Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University and Bappenas Discuss the Implementation of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Code

• By Admin
• Kamis, 17 November 2022

Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Planning of Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Dr.dr. I Gede Eka Wiratnaya, Sp.OT(K) accompanied by the Coordinator of the Bachelor of Medicine Study Program, dr. I Wayan Sumardika, S.Ked., M.Med.Ed., Ph.D received a visit from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Team at the Dean's Meeting Room, Faculty of Medicine, Denpasar (11/17/2022).

The Bappenas team visited the Faculty of Medicine of Udayana University with the aim of obtaining information, suggestions and input for the development and implementation of a curriculum for identifying causes of death using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes in teaching materials for health workers in tertiary institutions. On this occasion, the Head of the Bappenas Team, Hariyadi, S.Si, M.S. said that in the health sector, especially in relation to death certificates, there are still many variations in filling in the cause of death and currently it is not entirely based on the ICD. Therefore, currently Bappenas is trying to map the curriculum in the health sector related to ICD, especially in death certificates.

Dr. Eka said that in the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, learning about ICD, especially in death certificates, has been included in the curriculum, for example in the Bachelor of Medicine Study Program in the Forensic Medicine and Medicolegal Block. Related to the application in the field, a policy from the government, in this case the Ministry of Health, is required to include the cause of death according to the ICD in the death certificate.

Apart from visiting the Faculty of Medicine at Udayana University, the team from Bappenas also visited the Bali Provincial Population and Civil Registry Service, the Badung Regency Population and Civil Registry Service and the Badung Regency Health Office for registration of births, deaths and causes of death and the development of biological statistics.