Invite to nominate

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО WHO European Regional Technical /2 Briefing - Rehabilitation after COVID-19: what we currently know and resources we have Virtual meeting 30 August 2021 28th September 2021 (10:30–12:00 CET) Original: English Scope and purpose Background The Region has tracked the development of the COVID-19 pandemic mostly in terms of numbers of identified cases and deaths, yet these measures provide only a partial picture of the COVID-19 impacti. Many people struggle to recover fully from COVID-19, whether hospitalized or not, suffering debilitating symptoms and functional deficits such as breathlessness, fatigue and deconditioning for weeks, months, or longer, that are amenable to rehabilitation. COVID-19 can have a serious impact on people’s ability to go back to work and participate in family and community life. Owing to the prevalence of COVID-19, governments must act to provide evidenced-based interventions for health systems and patients to ensure a tailored, safe and supported recovery that reduces long term impairment. A key component of universal health coverage, WHO defines rehabilitation as ‘interventions designed to optimize functioning and reduce disability in individuals with health conditions in interaction with their environment’. Rehabilitation has been recognized as an essential component of medical response in health emergencies and disease outbreak by the WHOii. Despite this mandate, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted rehabilitation service delivery in the WHO European Region with 79% of countries reporting disruptionsiii. COVID-19 Patient advocacy groups are calling for actions based on the ‘3 R’s – Recognition, research and rehabilitation. Scope and purpose page 2 To ensure that countries are aware of the need for rehabilitation after COVID-19, support, and resources available, the WHO Regional Office for Europe is delivering a technical briefing on the topic with the aim to strengthen rehabilitation provision in the WHO European Region. Date and time The WHO European Regional Technical Briefing will be held on Tuesday 28th September 2021 and will have a duration of one and a half hours, from 10:30 to 12:00, Central European Time. Aims 1. To raise awareness of the need of rehabilitation after COVID-19. 2. To promote available WHO COVID-19 rehabilitation resources and support. 3. To raise awareness of the ‘3 R’s’. Objectives 1. For countries to be aware of available WHO resources 2. To encourage actions based upon the ‘3 R’s’. Participants Rehabilitation experts, data collection experts, representatives from relevant ministries of WHO European Region Member States. Languages of the consultation The WHO European Regional Technical Briefing will be simultaneously translated into English and Russian. Preparatory documents will also be available in English and Russian. i https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/Life-stages/disability-and-rehabilitation/publications/high-level-meeting-on-post-covid- conditions-long-covid-a-virtual-meeting-hosted-by-the-who-regional-office-for-europe,-19-march-202 ii https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rehabilitation iii https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/covid-19/rehabilitation WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 6 September 2021 ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Ms Elen Ohov BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA Adviser ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО European Union Affairs and International Co- Head office: operation Department UN City, Marmorvej 51, Ministry of Social Affairs DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Suur-Ameerika 1 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Email: [email protected] 10122 Tallinn Website: http://www.euro.who.int Estonia Our reference: Your reference: Notre référence: Votre référence: Unser Zeichen: Ihr Zeichen: См. наш номер: На Ваш номер: Dear Ms Ohov, WHO European Regional Technical Briefing - Rehabilitation after COVID-19: what we currently know and resources we have Tuesday September 28th 2021 (10:30-12pm CET) I have the honour to inform you that the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe will hold the above-mentioned technical briefing . The Region has tracked the development of the COVID-19 pandemic mostly in terms of numbers of identified cases and deaths, yet these measures provide only a partial picture of the COVID-19 impact. Many people struggle to recover fully from COVID-19, whether hospitalized or not, suffering debilitating symptoms and functional deficits such as breathlessness, fatigue and deconditioning for weeks, months, or longer, that are amenable to rehabilitation. COVID-19 can have a serious impact on people’s ability to go back to work and participate in family and community life. The WHO European Regional Technical Briefing will provide an overview of COVID-19 rehabilitation and WHO’s work and resources available on the topic. The objectives of the technical briefing are: 1. To raise awareness of the need of rehabilitation after COVID-19. 2. To promote available WHO COVID-19 rehabilitation resources and support. 3. To raise awareness of the ‘3 R’s’. I have the pleasure to invite you to nominate up to 3 people from your country to attend in this technical briefing. Also, we kindly request you to nominate a country focal person who can provide an overview of your COVID-19 rehabilitation services and pathways. We may then invite them to give a brief presentation during the briefing. The participants should be officials from the ministry leading the rehabilitation agenda (e.g., Ministry of Health or Ministry of Social Affairs), who are specialized in the governance and management of the rehabilitation sector and who have the capacity to represent their organization and report back to their organization. UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email: [email protected] DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: http://www.euro.who.int Denmark The working language will be English and simultaneous interpretation into Russian will be provided. The WHO European Regional Technical Briefing will take place online, and the participants will receive a Zoom link to the meeting following confirming their participation. We look forward to receiving your nominations, giving the names, functional titles and organization/department, email addresses of the attendee/s, at your early convenience, and no later than 15 September 2021. We shall then communicate with them directly and provide them with the necessary documentation and administrative information in good time. Satish Mishra is responsible for this activity and it would be appreciated if you would address your reply to him at [email protected] with copy to Rosario Espinola Sanchez at [email protected] . Sincerely yours, Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat Director, Division of Country Health Policies and Systems Encls: Scope and Purpose Provisional agenda Copy for information to: Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European and International Coordination Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland H.E. Mr William Mart Laanemäe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia –2– WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО WHO European Regional Technical Briefing /3 - Rehabilitation after COVID-19: what we currently know and resources we have Virtual meeting 30 August 2021 28th September 2021 (10:30–12:00 CET) Original: English Provisional agenda • Introduction, welcome and overview – Why rehab is an essential service in COVID-19 recovery, pulse survey disruption findings. • Play COVID-19 patients rehab video. • Health service delivery models with examples from countries. • Data on function – how to collate good data and why it’s important. • Country example on organization of rehabilitation services for post-COVID19 conditions • Country examples on return to work and activities for people with post-COVID19 conditions. • WHO EURO Technical Resources on Rehabilitation for people recovering from COVID- 19. • Conclusion – evidence is evolving, much to learn, countries need to plan for rehabilitation services For more information Satish Mishra, Technical Officer – Disability, Rehabilitation, Palliative and Long term care WHO Regional Office for Europe [email protected] Saatja: ESPINOLA SANCHEZ, Rosario <[email protected]> Saadetud: 07.09.2021 17:17 Adressaat: Elen Ohov <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Koopia: Triin Uusberg <[email protected]>; SM Info <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina <[email protected]> Teema: Invite to nominate/ WHO Regional technical briefing- Rehab after COVID-19/ 28 Sep 2021 Dear Ms Ohov, We are pleased to share with you the attached nomination letter for your kind attention. We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Thank you and best regards, Health Workforce and Service Delivery Programme WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen, Denmark Web: Follow WHO on | | | Saatja: ESPINOLA SANCHEZ, Rosario <[email protected]> Saaja: Elen Ohov, [email protected], Triin Uusberg, SM Info, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], KÖHLER, Kristina Teema: RE: Invite to nominate/ WHO Regional technical briefing- Rehab after COVID-19/ 28 Sep 2021 Dear Ms Ohov, This is to kindly follow up on the below invite to nominate. Deadline for nominations has been extended to 24 September. Thank you and best regards, Health Workforce and Service Delivery Programme WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen, Denmark Web: www.who.int<https://www.who.int/> Follow WHO on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/WHO/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/WHO> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/who> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/who/> [cid:[email protected]] [Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated] From: ESPINOLA SANCHEZ, Rosario Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 4:17 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; KÖHLER, Kristina <[email protected]> Subject: Invite to nominate/ WHO Regional technical briefing- Rehab after COVID-19/ 28 Sep 2021 Dear Ms Ohov, We are pleased to share with you the attached nomination letter for your kind attention. We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Thank you and best regards, Health Workforce and Service Delivery Programme WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen, Denmark Web: www.who.int<https://www.who.int/> Follow WHO on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/WHO/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/WHO> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/who> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/who/> [cid:[email protected]] [Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated]