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Evidence Based Knowledge Management and Development in Palliative Care (5 cr)

Code: TH00BN76-3001

General information


Enrollment

01.06.2020 - 30.09.2020

Timing

01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 25

Degree programmes

  • Master of Social Services and Health Care

Teachers

  • Leena Walta
  • Virpi Sulosaari

Groups

  • YSOTES19

Objective

The student
- explains the organisation of palliative care at a regional, national and international level.
- applies the core knowledge base for the development and management of palliative care.
- develops and manages palliative care based on the values and principles of the organisation’s strategy.
- assesses and develops person?centred palliative care based on ethical values and evidence.
- considers the constraints and specific issues of research on palliative care when doing research and
development.
- assesses analytically and critically the meaning of personnel resources and well?being at work as a quality
factor in palliative care.

Content

- Organization of palliative care and the social and health care system
- Knowledge base of person?centred expertise and leadership in palliative care
- The values behind the organisation's strategies and their importance for development and management
- Personnel expertise as the basis for person?centred palliative care
- Occupational well?being and methods to support the well?being
- Evidence?based R&D activities and the special features in the palliative care context

Materials

Will be announced in beginning of the course

Teaching methods

Independent studies
Group studies

International connections

Mainly distance studies

Student workload

Lectures, literature and webinars 2 ects
Learning assignment A 2 ects
Learning assignment B 1 ects

Content scheduling

Organization of palliative care and the social and health care system

Knowledge base of person-centred expertise and leadership in palliative care

The values behind the organisation's strategies and their importance for development and management

Personnel expertise as the basis for person-centred palliative care

Occupational well-being and methods to support the well-being

Evidence-based R&D activities and the special features in the palliative care context

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Lectures, literature and webinars Failed-Approved
Learning assignment A Failed- Excellent 5
Learning assignment B Failed- Excellent 5