Public Lecture Held With The Dean Of The Faculty Of Nursing UI

The Faculty of Psychology and Health (FPK) Universitas Negeri Padang hosted another public lecture. This public talk was organized in order to strengthen the insight and reputation of academic community. The public lecture which took place in the Senate Conference Room, the 4th Floor of the UNP Rectorate featured Agus Setiawan, SKp, MN, DN, the dean of the Faculty of Nursing Universitas Indonesia as a guest lecturer. Improving the Competence of Excellent and Globally Competitive Community Nurses in Health Transformation was the topic presented.

In his remarks, UNP Rector Prof.Ganefri, Ph.D. stated that the university is currently working to better itself in order to achieve its goal of being a World Class University. To that end, UNP has taken a number of strategic actions, such as enhancing research and publications, encouraging students to achieve national and international success, networking, and so on. In addition, UNP is currently developing itself through the presence of new study programs, particularly in the health sector, such as the Medical Study Program, Nursing (S1) and Nursing Professional Education, which will be followed by the Veterinary Medicine Study Program. Pariaman Campus and Bukittinggi Campus are the study sites for health-related programs. At the conclusion of his remarks, the Rector praised the UKOM achievements of Nursing Study Program (D3) students who consistently achieved above 95 percent and even got an AIPViKI award.

In his presentation, Agus Setiawan stated that the health sector today is confronted with worldwide issues concerning changes that are so rapid, unclear, and unpredictable in a very complete life. Furthermore, there is a need for worldwide competency of health workers, as well as the presence of Health Law Number 17 of 2023. It is critical, particularly in the education sector, to implement the new Permendikbud-ristek policy Number 53 of 2023 concerning National Higher Education Standards.

Agus Setiawan further stated that nurses as service providers have a role in providing: (1) health promotion with the target of achieving a healthy population. The goal is to improve health and prevent disease. This is realized in the form of counselling activities in the community through various media; (2) health protection targeted to vulnerable populations with the aim of providing special protection. This is realized through ensuring that health workers use complete PPE, as well as providing counselling to special groups and vaccination; and (3) early diagnosis and prompt treatment targeting populations that are sick or in the incubation period. It is for having early detection and cutting the chain of disease transmission. This was amplified during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Furthermore, Agus Setiawan noted that in order to meet the challenges of health services in the age of disruption, health service innovations and the development of health human resource competences are required. As a result, graduates must be skilled in the following areas: (1) critical thinking and problem solving; (2) digital literacy; (3) creativity and imagination; leadership and self-development; and (4) digital transformation and adaptability. This public lecture drew the attention of all FPK lecturers who attended it.

When interviewed by the UNP Public Relations Team, Suryanef, Dean of FPK, noted that public lectures are an important academic activity for the development of intellectual insight, particularly among students. He stated that FPK constantly seeks to present guest lecturers from various universities both within and outside of the country for this purpose. Suryanef also stated that, in order to support UNP’s WCU program, FPK had two lecturers in the July-December 2023 semester, Fonny Dameaty Hutagalung (Bachelor and Ph.D. of Psychology) from Universiti Malaya, Malaysia for the Psychology Study Program and Assoc. Prof. Waraporn Kongsuwan, Ph.D., RN (Associate Dean for Graduate Studies) from Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand.