Di awal tahun 2013 ini semakin terbuka bagi saya betapa bobroknya dunia medis dan pelayanan kesehatan Indonesia. Betapapun banyaknya bermunculan orang-orang idealis yang berusaha memperbaiki taraf kesehatan masyarakat Indoenesia, selalu ada segelintir golongan yang menggerakkan tentakel gurita kasat mata. Gurita ini adalah rumitnya birokrasi, kemalasan oknum-oknum administratif, rendahnya penghargaan kepada petugas kesehatan fungsional di lapangan. … Continue reading »
Reblogged from This Just In: King Edward VII’s Hospital has announced they have launched a memorial fund for Jacintha Saldanha. “Jacintha Saldanha sadly died last week in tragic circumstances. She was an outstanding nurse whose loss has shocked and saddened everyone at the hospital,” Lord Glenarthur, Chairman of King Edward VII’s Hospital, said in a … Continue reading »
Reblogged from Vancouver Sun: Who were the founders of modern medicine? An Orthodox Archbishop in British Columbia points to three women from the first century. And he’s got the icon to venerate them. Archbishop Lazar Puhalo has sweeping interests and a large mind, which he’s putting to use in part to highlight the role that … Continue reading »
Reblogged from A Moral Outrage: NBC The now familiar term “Asperger’s disorder” is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sounding diagnosis called DMDD. But “dyslexia” and other learning disorders remain. The revisions come in the first major rewrite in nearly 20 years of the diagnostic guide used by … Continue reading »
Reblogged from arnoneumann: “There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled the dying in their last days has revealed the most common regrets we have at the end of our lives. And among the top, from men in particular, is ‘I wish I hadn’t worked so hard’. … Continue reading »
Reblogged from Brainwaves For Leaders: Linda Ray is the Managing Director of NeuroCapability. Since 1992, Linda has successfully managed her own consultancy practice. During the past seven years, she has been interested in building ‘neurocapability’ using insights from neuroscience. In this article, she turns her attention to the subject of ‘attention’—more specifically on ways to … Continue reading »
Pada kisah sebelumnya, saya juga menyebutkan bahwa Cepot adalah karakter Bagong dalam dunia wayang golek di budaya Sunda. Bagi kawanku yang kurang familiar dengan wayang, tentu heran. Terang saja, karena beda sekali wujud dan kepribadian Cepot dengan Bagong. Saat Bagong menjadi manajer keuangan, kelancangan berpadu kepintaran menjadikan dirinya culas. Menjadi manajer keuangan di rumah sakit … Continue reading »
