Today we gathered with our partners to summarize the results of our joint work over 2.5 years. Our initiative «Rehabilitation of War Traumas» was launched by the Charitable Foundation «Patients of Ukraine» with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in the third month of the full-scale invasion.
Purchase of rehabilitation equipment and aids
We are developing a rehabilitation network across the country — both at the regional and community levels, so that every person can receive assistance close to their home. One of the ways to develop the network is the purchase of rehabilitation equipment for medical institutions. After more than 2.5 years, we have purchased and delivered 10,425 units of rehabilitation equipment for 38 medical institutions, 1 military hospital and 9 classrooms for higher education institutions.
Professional development of rehabilitation specialists
To strengthen the capacity of the network, we also organize training for specialists from healthcare institutions and multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to the improvement of education and professional development of personnel in Ukrainian universities.
Together with our partners, we have ⤵️
Conducted:
250 days of offline training
3 professional internships in rehabilitation of severe injuries
6 online courses
1 hybrid course in occupational therapy
Prepared:
50 multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams
1200 specialists
Covered:>25,500 students
Organized:
1 study trip to Coventry University
Operation of 3 online seminars on the application of the International Classification
1 online training program on the organization of the provision of rehabilitation services
Involved:
12 medical institutions in the program of supervisory support for the development of rehabilitation departments
Conducted:
7 professional exchanges/practical seminars on prosthetics
Developed and implemented:
5 disciplines for the training of rehabilitation specialists in higher education institutions (HEIs)
20 HEIs implemented programs in physical therapy and occupational therapy
Developed: a specialization program in rehabilitation nursing after the diploma level
Supported the development and updating of 3 educational and professional standards.
7 networking events were held:
- The First All-Ukrainian Congress on Physical Therapy «Resources, Achievements and Potential in Wartime»
- The Second All-Ukrainian Congress on Physical Therapy «Challenges, Achievements and Potential in Wartime»
- The First National Congress on Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation «Formation of a Strategy for Work in Wartime»
- The First All-Ukrainian Conference on Rehabilitation in Pediatrics
- School of Leaders «Rehabilitation. Change Makers»
- 2 leadership training programs «Rehabilitation. Physical Therapies of the Future»
Development of the Rehabilitation Network in 3 Networks
To strengthen the rehabilitation system in Ukraine, a pilot project was implemented within the framework of the initiative to improve the rehabilitation network in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia regions in cooperation with centers of excellence and expert institutions. The project included 28 offline and 16 online events, in which 17 multidisciplinary teams and over 190 specialists participated.
Development and change of policy
We will use all the experience and knowledge gained to change the policy in the field of rehabilitation, and thus make the system sustainable and more patient-friendly. We are actively working on the development of the necessary legislation for the successful functioning of the rehabilitation system in Ukraine.
With our partners in particular:
- Prepared more than 60 regulatory legal acts, of which 40 have already been adopted.
- Developed a roadmap for the development of integrated child care, recommendations for improving legislation and harmonizing policies of different levels of government to create a cellular rehabilitation system.
- Created a rehabilitation functional based on the ICF.
- Conducted an analysis of legislation and prepared a report on rehabilitation policy in Ukraine.
Support of care
Our experts provide coordination support to individual cases, helping military personnel with severe injuries to receive the best treatment and rehabilitation. They guide the needs in specialized institutions, help with housing and finding a job after rehabilitation.
In addition, as part of the initiative of therapists of the Ukrainian Society of Speech and Language Therapy, 2,590 therapy sessions were conducted for 24 veterans with craniocerebral injuries.
Awareness raising
To develop the rehabilitation sector, public awareness of the importance of a systemic approach and evidence-based rehabilitation is being raised.
The communication campaign reached over 2 million people through social networks and over 14 million through the media, contributing to the formation of an understanding of the importance of quality rehabilitation.
All achievements would not have been possible if not for the participation and trust of our partners:
Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine, European Union in Ukraine, Nova Ukraine, Office of the President of Ukraine, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) and NHSU Academy, EZdorovya, Advisor-commissioner of the President of Ukraine for the barrier-free environment Tetyana Lomakina, UCU School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Protez Hub, М, Ukrainian Society of Speech and Language Therapy, Ukrainian Society of Occupational Therapists, Kyiv-Mohyla Business School [kmbs], Physiopedia, ICF Research Branch, Still Strong, UNDP Ukraine, UNICEF Ukraine, IOM Ukraine, Ukrainian Red Cross Society, Ukrainian Healthcare Center – UHC, Sunnaas sykehus HF, World Health Organization Ukraine, Chesno Movement, World Bank Ukraine, Coventry University, Group for Active Rehabilitation, Institute of Vertebrology and Rehabilitation, Zaporyka Charitable Foundation, Soleterre, Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion.
