• Report your claim to your insurance
agent or company as soon as possible.
• Cleanup should begin as soon as waters
recede. Separate damaged from
undamaged items, begin making a list of
damaged property, and clean and
disinfect everything that got wet.
• Personal Hygiene and Handwashing
After a Disaster or Emergency are critical
to help prevent the spread of illness and
disease. Clean, safe running water is
essential for proper hygiene and
handwashing.
• Wound Care. Keeping wounds clean
and covered is crucial during an
emergency. If you have open cuts or
sores, keep them as clean as possible by
washing well with soap and clean, safe
water to control infection. If a wound
develops redness, swelling, or drainage,
seek immediate medical attention.
This flood safety information is meant to
help you make decisions that may reduce
your risk. Be safe and stay alert everyone!
TECHNOLOGYT
Z10After all rumours about bankruptcy of Research in
Motion (RIM) last year, RIM has finally proven it
wrong. This January 2013, Research in Motion has
launched new smartphone and OS; Blackberry Z10
and OS Blackberry 10. the Z10's current competitors
take the shape of the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy
S3, HTC One X and Nokia Lumia 920. But has it got
what it takes to be the best smartphone around?
byAhmad Aulia Rizaly
Z10 uses the latest Blackberry 10 mobile
operating system which is based on
concept of direct manipulation. Interaction
with the Z10 includes gestures such as
swipe, tap, pinch, and reverse pinch, all of
which have specific definitions within the
context of the BB10 operating system and
its multi-touch interface.
The Z10 comes pre-loaded with: Blackberry
Hub, Contacts, Blackberry Remember,
Docs To Go, Pictures, Music, Video, Story
Maker, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,
Foursquare, Blackberry Maps, Games,
YouTube, Voice Control, Weather, Clock,
Calculator, Compass, File Manager, Box,
Blackberry Connect for Dropbox, Print To
Go, Smart Tags, Settings, Adobe Reader,
Phone, Camera / Video Camera / Time
Shift, Setup, Help, SIM Toolkit, Search.
The phone has a
mobile hotspot functionality, which
supports up to 8 devices, sharing its internet
connection. It accesses the BlackBerry
World, that allows users to browse and
download applications, games, music,
videos from the BlackBerry World store.
The new touchscreen BlackBerry keyboard
provides an effortless typing experience. It
learns the user's writing style and suggests
words to help the user type faster, more
accurately and with the least amount of
effort.
"The BlackBerry Z10 has an 8 megapixel
camera on the back with autofocus and
LED flash capable of shooting 1080p video,
while there's a 2 megapixel camera on the
front that shoots video at 720p". A unique
feature in the Z10's camera app is
TimeShift. "BlackBerry has been showing it
off for a while, and it lets users dial back the
time on certain pictures so that people
aren't making less-than-ideal faces in it (like
blinking mid-shot)"
The Z10 has Voice Control, that allows the
user to operate the phone by spoken
commands. Voice Control recognizes
natural speech patterns, so that the user can
talk naturally and always be understood. It
can be used to send messages, compose
emails, dictate documents, search the
phone just by speaking to the app.
To help appease the business users,
BlackBerry Balance has been created,
essentially splitting your Z10 into two
halves. It lets you switch between work and
personal with the two being completely cut
off from the other, avoiding any potentially
disastrous situations involving your holiday
snaps and a business presentation.
Is this the phone to save BlackBerry? Some
would argue that it has to be and in many
ways, it is. By creating BlackBerry Balance,
the maker has shown that it can still be the
smartphone of choice for businesses. For
the rest of us all the features that make it
such a capable work phone are then
focused on making it a social phone.
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