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On Wednesday, 15 February 2024, 9:00-17:30, a German-language Basic ICF Course will take place in-person at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland. This whole-day ICF course is a bit different from the two half-day ICF workshop the ICF Research Branch usually holds as it will focus on the clinical application of the ICF in rehabilitation.

Course program at-a-glance
09:00  Welcome and Introduction of goals
09:15  ICF Basics (Part I)
10:15  Interdisciplinary exchange / Networking Coffee Break
10:45  ICF Basics (Part II)
11:30  What a successful rehabilitation looks like and the role the ICF plays
12:00  The ICF - A common language in the interdisciplinary rehabilitation process?
12:45  Lunch Break

13:45  Short summary from the morning program
14:00 The important role of contextual factors in rehabilitation  - The family
14:35 Parallel workshops:
          Topic A: Use of the ICF in research and coding / ICF linking
          Topic B: Use of the ICF in psychiatric rehabilitation
          Topic C: Use of the ICF in neurological / geriatric rehabilitation 
          Topic D: Use of the ICF in cardiological, pneumological or orthopaedic rehabilitation 

16:20  Interdisciplinary exchange / Networking Coffee Break
16:45 Plenary discussion and conclusion

Course fee: CHF 250 (CHF 50 for students), including coffee breaks and lunch.

Registrations will be accepted until 15 January 2024. For workshop details, including the registration form, click on the globe . For questions, please feel free to contact the ICF Research Branch Coordinator at melissa.selb@paraplegie.ch.