Background

Indonesia is undergoing a public health transformation, with six foundational pillars announced in November 2022. These include primary care, referral care, health resilience system, funding, technology, and human resources. The transformation aims for a comprehensive, effective, and integrated system based on individual and societal health.

Global healthcare is undergoing transformation as research and technology enable individuals to control their health. Advancements in treatments, drugs, and technologies improve outcomes but also put pressure on services. This broadening concept has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by improving patient outcomes, reducing costs, and understanding disease factors. Furthermore, the advancements in research and technology, health transformation is becoming more accessible and widely adopted.

Health transformation requires collaborations among academicians, practitioners, researchers, students, and all healthcare professionals. In doing so, there is a necessity for innovative thinking and discourse regarding efforts to improve health transformation. Based on those rationales, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Denpasar is conducting the 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Health Science with theme Health Transformation through Empowering Research and Health Care System in Global Era. This event aims to enhance the discourse and share innovative thinking about health transformation by empowering research and to discuss potential future cooperation initiatives around health transformation related issues.