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TWINNING

TWINNING. REACHING OUT TO THE WORLD. Photo with permission of Naniamo Hospice. Defined.

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TWINNING

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  1. TWINNING REACHING OUT TO THE WORLD Photo with permission of Naniamo Hospice

  2. Defined • Twinning is a professional and social collaboration between organizations in different countries to achieve mutual benefits through combined efforts and a common vision. The partnership will be defined and shaped by the unique characteristics, needs and resources in each situation.

  3. Realities • 90% of world health care $ are spent on the richest 10% of world population • Of the 58 million people who die annually around the world 60 % would benefit from palliative care • With few exceptions palliative care is not incorporated into national health care plans in developing countries • It is estimated that each death affects at least 5 people through informal care-giving and grieving friends and relatives

  4. Twinning • DIGNITY CHOICE COMPASSION • When someone becomes terminally ill, the global health inequity makes it doubly unjust for that person to suffer physical and psychological distress. This kind of suffering could be managed if appropriate resources were available. • HOW CAN WE TURN AWAY?

  5. Twinning “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”Margaret Mead

  6. Strengthen team through sharing clinical expertise, programming and organizational skills. Allow staff an opportunity for personal/professional growth Learn how others manage with limited resources and in different cultural perspectives Strengthen links with the broader hospice/palliative care community, nationally and internationally Enhance our visibility and position within our own community GRACE Benefits for Canadian Partner

  7. Benefits for Overseas Partner • Assistance: negotiated to meet their specific needs/goals (skills, knowledge, supplies, educational materials, support, networking). • Financial benefit of buying power of foreign currency ($1 Cdn. = $8 in developing countries). • Sharing their skills and capacities. • HOPE: Facilitate their capacity to provide improved/expanded care for patients and families in their community.

  8. Risks • There are risks involved in engaging in this project, as there are with any project. They can largely be managed through careful planning, ongoing assessment, accountability, frequent/clear communication and contingency strategies.

  9. Risks

  10. The Process

  11. Summary • Steps taken • Support • Summary/Timeframe • Questions/Answers

  12. Vision • To extend our concept of “putting life into days” for the dying and their loved ones to those in other lands.

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