Application of International Application of International Classification of Functioning, Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in the Disability and Health in the

Services for desabled people. Services for desabled people. The Veneto Region experienceThe Veneto Region experience

Arianna GionimiArianna GionimiENSA General Assembly 2010ENSA General Assembly 2010

MadridMadrid

GENERAL CONCEPTSGENERAL CONCEPTS

ICF is the new international classification

instrument in the field of disability and health drafted and adopted by WHO in 2001

                                              

                        

ICF e OMSICF e OMS

ICFICF

Is used for the development of a Is used for the development of a common language on health common language on health and disability in the worldand disability in the world

How was ICF enforced in the How was ICF enforced in the Veneto Region? Veneto Region?

7

Veneto RegionVeneto Region

•4.88 million inhabitants

•205.000 people with disability

8

The Veneto RegionThe Veneto Regionis divided intois divided into

21 Local Health Authorities 21 Local Health Authorities (LHAs)(LHAs)

Regional program for Regional program for implementation ICFimplementation ICF

Objectives and Priorities Objectives and Priorities

2005-20102005-2010

Part 1Part 12005-20062005-2006

In the 21Local Health Authorities was In the 21Local Health Authorities was organized the first level training for organized the first level training for operatorsoperators

700 workers of social and health services 700 workers of social and health services were involved in this programmwere involved in this programm

Part 2Part 22007-20092007-2009

Adoption disability assessment schedule Adoption disability assessment schedule (the multidimentional assessment form- (the multidimentional assessment form- S.Va.M.Di.)S.Va.M.Di.)

Disability assessment scheduleDisability assessment schedule(Scheda Valutazione Multimensionale Disabili – italian name)(Scheda Valutazione Multimensionale Disabili – italian name)

Use cUse classification based on 4 dimentions:

Impairment of the body’s functionImpairment of the body’s structureLimitation of activities and participationEnvironmental factors

The Classification explains a reference sight to define the personalized project approved by experts

Part 3Part 3 From September 2009 until September 2010From September 2009 until September 2010

80 hours of vocational training have been 80 hours of vocational training have been predicted for learning use of new schedule predicted for learning use of new schedule

55 health and social workers have been 55 health and social workers have been trainedtrained

The workers who frequented the course, will The workers who frequented the course, will operate in their own health/social operate in their own health/social corporation for increasing use new schedule corporation for increasing use new schedule with colleugueswith colleugues

Schedule (SVaMDi) is used for:Schedule (SVaMDi) is used for:

Access to daily centreAccess to daily centre Access to residential centreAccess to residential centre Priortity for the individual programmPriortity for the individual programm Ect….Ect….

Training for workers called upon to Training for workers called upon to compile the schedule:compile the schedule:

- family doctors - family doctors

- psychologists- psychologists

- social workers- social workers

- educators/phisiotherapists - educators/phisiotherapists

Are involved in the formation Are involved in the formation

Veneto RegionVeneto Region

Regional Observatory on Elderly and Regional Observatory on Elderly and Desabled peopleDesabled people

Centro Polifunzionale Don CalabriaCentro Polifunzionale Don Calabria

Evaluation Evaluation

Public services are involved in a great Public services are involved in a great engagement to learn the new instrumentengagement to learn the new instrument

For this there’s a substantial economic For this there’s a substantial economic commitmentcommitment

ProposalsProposals

It would be important to compare with other It would be important to compare with other European countries the experience of the European countries the experience of the ICF implementation in socio-health services.ICF implementation in socio-health services.

It would be important to promote projects It would be important to promote projects within Europe to establish standard within Europe to establish standard procedures and to also involve the private procedures and to also involve the private sector in the formation.sector in the formation.

For example “Leonardo For example “Leonardo Programme”Programme”

We could promote as ENSA group these We could promote as ENSA group these kind of projects.kind of projects.

Thanking you for your kind attentionThanking you for your kind attention

contact emailcontact email

arianna.gionimi@sanita.padova.itarianna.gionimi@sanita.padova.it