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The Basics of Geriatric, Pharmacological and Medical Care (5 cr)

Code: SG10007-3005

General information


Enrollment
01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
18.08.2025 - 19.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Geronomikoulutus (SG)
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology
Teachers
Tiia Turunen
Karoliina Keinänen
Teacher in charge
Kirsi Tanskanen
Groups
SGAK25
Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology, Blended Learning, Spring, 2025
Course
SG10007

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

A) Internal Medicine 1 ETCS

- You understand how most common internal medicine problems are diagnosed and treated
- You know how to use essential medical information when treating an internal medicine patient or client

B) Geriatrics 1 ETCS

- You know the most common geriatric disorders / illnesses and diseases
- You know how most common geriatric illnesses and diseases are diagnosed and treated
- You understand the main changes brought by ageing and morbidity characteristics associated with ageing
- You understand the evaluation of functional capacity and comprehensive geriatric assessment of older people
- You understand the basics and the challenges of pharmacotherapy and pain management in the care of older people
- You are able to assess nutrition and nutritional status in older people.
- You learn to apply knowledge related to the most common geriatric conditions and syndromes in the care of ageing clients

C) Pharmacology 1 ECTS

- You familiarize yourself with the most essential basic concepts of pharmacology
- You familiarize yourself with drug binding and drug response
- You familiarize yourself with the pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, indications, effect mechanisms and the most common adverse effects of the most commonly used medicines.


D) The Basics of Pharmacotherapy 2 ETCS

- You are familiar with the laws and principles governing pharmacotherapy
- You understand the principles of medication safety in social and health care
- You understand the need for medication and the evaluation of its effectiveness in multidisciplinary social and health care
- You understand the principles of rational pharmacotherapy (effectiveness, safety, economy, equality and quality) from the perspective of the individuals and society
- You can describe the medication process
- You know how to implement safe medication in accordance with the responsibilities of your own professional role
- You know how to plan, implement and evaluate the patient's daily medication
- You are familiar with different pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration
- You can perform dosage calculations correctly as part of patient safety
- You understand the importance of adherence to medication
- You can guide the patient and their relatives in the correct dosing and use of medicines
- You know how to use the main databases in pharmacotherapy
- You know the basics of drug interactions and related side and adverse effects

Content

A) Internal Medicine 1 ETCS

- Neurological disorders (epilepsy, MS, Parkinson's disease, treatment of cerebral infarction)
- Common blood disorders and their treatment
- Cardiac disorders (basic ECG interpretations, arrhythmias and their treatment, treatment of pacemaker patients, treatment of acute myocardial infarction, valve defects and their treatment)
- Forms of cancer treatment and future prospects of cancer care
- Treatment of a kidney patient (treatment of a patient with a chronic renal failure, dialysis treatment)
- Urology (incontinence, kidney diseases)
- Asthma diagnostics and treatment
- Anticoagulants and their challenges
- Future prospects for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
- Future prospects for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

B) Geriatrics 1 ETCS
- Sickness and morbidity in old age
- Physiology of ageing, changes brought by ageing
- Clinical characteristics of the older patient (incl. frailty syndrome, gerastenia)
- Acutely ill older adults (incl. delirium, infections)
- Memory disorders - prevalence, etiology, diagnostics and symptoms (incl. AT, VCI, LBD, PDD, frontotemporal lobe degeneration)
- Functional capacity and geriatric assessment
- Pain management in older people
- Medication challenges in older people and overall evaluation of medication
- Nutritional status in older people and its assessment

C) Pharmacology 1 ETCS
Lecture materials and recordings on the topics above

D) The Basics of Pharmacotherapy 2 ETCS
- Supervision, laws and regulations governing pharmacotherapy
- The basics of medication safety
- Medication deviations
- Concepts of pharmacotherapy
- Pharmaceutical dosage forms
- Various routes of medicine administration
- Pharmacotherapy and aseptic techniques
- Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
- Drug interactions, side and adverse effects
- Main databases in pharmacotherapy
- Pharmacotherapy process
- Patient education on medication adherence
- Medication competence and ethics in applied gerontology
- Subcutaneous and intramuscular injection techniques
- The basics of dosage calculations (where applicable)

Location and time

Opintojakson osat A,B ja C: verkkotenttipaketit opiskelet itsenäisesti verkossa. Aloita verkkotenttipakettien opiskelu hyvissä ajoin heti opintojakson alkamisen jälkeen, jotta ehdit varmasti suorittaa tentit (varsinaiset sekä tarv. uusinnat) opintojakson päättymiseen mennessä.

Opintojakson osa D: Ohjauksen, luentojen, työpajatuntien ja tentin aikataulutuksen näet lukujärjestyksestäsi Pepistä.

Materials

Opintojakson Moodlen materiaalit
Duodecim Oppiportin lääkehoidon soveltuvat verkkokurssit
STM. 2021. Turvallinen lääkehoito. Opas lääkehoitosuunnitelman laatimiseen. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön julkaisuja 6/2021.
Saano, S. & Taam-Ukkonen, M. 2021. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. Sanoma Pro Oy. Helsinki.
Nikkola, R., Nurkka, N. & Paloposki, S. 2016. Annos oivallusta. Sanoma Pro Oy. Helsinki.
Pussinen, A., & Somerharju, L. (2019). Lähihoitajan lääkelaskut ja matematiikka (5., uudistettu painos.). Edita.

Teaching methods

Opintojakson osat A, B ja C: Opiskelet näitä osia koskevat verkkotenttipaketit itsenäisesti. Ne on suositeltavaa opiskella ohjatussa järjestyksessä A:sta C:hen ja verkkotentit tulee suorittaa hyväksytysti opintojakson toteutusaikataulussa.

Opintojakson osa D: Tässä osiossa opiskelet ja teet oppimistehtäviä sekä itsenäisesti että ohjatusti. Huomiothan, että osan C eli Farmakologia suorittamista suositellaan osan D Lääkehoidon perusteet opetuksen alkamisen jälkeen tai opintojakson suorittamisen yhteydessä, koska ko. osien yhtäaikainen opiskelu tukee toistensa sisältöjä.

Student workload

pintojakson suorittamiseen tulee varata yhteensä 5 op x 27 h/ op = 135 h opiskelijan työaikaa, joka sisältää seuraavat:

A) Sisätaudit 1 op: UEF:n verkkotenttipaketin itsenäinen opiskelu 27 h
B) Geriatria 1 op: UEF:n verkkotenttipaketin itsenäinen opiskelu 27 h
C) Farmakologia 1 op: UEF:n verkkotenttipaketin itsenäinen opiskelu 27 h


D) Lääkehoidon perusteet 2 op: luennot, työpajatunnit, itsenäinen opiskelu, oppimistehtävät ja verkkotentti = 54 h, josta:

Kontaktiopetus 28 h
Luennot: 10 h
Lääkelaskentatunnit ja –kokeet: 9 h (6 h harjoitukset + kokeet 3x1 h)
Työpajatunnit: 8 h

Itsenäinen opiskelu 26 h
Oppimistehtävät: Oppiportin verkkokurssit ja materiaaleihin perehtyminen 25 h
Verkkotentti: 1 h

Further information

Opintojakson AHOT-asiat ohjeistetaan opintojakson infon yhteydessä opiskelijoille.

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