ICF what is this

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ICF what is this?

• Piret Simmo
• 20.mai 2005
• Tallinn

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ICF history

• 2002 interest
• 2003 first meeting, translation
• 2004 pilot project

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We have

• WHO format completed and translated
• PDF book in internet
• separately
• annexes and introduction
• 4. ICF browser
• Word book
• Printed book in this year.

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Aims of ICF pilot project

• 1. Problems of terminology
• 2. To rise a discussion
• What does mean to use a
• different short versions

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Results for pilot project

• 91 proposals to make additions in translation
• for 74 codes
• 27 proposals for education

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Results of pilot project

• ICF takes time to understand
• Need for education program
• Need for agreements
• 4. Positive future for core sets

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What should contain education program?

• History
• ICF main idea
• ICF structure
• Basic knowledges of classifications
• How to measure
• Ethics

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Aims of ICF

• Same language better understanding is it so?
• Comparability
• between countries
• in time
• in healthcare
• in services