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Palliative care in accessing and new EU member states. Daniela Mosoiu MD. Hospice Casa Sperantei Romania. ROMANIA:. 22.408.393 INHABITANTS 238.391 KMP. Joining EU. 2004 Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland Slovakia, Slovenia 2007 Bulgaria, Romania. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Palliative care in accessing and new EU
member statesDaniela Mosoiu MD.
Hospice Casa Sperantei
Romania
22.408.393 INHABITANTS
238.391 KMP
ROMANIA:
Joining EU
• 2004 Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland Slovakia, Slovenia
• 2007 Bulgaria, Romania
GDP/capita Int$
• Slovenia 19 600• Czech Republic 16 800• Hungary 14 900• Slovakia 14 500• Estonia 14 300• Lithuania 12 500• Poland 12 000• Latvia 11 500• Bulgaria 8 200• Romania 7 700
The World Fact Book www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html
Human Development Index
• Slovenia 0.879 (29)• Cyprus 0.873 (30)• Czech Republic 0.849 (33)• Hungary 0.835 (35)• Slovakia 0.835 (36)• Poland 0.833 (37) • Estonia 0.826 (42)• Lithuania 0.808 (49)• Latvia 0.800 (53)• Bulgaria 0.779 (62)• Romania 0.775 (63)
• UNDP Report 2002
Ratio of palliative care services/million population, (2002)
• Estonia1: 0.14m Poland1: 0.15m
• Slovenia1: 0.32m Bulgaria1: 0.36m
• Hungary1: 0.37m Latvia1: 0.48m
• Lithuania1: 0.62m Czech R1: 1.02m
• Romania1: 1.07m Slovakia1: 1.33m
Source: Clark D, Wright M (2002) Transitions in End of Life Care: Hospice and Related Developments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Buckingham: Open University Press
WHO Recommendations
Education of professionals
• Palliative care recognized as a medical specialty /subspecialty:
Poland
Czeck Republic
Romania
Lithuania
Doctors 650
Nurse and nurse assistants 1560
Social workers 66
Home care assistans 143
Psychologists 21
Pharmacists 136
Volunteers 82
Clerics 6
Fundraisers 10
Managers 8
Students 295
International participants 56
Public awareness
Hungary
2000 public campaign raised awareness with 36%
free TV air time for spots for 2 months
100 billboards across Budapest
Adverts in media
Interviews , charity events
Poland Warsaw-children’s hospice
Funding
• Palliative care free of charge for the patients
• International grants, fundraising in the communities
• Through the Insurance system, government (Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria)
National Policy
• national committees in the government to address the issue of palliative care
Poland
Slovenia
Lithuania
Hungary
+/-Romania
Conclusion
• Initiatives and models of good practice in all the countries
• Services offered mainly for adult cancer patients, few services for children
• Development of services not directly coordonated with economic indicators
• Low coverage under 5-10% except Poland
• Funding coming mainly from the voluntary sector
I will just once pass through this life. Thus, if I can offer a little kindness, or do good even in a small way to a fellow human being, I promise to do it now, without hesitation, because there will be no second chance. William Penn