ESTONIA, partner in Leonardo da Vinci programme “HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TEACHERS AGAINST VIOLENCE, HEVI 2008-2010” • Tiina Juhansoo, Tallinn Health College • Katrin Kuusemäe,Tallinn Health College • Siiri Põllumaa, Tartu School of Health Care • Anne Vahtramäe, Tartu School of Health Care Jan, 2008
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ESTONIA, partner in Leonardo da Vinci programme “HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE TEACHERS AGAINST VIOLENCE, HEVI 2008-2010”
• Tiina Juhansoo, Tallinn Health College• Katrin Kuusemäe,Tallinn Health College• Siiri Põllumaa, Tartu School of Health Care• Anne Vahtramäe, Tartu School of Health Care Jan, 2008
ESTONIA• Official name: Republic of Estonia
• Is a country in North Europe
• Estonia has land borders to the south with Latvia and to the east with Russia, separated from Finland in the North by the Gulf of Finland and from Sweden in the West by the Baltic Sea.
Estonia
• The modern name of Estonia is thought
to originate from the Roman historian Tacitus, who in his book Germania (ca. AD 98) described the people called Aestii.
Independence
• Declared from Russia and Germany: 24 February 1918
University of Tartu• First level of higher education Medical doctors Pharmaceuts Stomatology• Second level: + Nursing Science• Third level: MD
Health Colleges
• Tallinn Health College - TALLINNA TERVISHOIU KÕRGKOOL
• Founded in 1940 as Nurses School • In December, 1964 renamed the Tallinn Medical School• In August 2006, renamed Tallinn Health College• The same time Kohtla-Järve startst to be a part of Tallinn
Health College
Tallinn Health College
On vocational level:• Nurse Practical nurse• Midwife• Dental technician• Optometrist• Pharmacist• Occupational therapist• Health promotor
Tartu School of Health CareTartu Tervishoiu Kõrgkool
• 1811 School of Midwives
• 1925 School of Nurses Union
• 1944 National Secondary School of Medicine
→ Medical Scool of Tartu
• 2006 Tartu School of Health Care
Tartu School of Health CareTartu Tervishoiu Kõrgkool
• 5,1% of the GDP (382 mil EURO in 2002)• Health Insurance law in force since 1992• Financed: 13% earmarked health insurance tax salaries paid by
employers and collected from 1999 by Tax Agency
• Coverage: 94% of population
• Solidarity in Estonian health insurance: contributions (2005): – no contributions 48% of insured- 49% insured- - STATE 3% Estonian Health Insurance Fond, 2006
Health Care:
• One Medical Faculty – in Tartu University
Physicians 4426 30,8/10 000 pop.
Dentists 11012 7,0/ 10 000 pop.
• Health Colleges: Tartu, Tallinn, (Kohtla-Järve)
Nurses 10196 70,7/10 000 pop.
Hospitals
• 1993 1999 2003• Number 115 78 50• Beds 14377 10358 9160 • ALOS 15,4 days 9,9 days 6,8 days
• Tartu University Hospital – 900 beds• Tallinn Regional Hospital – 750 beds
Hospitals 2005, total 50
• Regional 3 (Tartu University, Tallinn Regional, • Tallinn Childrens Hospital)• Central 4 (2 - Tallinn, 1 Kohtla-Järve, 1 Pärnu)• Specialized 5 • General 19• Rehabilitation 3• Care 16