Wahyu Teja Kusuma, S.Kom., M.Kom., Alumni of bachelor and master program of the Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Brawijaya (FILKOM UB) had an opportunity to take part as a member of the Inoscope research team, a digital stethoscope technology developed by Saiful Anwar Hospital Malang (RSSA Malang). To know that Teja, as he is usually called, has now get the trust to occupy a position as Head of the Medical Informatics Undergraduate Study Program, Institute of Science and Health Technology (ITSK) Hospital. dr. Soepraoen Malang.
There are six people who joined the research team. They are Dr. dr. Susanthy Djajalaksana, SpP (K). FISR as the main researcher and was assisted by a member researcher, namely dr. Aditya Sri Listyoko, SpP., Dr. Caesar Ensang Timuda, Wahyu Teja Kusuma, S.Kom., M.Kom., Gusti Pangestu, M.Kom. and Ghufron Wahyu Kurniawan, ST.
Teja explained that the development of this Inoscope was carried out with the aim at reducing the contact of health workers with patients suffering from COVID-19. The inoscope works like a conventional stethoscope but has the additional ability to record the results of the examination in the form of the patient’s heartbeat and breath sounds.
In examining a patient’s condition, a stethoscope is an important tool to use. However, since health workers have to wear level four of self-protection devices, this allows many health workers to be at risk of exposure to disease from patients because they have to place a stethoscope to their ears to listen.
With inoscope, this risk can be avoided because only one health worker is needed to examine the patient directly to be able to check the condition of the same patient,. Meanwhile, if there are other health workers who also have to analyze the patient’s condition, it is enough to hear the sound recording of the heartbeat and the patient without direct contact.
Until now, research in Inoscope is still being conducted. Especially in terms of validity, which are checking the level of accuracy of the sound recorded with the sound heard from a conventional stethoscope. It is hoped that the Inoscope validation process can be completed soon, so that it can be immediately used for patient examination and reduce the risk of health workers being exposed to the patient disease. [DNA / Humas UB/ Trans. Iir]
