A series of technical meetings was organized by MCNV on August 16–17, 2025, providing guidance on implementing a multidisciplinary rehabilitation service delivery model at healthcare facilities for persons with musculoskeletal disabilities.
Deputy Director of the Hue City Department of Health, Dr. Hoang Trong Quy (Specialist Level II), giving an opening remark at the meeting.
The meetings were attended by 92 healthcare workers, including doctors and technicians from rehabilitation units of 24 health facilities in Quang Trị province, and in Hue city and Da Nang city.
The activity was organized as part of the Inclusion 1 Project, Phase July 2025–March 2026. Deputy Director of the Quang Tri Provincial Department of Health, Dr. Ha Lam Chi (Specialist Level II), and Deputy Director of the Hue City Department of Health, Dr. Hoang Trong Quy (Specialist Level II), attended the events and gave the opening remarks.
Deputy Director of the Quang Tri Provincial Department of Health, Dr. Ha Lam Chi (Level II Specialist), giving an opening remark at the meeting.
The meeting provided in-depth guidance on how to implement the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team (MDT) model for persons with disabilities caused by rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. The main topics included:
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): The approach and application in setting objectives and evaluating outcomes of treatment and MDT interventions.
- Updates on diagnostic criteria and principles of rehabilitation treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
- Guidance on functional assessment tools for patients.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Dao Vu, Deputy Director of the Rehabilitation Center at Bach Mai Hospital, presenting at the technical meeting in Hue city on August 17.
The sessions were presented and discussed by members of the model’s Supervisory Board, who are leading experts in the field of rehabilitation medicine (doctors), physical therapy, occupational therapy, and nursing from:
- Bach Mai Hospital
- National Geriatric Hospital
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
- Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy
- Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Hai Duong Medical Technical University
The technical meeting is a crucial preparatory first step, aiming to help the health facilities participating in the MDT model understand the process and the model implementation methods. Capacity-building activities for the participating healthcare workers will continue to be carried out through online training sessions, meetings, and on-site supervisory visits with the guidance and professional advice of the Supervisory Board.
From 2022 to 2024, within the framework of the Inclusion 1 Project, MCNV supported 16 health facilities in Quang Tri province, Hue city, and Da Nang city (Quang Nam province before merging) to implement the MDT model and provide MDT services to 700 persons with disabilities caused by stroke. In 2025, MCNV will expand this model to support people with musculoskeletal disabilities at 11 additional health facilities, bringing the total number of rehabilitation units participating in MDT services to 24 in Phase 2B.
About the Inclusion 1 Project, Phase 2B:
- Donor: The Government of the United States
- Project Owner: The National Action Center for Toxic Chemicals and Environmental Treatment (NACCET)
- Managing Partner: Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP)
- Medisch Comité Nederland – Vietnam (MCNV) is one of the implementing partners.
More photos:
MSc. Dr. Ha Chan Nhan, Head of the Department of Rehabilitation, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, presenting on the ICF in Quang Tri province on August 16.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Dao Vu, Deputy Director of the Rehabilitation Center, Bach Mai Hospital, providing guidance for doctors from Da Nang city.
Dr. Luu Thi Thuy (center), Head of the Nursing Department, Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, providing guidance to nurses in Hue city.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Cuc, National Geriatric Hospital, providing guidance to Occupational Therapists in Hue city.
