A new Dutch programme on research and knowledge transfer
Authors: M.C.O. Kersten (mkersten@vgn.nl)*, W.H.E. Buntinx, P.J.C.M. Embregts, H.M. Evenhuis, C. Schuengel
Joined Forces
Info
Dutch disability care providers put great value on the
development of evidence-based practices. The programme Joined Forces is a unique collaboration between the Dutch Association of Healthcare Providers for People with
Disabilities (VGN) and academic leaders of consortia of
research institutes and care organizations of sciences related to health, participation and behaviour. It had
produced the building blocks for a new programme in which knowledge development, knowledge distribution and implementation will take place.
Process
1 The academic leaders developed recommendations for new
research in the domains of health, behaviour and participation each for their own domain.
2 The academic leaders gave comments to each other’s
recommendations and consensus was reached.
3 In consultation meetings the
support of cliënts, professionals and disability care providers has been assessed.
4 The final text was established and has been offered to the
Dutch ministery of Health.
Health Condition (disorder or disease)
Contextual Factors Body Functions &
structure Activity Participation
Environmental Factors Personal Factors
Human Functioning 1 Intellectual
abilities 2 Adaptive behavior 3 Health
4 Participation 5 Context
Context
Contact
Dutch Association of Healthcare Providers for People with Disabilities (Vereniging
Gehandicaptenzorg Nederland, VGN) Oudlaan 4,
3515 GA Utrecht, the Netherlands www.vgn.nl
National Program Disabled Persons
Health
Knowlegde distribution
Behaviour
Implementation Participation
National policy
Decentralisation (January 2015)
Local policy AAIDD-model
ICF-model
Professors in domain
‘behaviour’
Professors in domain
‘participation’
Dutch
Association of Healthcare
Providers for People with
Disabilities
(VGN)
Professors in domain
‘health’ Disability
care providers
Professionals Cliënts
Supports
