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Development of Cancer Care (5 cr)

Code: TH00BQ65-3001

General information


Enrollment

01.06.2021 - 16.08.2021

Timing

01.08.2021 - 31.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

8 - 16

Degree programmes

  • Master of Advanced Nursing Practice

Teachers

  • Virpi Sulosaari
  • Marjo Salmela

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 3.)

Groups

  • YKLASS20

Small groups

  • Pienryhmä 1

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· systematically develop own clinical expertise in clinical work
· systematically develop cancer patients care
· utilize and develop modern technology, including virtual forms of support in the cancer treatment pathway that use information technology
· premises and methods of cancer treatment research · evaluate, plan and implement palliative and end of life care and utilize the expertise of a multi-professional expert group
· evaluate and utilize Finnish and international research evidence and good practices in the development of cancer treatment
· explain the significance of risk management and know how to utilize methods developed for risk assessment in cancer treatment units
· critically evaluate and utilize interventions developed for the promotion of patient and medication safety in cancer treatment units
· evaluate, plan and implement palliative and end of life care and utilize the expertise of a multi-professional expert group

Content

· Development of expertise by practice
· Information and health technology
· Risk management in health care
· Assessment and development of patient and medication safety
· Clinical cancer research
· Research work on rehabilitation and rehabilitation support
· OECI Auditing (clinical audit and standards for practice)
· Clinical expert impacting the society
· Palliative and end of life care (incl. symptomatic treatment)

Evaluation scale

H-5