About ENTWINE
ENTWINE is a 4-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovation Training Network (ITN), funded by the European Union and started as of September 2018. The Network will train 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) for high quality PhD training.
Mostly due to increased longevity and medical advances, the needs of older/ill individuals for long-term care rise rapidly while the availability of informal caregivers decreases. Informal caregivers are those who provide unpaid care to a relative or friend with a chronic illness, disability or other long-lasting health or care need. This “Care Gap” will create huge problems for the sustainability of European health care systems that rely heavily on the provision of informal care. The aim of ENTWINE’s team is to investigate broad spectrum of challenges in informal caregiving and issues concerning the development and use of innovative psychology-based and technology-based interventions that support willingness and opportunity to provide informal care. The focus is on overcoming barriers following a user-centered, stakeholder-driven implementation and agile science approach to promote the adoption and implementation of innovative solutions to support informal caregivers. ENTWINE represents a stepping stone towards sustainable informal care throughout Europe.
Abandoning or killing the ill loved one? Or assisted suicide or euthanasia? A cross-cultural reflection of informal care.
In this short article I tackle the issue of gerontocide and abandonment of the aged and old in the context of informal caregiving in non-industrial societies and compare it with the issue of assisted suicide and euthanasia in developed countries...
Read our October @ITN_ENTWINE blog by @MikoZarzycki covering the issue of abandoning or killing the ill loved one and practices from around the world #caregivers #homecare #informalcare #ITN_ENTWINE https://entwine-itn.eu/abandoning-or-killing-the-ill-loved-one-or-assisted-suicide-or-euthanasia-a-cross-cultural-reflection-of-informal-care/
Today is the 1st European #Carers Day!
ENTWINE would like to invite you to take our survey on #caregiving: https://bit.ly/2DYXtE6
With your participation, you are contributing to improving your role as a caregiver!
@CarersDay @Eurocarers_info
#CarersDay_EU #WeAreCarers_EU
Today is European #CarersDay_EU. In the words of MEP @MPizarroPorto: "It is necessary to ensure that informal caregivers are recognized and properly valued." #WeAreCarers_EU
@Eurocarers_info http://www.carersday.eu/support/mep-manuel-pizarro-advocates-for-the-recognition-of-carers/