DR MICHELLE MEIRINGFOUNDER + CEO

SUCCESSFUL PPC PROGRAMS: THE BIGSHOES FOUNDATION

SOUTH AFRICA

SUCCESS DEFINED

“Success is not so much about the destination, it’s about the journey”.“ Success is about whether you achieved what you set out to do”

SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE RIDE…..

THE JOURNEY IN PICTURES…

CONCEPTION : 2002: CHOMP

Children’s Homes Outreach Medical Programme

MY PPC AHA MOMENT….

OUR FIRST HOSPICE PARTNER…

2003

THE FIRST UNIT

SOME OF THE HOUGHTON HOSPICE PATIENTS

LEARNING ABOUT HPCA + PPC TRAINING 2004

MOVING ON…

2007

SOME OF THE HOSPICE SOWETO PATIENTS

HOSPICE STATS

HOSPICE PERIODNUMBER OF CHILDREN

CARED FORHoughton Hospice, Johannesburg

2003 – 2006 120

Soweto Hospice 2007 – 2009 346

MOVING ON TO THE HOSPITALS

• Changed our name in 2006 to Bigshoes to reflect an expanded vision

2006

Abandoned baby project

Medical Clinics & outreach

Paediatric Palliative Care

Training component

GETTING SPACE AT BARAGWANATH & PARTNERING WITH WPC…

2008

Palliactive

THE TEXTBOOK (2008 – 2009)

ON TO DURBAN (2008)

MOVING TO CAPE TOWN2009

THE NAVIGATORS PROJECT,THE VIRTUAL RESOURCE CENTRE & UCT

BIGSHOES CAPE TOWN 2010…

THE NATIONAL TEAM 2012…

HOSPITAL STATS

YEAR GAUTENG KWAZULU-NATAL

WESTERN CAPE

2006 44    2007 165    2008 414    2009 675   112010 857 53 1042011 449 86 1962012 823 200 400

TOTALS: 3427 339 711

IMPACT ON ANALGAESIC PRESCRIBING:

ANALGESIC CLASS 2006 2008 2010

0 Not in pain no analgesia required

24% 22%

1 Pain present; adequate analgesia prescribed

14% 21%

2 Pain present; inadequate analgesia prescribed

31% 40%

3 Pain present; no analgesics prescribed

63% 29% 17%

4 Insufficient data, not recorded

2% 0%

A NEW INTERNATIONAL PARTNER

A NEW NETWORK

South African Children’s Palliative Care Network

QUESTIONS?