ICF around the World
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
"INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH (ICF)"
By National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID)
in association with
Nabajatak Child Development Centre, Apollo Hospitals, Kolkata & Skilled IQ
&
Academic Council of Occupational Therapy, AIOTA
July 26th
, 2025
Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Overview
▪ Results from 2017 FDRG Survey
▪ Summary of 2022 article “20 Years of ICF—International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Uses and
Applications around the World”
https://qrcodes.pro/20yearsICF
https://qrcodes.pro/BMGASC
Countries
437 RESPONSES
32 COUNTRIES
Areas of ICF use
Setting
Core-Sets
The users with less than 1
year of experience were the
group with the highest
utilization of core-sets and
checklists.
Qualifiers
Qualifiers - 2
WHODAS
https://qrcodes.pro/wZmVpp
Conclusions
Leonardi, M., Lee, H., Kostanjsek, N., Fornari, A., Raggi, A., Martinuzzi, A., Yáñez, M., Almborg, A.-H.,
Fresk, M., Besstrashnova, Y., Shoshmin, A., Castro, S. S., Cordeiro, E. S., Cuenot, M., Haas, C., Maart, S.,
Maribo, T., Miller, J., Mukaino, M.,…Camargo, O. K. d. (2022). 20 Years of ICF—International Classification
of Functioning, Disability and Health: Uses and Applications around the World. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public
Health, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811321
Conclusions
Leonardi, M., Lee, H., Kostanjsek, N., Fornari, A., Raggi, A., Martinuzzi, A., Yáñez, M., Almborg, A.-H.,
Fresk, M., Besstrashnova, Y., Shoshmin, A., Castro, S. S., Cordeiro, E. S., Cuenot, M., Haas, C., Maart, S.,
Maribo, T., Miller, J., Mukaino, M.,…Camargo, O. K. d. (2022). 20 Years of ICF—International Classification
of Functioning, Disability and Health: Uses and Applications around the World. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public
Health, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811321
The way ahead
Bickenbach, J., Rubinelli, S., Baffone, C., & Stucki, G. (2023).The human functioning revolution: implications for
health systems and sciences. Frontiers in Science, 1. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsci.2023.1118512
Argentina
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918291
2021
Taiwan
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36188921
2022
Canada
https://files.ontario.ca/mccss-smart-start-hubs-policy-and-practice-guidelines-en-2022-05-02.pdf
Australia
https://www.autismcrc.com.au/best-practice/home
Making Change
1.Motivation
2.Capability/Skills
3.Opportunity
https://www.behaviourchangewheel.com/about-wheel
ICF
A good tool is
not enough
Q & A Session
Q A
&
ThankYou!

ICF around the World - Keynote presentation