rolling out palliative care in tanzania using mentorship and the palliative care toolkit
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Rolling out Palliative Care in Tanzania using Mentorship and the
Palliative Care Toolkit
Dr Karilyn CollinsOctober 29th 2010
2nd International palliative care awareness and
training seminar
MUHEZA HOSPICE CARE founded 2001
Diana Centre opened in 2003
Mentors
• All Volunteers.• Had a background of
palliative care.• Found own funding.• Planned up to 2 years in
advance• Took unpaid leave.• Spent 3 – 6 months
with their team.
Trial of Toolkit training manualTanga November 2008
All Mentors teaching from the same book with same training manual
Training of Multidisciplinary Team using Toolkit and Training Manual
Ensure availability of Morphine
Send Mentor to work with team
Build community links
Help team train community volunteers in Kiswahili
Help team gain confidence in use of morphine
First Tanga Regional Palliative Care Meeting February 2010
Tearfund February 2009
Geita
Shirati
Shinyanga
Tearfund Toolkit Training November 2009
Bugando Hospital Training September 2010
Advantages of Mentorship with toolkit
• All using Toolkit, no variation in teaching
• Confidence of team with morphine.
• Ability to get into the community and make necessary links.
• Ownership of team.
• Continuity of personal contact after mentoring on site.
• Fund raising.
• Feeling of achievement.
Disadvantages and difficulties of Mentorship
• Lack of Supervision of Mentors.
• Culture shock.
• Appropriate qualification of Mentor
• Recruiting suitable Mentors.
• Funding.
Way Forward ??• Mentorship as part of an
academic qualification.
• Agency to recruit and monitor mentors
• 3months mentorship as a recognised part of SP reg. training.
• ?? suggestions
Thank You for Listening