UNS — Another international achievement was made by students of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta. This time around, the achievement was accomplished by Bayu Aji Prasetya, a student of the Master Program in Cultural Studies, UNS Postgraduate School, and Rizka Lailatul Rohmah, an alumnus of the Four-Year Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Study Program, UNS. Bayu and Rizka won 2nd place in the Scientific Poster category for the 6th International Conference of the Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHOCON). The competition was organized by one of the accreditation consortium organizations for the health sector in India.
Competing in this championship, the two students proposed the idea of rehabilitation exercise as a treatment for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The proposed exercise combines Ai Chi with music therapy. “Ai Chi is one of the hydrotherapy programs that can be implemented in lung rehabilitation programs aimed at improving respiratory function in people with COPD. On the other hand, music therapy has a positive effect on people with COPD and serves as a complementary therapy (complementary medicine). COPD patients experience a fundamental respiratory inability, usually in the form of shortness of breath, chronic cough, chronic sputum production, and limited activity,” explained Bayu, Tuesday (26/4/2022). The Master’s student added that this physical exercise for people with COPD aims primarily to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and improve daily activities.
In this competition, they must pass various stages before being awarded the title. At the beginning stage, they submit a short essay containing the background, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. Through this idea, Bayu and Rizka managed to eliminate more than 400 other contenders from various countries, which finally selected four finalists who qualified for the final stage. After this stage, they sent posters by post to the committee as presentation material on April 3, 2022.
When it was announced that they won 2nd place, Bayu admitted that he was thrilled with the news and did not expect it. “Thank God we were happy and surprised because we should have presented the material on-stage there (India), but it turned out that there was an amendment in the rating system. The preliminary assessment, which was previously based on the presentation, is turned into based on the jury’s assessment. So, the jury assessed the posters we had sent,” he said.
A similar response was also expressed by Rizka Lailatul Rohmah. She was exhilarated and grateful for the opportunity to participate and win the competition. “Surely, I am delighted to participate in the largest healthcare event in India. Moreover, the theme is in line with my area of interest in building a ‘safety’ culture. The Occupational Health and Safety culture must be applied in various sectors, such as the medical sector, where patient safety and service become the main objective of health service,” Rizka said.
Rizka hopes that through these activities, they can bring innovations that can encourage continuous quality improvement and assist health organizations in developing a safety culture. Humas UNS
Reporter: Ida Fitriyah
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