UNAIR NEWS – Inter Professional Training (IPE) Workshop was held at Universitas Airlangga Hospital (RSUA) on Thursday, October 26. The event was followed by delegations from the health program at UNAIR. In this workshop, the importance of collaboration was highlighted to support professionalism.

“This IPE application becomes an internalization in each profession. In the midst of rapid technological developments, this way can develop communication in realizing excellent servic , “said Vice Rector I Prof. Djoko Santoso in his speech.

According to him, IPE become complementary competence in professionalism by emphasizing teamwork. The existence of teamwork is one of the expected results of the 6 competency tests taken when taking the profession. The six of them, excellent service, communication, evidence based services , updating, profesionalism, and team work.

The speaker in the IPE event was Prof. Iwan Dwi Prahasto, dr., M.Med.Sc., Ph.D. The UGM academic said that the element of collaboration becomes important in the process of developing and maintaining cross work between professions. “Learning and understanding together what is not yet known is the key to teamwork. , ” he said.

UI representative dr. Diantha Soemantri, MMedEd., Ph.D conveyed that teamwork is not only related to professionalism but also inter-professionalism. The rapid development of education demands all stakeholders to have a broad understanding and knowledge. Health services must be integrated because it can not only work in certain sector only.

“Like a lab worker who took wrong blood, but a diagnosis has been established. This would be a fatal error. The doctor who delivered the news to the patient but it was based on the laboratory workers test, “he said.

All components must understand all aspects related to patient safety. Medical error case is not done intentionally. Thus, mutual understanding becomes important to minimize the occurrence of medical error . (*)

Author: Helmy Rafsanjani

Editor: Rio F. Rachman