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News Autumn 2010

- The new EVS/ASE website has been functioning since May. You are all invited to visit it!

- The next EVS/ASE congress in Switzerland will take place on the 17th and 18th of June 2011

The mottos are: «Être actif, vivre en santé : Ergothérapie» in french and "Handeln. Gestalten. Leben: Ergotherapie.» in German. You are all invited to participate, it will be an interesting event featuring new directions for the profession in both french and german

- Project Goal phrasing by Swiss OT's - EVS/ASE and the 3 Swiss national OT schools are partners for the first time in this national research project starting now

- A new project group has been launched: "Ageing appropriate health promotion and prevention for people in their second half of life"

News Autumn 2009

-There have been personal changes in the board of the Swiss association. The
Swiss association is actively looking for one board member in addition.

-The Executiv Meeting of WFOT will take place in Switzerland in October 09.

-The new internet site of the Swiss association will be ready by start 2010.

-The associations of Switzerland, Austria, Germany and South Tyrol are
preparing a symposium "health promotion and prevention" for 2010.

-The next congress of the Swiss association will take place in june 2011.

-DRG (diagnose related groups): The Swiss association participates on a
campain to implement and secure the DRG on a good/acceptable base.

-The NTE regulations (study regulations to achieve an equivalent of a
bachelor degree) are published. The recognition of OT diplomas from abroad
should be regulated until 2011.

-In 2010 there will be a platform for the control of quality.

-The Swiss association has to prepare the new discussion with the
stakeholders (health insurances) on the costs of a therapy session.

-The pediatric workgroup has published on the site their results
"Indications to occupational Therapy in pediatrics, diagnosis and ICF".

-Further education: the collaboration between the Swiss association and the
HES (University of applied science) in Lausanne goes on.

News Spring 2009

There have been personal changes in the board of the Swiss association. The Swiss association is actively looking for two new board members until May.
.The NTE regulations (study regulations to achieve an equivalent of a bachelor degree) should be out by May.
The recognition of OT diplomas from abroad should be regulated until 2011.
DRG (diagnose related groups) – The Swiss association participates on a campaign to implement and secure the DRG on a good/acceptable base.
The project group “early intervention at work” has closed their work process. The results will be now sighted and prioritized.
The Swiss association action program 2009 -2011 of the commission “marketing and communication” has been validated by the board. The commission is working on a new internet appearance until this summer.
The three year project on quality “evaluating the quality of results in occupational therapy” on the basis of the GAS (Goal Attainment Scaling) has been completed. At the moment it will be evaluated and from 2010 on it will be carried on with an online model.

News 2008

External

The Swiss government has been working on a constitutional amendment of the health insurance.

In June 2008 it will be presented to the population who will vote on this amendment. The Swiss association with a lot of other health allied professions do not agree with this constitutional amendment because the people will be in a disadvantage in following three main areas:

1. One cannot choose the doctor or the therapist anymore.

2. The cantons will pay directly the insurance and not the institutions or hospitals.

3. The money flow will be reduced for elderly and any other care.

The Swiss association will inform their member about the misbalance and will suggest to vote against this amendment.

Internal

The Swiss association has opened a new portfolio. The marketing and communication portfolio. In the next years 2008 -2011 the main goal will be to set the basics to implement this portfolio. It will be looked at the needs and priorities of the association, to develop the messages to the target groups and to find a way to finance the measures.

The COTEC delegate and alternate are busy preparing for the welcoming of its delegates in October in Switzerland!
The project group for pediatrics is preparing a list of usual diagnoses and indications to help the occupational therapists presenting their work to authorities, doctors and insurances.
The project group for independents is bringing out a paper meant for members only with recommendations on using and billing with caution and good reason the time of work in absence of the client.

Vera Krähenbühl