Health Workforce Assess the current training capacity of specialized rehabilitation personnel, such as speech language pathology, rehabilitative nursing, and prosthetics and orthotics Examine the frequency and effectiveness of current task sharing in rehabilitation services (e.g. occupational therapy performed by physical therapists) in Peru, to determine whether alternative providers are adequately performing the roles traditionally carried out by specialized personnel Assess the viability of formalizing task sharing through advanced, standardized training Investigate any incentives for and barriers preventing interdisciplinary collaboration in rehabilitation in Peru through in-depth interviews of rehabilitation providers of all levels

Health Service Delivery Conduct an in-depth qualitative assessment, involving rehabilitation providers and users, to investigate the “referral process problem” identified by 50% of participants to be responsible for delays in inpatient rehabilitation Evaluate existence and quality of outpatient centers and community-based rehabilitation to meet needs of people without access to larger hospitals Assess degree of coverage of current rehabilitation services by determining the percentage of patients admitted with rehabilitation needs who actually receive the rehabilitation they require

Health Information Systems Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of patient registries in public hospitals in Peru Determine which rehabilitation metrics are collected by hospitals Determine which rehabilitation metrics are reported to a national level

Essential Medical Products and Technologies Assess adequacy of rehabilitation facilities and equipment Determine whether physical resource distribution is appropriate for hospital rehabilitation personnel and patient populations