第六届亚太国际解剖学大会

    Anatomy is one of basic medical sciences that fundamentally vital for the research development on solving human health problems. In these past centuries, anatomy has grown rapidly into many sub-specified fields including clinical anatomy, cellular and biomolecular anatomy, radio-imaging anatomy, which application in revealing many clinical problems have been shown to be pivotal. Research methods using animal and even plantation are helpful to answer many pathology occurred in human, especially when the use of human samples are sometimes not possible due to ethical matter.    In medical school, anatomy is a basic science taught and learned prior to the upper clinical level. In Indonesia, anatomy education has quite a long history, with many challenges emerge due to changes in curriculum and/ or needs. The need to adjust time allocation and subjects in anatomy education curriculum calls for urgent modification on how anatomy should be approached. The use of anatomy software, simulations with mannequins and using visual–auditory teaching method can be the alternatives to answer the problem. Problem based learning with clinical and updated anatomy knowledge approach can also be the answer. Additionally, the need to concurrently embrace basic research in cellular & biomolecular anatomy to better understand the pathophysiology is also indisputable. Thus, in this congress, we would like to welcome clinical anatomy, cellular and biomolecular anatomy and radio-imaging anatomy as the main theme, in hoping to stimulate further discussion and knowledge-sharing with other colleagues and students during the upcoming congress.

The future of anatomy:1.      Clinical anatomy2.      Cellular and biomolecular 3.      Radio-imaging anatomy.