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Using Concept Mapping To Develop A Human Rights Based Indicator Framework To Assess Country Efforts To Strengthen Rehabilitation Provision And Policy: The Rehabilitation System Diagnosis And Dialogue Framework (Resyst), Dimitrios Skempes, John L. Melvin, Per Von Groote, Gerold Stucki, Jerome Bickenbach

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty Papers

Background: Rehabilitation is crucial for the realization of the right to health and a proper concern of global health. Yet, reliable information to guide rehabilitation service planning is unavailable in many countries in part due to the lack of appropriate indicators. To ensure universal health coverage and meet the central imperative of "leaving no one behind" countries must be able to assess key aspects of rehabilitation policy and provision and monitor how they have discharged their human rights responsibilities towards those most disadvantaged, including people with disability. This article describes the process of developing an expert guided indicator framework to …

Cannabis Shenanigans: Advocating For The Restoration Of An Effective Treatment Of Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury., Daniel E. Graves, Phd

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty Papers

Cannabis is an effective treatment for pain following spinal cord injury that should be available to patients and researchers. The major argument against the rescheduling of cannabis is that the published research is not convincing. This argument is disingenuous at best, given that the evidence has been presented and rejected at many points during the political dialog. Moreover, the original decision to criminalize cannabis did not utilize scientific or medical data. There is tension between the needs of a society to protect the vulnerable by restricting the rights of others to live well and with less pain. It is clear …

Scaling Up Rehabilitation - Towards An International Policy Agenda., Christoph Gutenbrunner, Jerome Bickenbach, Kristian Borg, Boya Nugraha, John L. Melvin, Gerold Stucki

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty Papers

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Rehabilitation: The Health Strategy Of The 21st Century., Gerold Stucki, Jerome Bickenbach, Christoph Gutenbrunner, John L. Melvin

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty Papers

There is strong evidence that population ageing and the epidemiological transition to a higher incidence of chronic, non-communicable diseases will continue to profoundly impact societies worldwide, putting more pressure on healthcare systems to respond to the needs of the people they serve. These trends argue for the need to address what matters to people about their health: limitations in their functioning that affect their day-to-day actions and goals in life. From its inception, rehabilitation, 1 of the 4 health strategies identified in the Declaration of Alma Ata in 1978, has had functioning as its outcome of interest. Its practitioners are …

Strengthening Health-Related Rehabilitation Services At National Levels., Christoph Gutenbrunner, Jerome Bickenbach, John L. Melvin, Jorge Lains, Boya Nugraha

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: One of the aims of the World Health Organization's Global Disability Action Plan is to strengthen rehabilitation services. Some countries have requested support to develop (scale-up) rehabilitation services. This paper describes the measures required and how (advisory) missions can support this purpose, with the aim of developing National Disability, Health and Rehabilitation Plans.

RECOMMENDATIONS: It is important to clarify the involvement of governments in the mission, to define clear terms of reference, and to use a systematic pathway for situation assessment. Information must be collected regarding policies, health, disability, rehabilitation, social security systems, the need for rehabilitation, and the …