The Unhas Faculty of Nursing, through the Physiotherapy Study Program, held an International Symposium presenting speakers from Australia and Indonesia on Thursday (14/09) in the Prof. Auditorium. A. Amiruddin at 08.00 WITA.
The activity was opened by the Chancellor (Prof. Dr. Ir. Jamaluddin Jompa, M.Sc) who was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing (Prof. Dr. Ariyanti Saleh, S.Kp., M.Sc), Deputy Deans, a number of lecturers and students Physiotherapy, Masters in Nursing and Medical Surgical Nursing Specialist.
The theme raised was Integrated Stroke Care: From Prevention to Rehabilitation. As for the resource person in Session 1, Prof. Richard Lindley, MBBS MD FRCP (Edin) FRACP (The University of Sydney), Prof. Dominique Cadilhac, RN,MPH,PhD (Monash University) and Andi Masyitha Irwan, S.Kep.,Ns.,MAN.,PhD (Unhas) then continued with Session 2 by Elizabeth Lynch, BappSc, BHSc, PhD (Flinder University), Tara Purvis, Bphysio (Honours), MSc, PhD (Monash University) and Yudi Hardianto, S.Ft., Physio., MclinRehab (Unhas and Monash University)
The Chancellor of Hasanuddin University also gave a speech which also opened the event saying that “This Symposium activity is a momentum to plan research collaboration for the future, this topic is very good to know about but completing it has difficulties. “Therefore, with this activity, hopefully we can provide solutions in overcoming health problems, especially stroke,” explained Prof. Jamalauddin
In the presentation of the material, Prof. Dominique Cadilhac, RN, MPH, PhD said that there are several risk factors for stroke “some of the risk factors for stroke include, which can be modified: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, alcohol consumption, heart disease, smoking, overweight, diet, lack of physical activity, then no Can be Modified: Age, gender. Race/Ethnicity and finally Genetic Factors: Increasingly recognized as potential that can be modified through gene-environment interactions” (14/09)
How to increase self-efficacy in stroke sufferers Andi Masyitha Irwan, S.Kep., Ns., MAN., PhD in his presentation “To increase self-efficacy in stroke sufferers includes physiological feedback, verbal persuasion and not only focusing on physical aspects, but also physiological and social,” explained Andi Masyitha
The activity ran smoothly until 13.00 WITA, guided by moderator Andi Baso Tombong, M.ANP Lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing.