Revision of the SIWF categories

The letter from the FOPH dated 28.02.2024 informs about the revision of the further training program "Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy" which was decided by the Swiss Institute for Continuing Medical Education (SIWF) as of 1 January 2024.

The effects of the amendment to the SIWF for the recognition of training centers with regard to the regulation in Article 50c KVV concerning clinical experience are presented below.

As, according to the SIWF, this is an editorial adjustment to the categories of training centers, an activity at a training center that will only be recognized within the framework of a specialty (geriatric psychiatry and psychotherapy) from January 1, 2024 onwards will not be recognized. Since, according to the SIWF, this is an editorial adjustment to the categories of training institutions, an activity at a training institution which, from 1 January 2024, only has recognition in the context of a specialty(geriatric psychiatry and psychotherapy, consultation and liaison psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy, psychiatry and psychotherapy of addictive disorders; categories A or B), but no recognition as category C according to the adjusted training programme for psychiatry and psychotherapy, will continue to be recognized as an activity in accordance with Article 50c letter b number 1 KVV.

The FOPH is working on an editorial amendment to the KVV that reflects the changes in the SIWF recognitions of the training institutes and basically enables a seamless transition in the recognition of the clinical experience acquired there for admission to the OKP.

For those working in child and adolescent psychotherapy in the future, there will be no change to the applicable requirements under Article 50c letter b number 2 KVV, as no changes will be made to the "Specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry" training program with regard to the categories of training centres.

The various organizations are generally responsible for queries as follows:

- For inquiries regarding the SIWF recognition of a specific training center: The training center itself. It knows its recognition.

- For questions concerning individual dossier reviews of individuals regarding future authorization as a psychological-psychotherapeutic service provider in the OKP: The canton in which authorization is sought.

- For questions regarding the new regulation of psychological psychotherapy and this information letter: see the FOPH website.