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On Saturday, 26 June 2010, RS Puri Indah held a Health Awareness Talk titled “Learn More About Low Back Pain and How To Prevent It”. Dr. Muki Partono, Sp.OT and Dr. Alifa Dimanti, Sp.S were the speakers in this event.
Sometimes, low back pain is considered unimportant to some people. If the pain persists and becomes irritating, only then patients will come to doctors for treatment.
Low back pain can be anticipated with regards to symptoms and causes (age factor, muscle sprain, strain or spasm, nerve irritation, bone damage).
Dr. Muki and Dr. Alifa presented facts and information of low back pain and sharing the experience in prevention and treatment of this disorder.
Health Awareness Talk is held every month on Saturdays from 9 to 12 in Cempaka Room, 5th Floor RS Puri Indah, This talkshow is for public and admission is free.
On Saturday, 22 May 2010, Health Awareness Talk once again was held in Cempaka Room, 5th Floor of Rumah Sakit Puri Indah. Two guest speakers, Dr. Siti Fatimah, Sp.M, Specialist of Ophtalmology and Dr. Ronald Irwanto, Sp.PD, Specialist of Internal Medicine presented the definition and diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus, the disease’s progression to cataract, prevention and treatment.
Regular proactive visual screening enables doctor to detect early symptoms of glaucoma, cataract and other disorder, including hypertension and diabetes. Audience of this talkshow were expected to care more for their visual wellbeing.
For up to 3 hours, the speakers provided explanation and answers to questions from audience coming from the nearby community and patients of Rumah Sakit Puri Indah.
You can join Health Awareness Talk every month on Saturdays, from 9 to 12, in Cempaka Room, 5th Floor of Rumah Sakit Puri Indah. Admission is free.
Monthly talkshow in RS Puri Indah namely Health Awareness Talk once again is held on Saturday, 24 April 2010.
The guest speakers are Dr. Firman Hendrik Sp.S, Specialist of Neurology and Dr Ratna Kalijana Sp.RM, Specialist of Rehabilitative Medicine.
Up till now, stroke is still one of the main causes of death in Indonesia. Stroke is also one of the leading causes of permanent disability. Stroke can usually be preventable and treatable.
Immediate treatment can prevent death and speed up the recovery from disability caused by brain damage during stroke. This Golden Period or time of stroke management was the topic of the Health Awareness Talk.
According to Dr. Firman, the time of maximal stroke management is 4,5 hour after the attack or any stroke symptoms. “If a patient receives proper diagnostic and treatment within that time, death, complications or disabilities will be prevented,” said Dr. Firman to 73 participants attending the talkshow.
Health Awareness Talk titled “ADHD (Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder) – Management of Concentration Disorder in Child’s Learning Process” on Saturday, 27 March 2010 in Cempaka Room, 5th Floor of RS Puri Indah. More than 100 people attended the talkshow and this showed the positive feedback from the community.
Two guest speakers, Dr. Ika Widyawati, Sp.KJ, Specialist of Psychiatry and Meryati Budiman, Psychologist, presented ADHD symptoms such as inattention, impulsivity and the heavily distracted child in relation with concentration in child’s learning process. ADHD patients need a comprehensive therapy, from family education, behavioural, drug, nutritional therapies and diet. Success of ADHD management depends on a long-term and continuous evaluation.
All of this is discussed in the Health Awareness Talk, regularly held every month on Saturdays, from 9 to 12 in Cempaka Room, 5th Floor of RS Puri Indah.
After a positive feedback, once again, on Saturday, 20 February 2010, RS Puri Indah held a Health Awareness Talk. This time the topic was “Learn More About Sinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis”. The guest speakers, Dr. Agus Subagio, Sp.THT and Dr. Niken Lestari Poerbonegoro, Sp.THT encouraged the audience to care more for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis which is commonly regarded as insignificant.
The speakers also presented the differences between sinusitis and allergic rhinitis symptoms, treatment and prevention. This talkshow was held in Cempaka Room, 5th floor of RS Puri Indah and the audience showed enthusiasm and asked a number of questions.
Blood is frequently needed in emergency and life-threatening situation. Blood pack requirements are more than the PMI (Indonesian Red Cross) blood bank can provide.
Lack of public awareness in blood donor activities and lack of time are factors that preventing ample supply of blood packs.
RS Puri Indah is committed to regular blood donor event, which is scheduled in every 6 month, as the hospital’s social responsibility. In collaboration with PMI branch of Tangerang, RS Puri Indah once again held this event for the third time on 18 February 2010.
This event was held in Cempaka Room, 5th floor of RS Puri Indah, and it attracted participants from hospital staff to the nearby community. It has gathered up to 111 donors from various blood groups.
As a commitment to enhancing public health knowledge, on 30 January 2010, RS Puri Indah held a Health Awareness Talk titled “Skin Disorder in Pregnancy”. This event was held in Cempaka Room, 5th floor of RS Puri Indah, with guest speakers Dr.Susie Rendra, Sp.KK, Specialist of Dermatology and Venerealogy, and Dr. Dhely Lesthama, Sp.OG, Specialist of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. These speakers presented a comprehensive review on skin disorder in pregnancy.
Skin disorder in pregnancy involved a number of factors, such as hormonal changes, skin stretching or increased metabolism. Hormonal changes are acne, skin colour change caused by pigmentation, and also changes in tissues around skin such as hair and nail.
This event which took place from 9 to 12 brought a positive feedback from nearby community and customers of RS Puri Indah.
Health Awareness Talk is a public mini seminar, bringing issues of health disorders and providing a place for audience to discuss them with speakers from the medical team of RS Puri Indah. This event is regularly held every month on Saturdays since the establishment of RS Puri Indah in 2008.
On Sunday, 8 November 2009, RS Puri Indah held a series of fitness class, from Taichi,Yoga, Poco-Poco, to Aerobic in ”Health Action RS Puri Indah”.
Not only that, RS Puri Indah provided complimentary health screening for the nearby community, ranging from blood pressure and BMI measurements, laboratory services from blood glucose test, cholesterols and lipid profile, Bone Mineral Density (BMD) measurement, and also consultation with doctor and nutritionist.
Promo packages such as osteoporosis screening, Thin Prep test, obesity screening, games with various prizes, and also door prize, were highly anticipated by the participants.
This event aims to increase public awareness of the importance of healthy living. It took place from 6 to 10 on RS Puri Indah premises and was attended by more than 700 people.