A Poster that was presented in New York re the effort of our hospital team work (Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Dr Hasan Sadikin Bandung) re Rheumatic Patient education and advoction

1. Jalan Pasteur 38
Bandung, ID 40161
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WHAT WE DO
Target Audience : People with arthritis and autoimmune diseases, their relatives, and care
giver
Events
The Rheumatology Division of RSHS is the centre of health services, education and medical
research for West Java Province in the field of rheumatology and autoimmune awareness.
OUR MISSION
• To increase a sustainable quality of life by empowering people, patients, and supports
groups by ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures
Patients and supports group activities
Weekly Gathering for brief information followed with Rheumatism Gymnastic.
Monthly and Annual gathering with supports groups.
Research activities
Since 2006, our hospital has become the first research center in West Java Province
Indonesia, investigating novel therapy for rheumatology and autoimmune disease.
Policy activities
A better health access for the patients, held meeting with ministry of health together with
support groups
RECENT SUCCESS
Situation Overview
• In our Rheumatology Clinic, 2 of 5 biggest visitation are disease that effect
productive age and mostly are women. Giving that another burden to their family
particularly and of course to the country. Especially Rheumatoid Arthritis that hit the
young women aged 18-40, leading cause of disability for those, as well as evidence
that early detection saves quality of lives, reducing hospital visitation and also
reducing what we call “doctor shopping” with polypharmacy taken, regardless still
many of those do not follow recommended rheumatology health practices, and
have many misconceptions about the disease.
Goals
• Develop a campaign to other remote area that breaks through the social commitment to
position Rheumatology and autoimmune health as priority.
• Early awareness from those who might have the disease, and for those around them.
• To get government attention, this rheumatology disease will be in their priority so that
health facilities will be accessible for those who need it
Action
WHO WE REPRESENT
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Rumah Sakit Dr Hasan
Sadikin (RSHS) is a top
referral hospital for West
Java Province with
22.500.000 population, and
also and a teaching
hospital in conjunction with
Padjadjaran University in
Bandung
We develop a patient
oriented health care and
research including people
with arthritis and
autoimmune diseases
OTHERS WE WORK WITH
• Together with other support groups (eg. Syamsi Dhuha Foundation) along with the pharmacy
and supported by the government sharing hand in hand in empowering patients and
society and providing a more proportional information so they have a better access and
opportunity receiving their needed therapy. We thank them for their commitment to increase
the quality of life for people with rheumatisms and autoimmune diseases
• The meetings delivered important health messages in a manner that engage,
empowered and affected behavioral change among the audience.
• Held a meeting with the Ministry of Health, to gain access for the drug needed.
• Develop books or information flyer about the disease for community to increase early
awareness
Result
• Every week number of patients joining the weekly gymnastic increasing reaching to 6080-100 patients.
• Early age detection disease reducing mortality and morbidity in our communities.