Susanne, Maybe it is because here in America, we place many things under the Medical system rubric. That way we can try to get Government and insurance to pay for services. Even in Community health which is what is sounds like you work under, we have to make it into a medical issue to fix it. It is very driven by the doctors giving permission and different professions battling it out for control of access in other ways. (eg, who gets to open a case, be a diabetes educator, etc) And it all goes back to the doctor to be the gatekeeper.
Elizabeth Thiers, OTR/L FECTS [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of susanne > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 9:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OTlist] How Would YOU Treat This Patient? > > Ron wrote on Monday, October 20, 2008 2:16 AM: > > > > Susanne: > > > > Tell us a little about Denmark's medical system and your > particular > > practice. > > Hi Ron! > > Short answer would be: A lot like Canada, I'm told. And, I > wrote the group some weeks ago about my new job - which is in > care, in a nursing home. > > But I worked for several years as an in-home support > person/OT for people with TBI - guess that especially > strengthened my "look at the whole family" view. It's not > really assigned to (most) OT's here to be the ones to > coordinate the different kinds of support needed - more often > this is assigned to a social worker - but as we are often the > (only) ones who can evaluate and describe the needs, and the > "total situation", we often do set things in motion for some > kind of family support (fx respite care). Can recommend, but > usually not prescribe that - unless one is employed as a > "visitator" of home health services - and a few OT's are, but > still most are nurses. > > I guess I could tell you more if I got specific questions - > finding the words to describe things in English is difficult > for me... Medical system - hmmm - I'm not really part of that > - only the OT's that work in hospitals are, I think. Aha - > that might explain some of the difference, right? > > Warmly > > susanne, denmark > > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
