Programme : Presentation on 24 September 2003

ICF Experience in Thailand

Text version of a Powerpoint Presentation
Presented on 24 September 2003, 9:00am

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ICF, Thailand (short) experience
May - September 2003

Disability Survey in Thailand

NSB, regular survey, 5 year interval
NGO, survey, physical exam
Specific purpose

Administrative register for services

Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Center

Division in department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health

Data collection in Health care System Services based on

ICD 10 - etiology and diseases
ICD 9 - medical procedure
DRG - Diagnostic related group,for health expenditure

ICD 10 - TM

Developed by Bureau of Policy and plan,
Ministry of Public Health

version completed in 10 years (1994-2003)

Condition Driven

ICD 10, ICD 9, constraint for rehabilitation
DRG, low health expenditure
needs classification for consequence of diseases

SNMRC.

Project: To develop disability database in Thailand

Objective :

to gain knowledge in disability data collection from international standard, ICF
To set up database for health development of Person with disabilities

Workshop I , May 2003

To learn ICF concept and other country experience
To practice classifying the disabled persons and coding on the checklist
To brainstorm the implementation in each medical specialty

Participants: MD., PT, OT, Nurse, Public Health Scientist, Statistician, Social worker & PWD

Workshop II , June 2003

Medical specialties

Develop the application tools and future plan, with support from DMS.

Workshop III , August 2003

Experience sharing after application
need policy support, from all relevant ministries
lots of problems, need training
pilot projects for specific health condition by ICF.

PMR

To develop assessment tool, ICF based, for specific health condition focus on spinal cord and neurological condition
By the multidisciplinary team of physical rehabilitation
Perpose for study of
- validity
- specificity and also
- practicality of the tools

Family Medicine

To set up guideline, for ICF application in Family Medicine
To prepare handbook, Thai language, in utility together with checklist.

Field test in primary care unit.

User : MD., Family Medicine

ICF Application in Visual Impairment Study

To apply ICF checklist
To set up guideline and individual rehabilitation program
For patients of Low Vision clinic and the blind

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