Continuing medical education for general practitioners in Indonesia: Moving toward accountability.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of an online continuing medical education model on the learning outcomes of general practitioners (GPs) in Indonesia. METHODS: The method used in this research is a pre-experimental pre-test, post-test group design. 1449 GPs originating from the major islands of Indonesia participated in this study. One hundred fifty questions from 10 disease systems were prepared for the pre-test and post-test with a total score of 100. The results of the pre-test and post-test were tested with paired sample t-test and Independent t-test. RESULTS: The paired sample t-test revealed significant differences in the learning outcomes of GPs before and following the online module's continuing medical education approach. What is remarkable is the disparity in average post-test results between GPs in West and East Indonesia. The independent t-test revealed that the average post-test score of general practitioners in western Indonesia was higher than that of general practitioners in eastern Indonesia. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that continuing medical education in the form of online learning can help general practitioners enhance their knowledge and abilities in disease management. This paradigm of online continuing medical education could be adapted for other professions.

Use of technology for monitoring the development of nutritional status 1000 hpk in stunting prevention in Indonesia.

OBJECTIVE: This study is reviewed about the use of technology to monitor the nutritional status of the first thousand days of life (1000 HPK), a program in Indonesia to prevent stunting. METHOD: In this study, which is looking for journals used in the literature review, journals used in literature review obtained through the database of international journal providers such as Google scholar, PubMed, and Proquest. Researchers wrote the appropriate keywords, namely nutritional status of 1000 HPK, stunting, and application. The year limit used is ten years from 2010 to 2020. RESULTS: Nutritional status in the first thousand days of life (1000 HPK), which is 270 days during pregnancy and 730 days in the baby's first life, is critical because the consequences are permanent and irreparable. Pregnant women and toddlers who are less attentive about their food intake will impact nutritional problems or nutritional status that will then affect their development in the future. The level of optimal nutritional status will be achieved if nutritional needs are met, but on the contrary unbalanced nutrition can cause several diseases, including stunting. Monitoring the development of toddlers is very important to know the existence of growth disorders early on, by taking weight measurement as the best way to assess the nutritional status of pregnant women and toddlers every month so that the child's growth will be monitored. One tool for measuring nutritional status is to use applications, and technological advances have now undergone rapid development. Application is a multifunctional product with all its sophistication which can help humans in various ways. CONCLUSION: From some journals can be concluded that the use of applications in monitoring the nutritional status of 1000 HPK facilitates parents, midwives, and other health workers in working to monitor the nutritional development of pregnant women and the growth of infants and toddlers for stunting prevention.