Identifying Physician Public Health Competencies to Address Healthcare Needs in Underserved, Border, and Outer Island Areas of Indonesia: A Rapid Assessment.

Most medical schools in Indonesia have developed innovations to integrate public health content into the curricula. However, ensuring that all schools meet appropriate standards regarding the quality of subjects, content relevancy, and course delivery takes time and effort. This study employed a rapid assessment procedure to identify the current knowledge and competencies required to practice medicine effectively in underserved, border, and outer island areas of Indonesia.

Indonesian Anesthesiologists Preparedness for COVID-19 Surge Capacity in the Early Pandemic.

Anesthesiologists play a crucial role in every disaster event, including biological disasters by COVID-19. This medical specialty should be prepared for a surge in patients due to a pandemic. The present study aims to evaluate the preparedness of anesthesiologists in facing the surge in the number of COVID-19 patients at the beginning of the pandemic in Indonesia.

Risk Mitigation Strategy against SARS-CoV-2 Infection for Healthcare Provider at Harapan Bersama General Hospital, Singkawang, Indonesia.

Working in one of the countries with highest number of COVID-19 cases, healthcare providers in Indonesia are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19. Therefore, risk mitigation strategy is crucial to protect the healthcare workers, especially in hospitals with limited resources such as Harapan Bersama General Hospital. This study aims to analyze risk mitigation strategy against SARS-CoV-2 infection for hospital workers in hospital with limited resource.

A critical review of definitions of rural areas in Indonesia and implications for health workforce policy and research.

Background: Choosing the appropriate definition of rural area is critical to ensuring health resources are carefully targeted to support the communities needing them most. This study aimed at reviewing various definitions and demonstrating how the application of different rural area definitions implies geographic doctor distribution to inform the development of a more fit-for-purpose rural area definition for health workforce research and policies.

Methods: We reviewed policy documents and literature to identify the rural area definitions in Indonesian health research and policies.

The adjustment of neurosurgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study at Dr. Sardjito General Hospital as a part of an academic health system.

Objective: The recent COVID-19 outbreak has forced notable adjustments to surgical procedure preparation, including neurosurgical services. However, due to the uniqueness of the recent situation, neurosurgical centers, especially those located in low-resource settings, are facing several challenges such as a lack of coordination, poor equipment, and shortage of medical personnel. Therefore, several guidelines from local authorities and international neurosurgical bodies have been published to help clinicians manage their patients.