Medication and device safety

23.3.2026 - 31.7.2026

3 cr

Online

- Regulations, legislation, strategies, supervision, and competence assurance related to medication and device safety - Safe medication process and technology - Device safety and cybersecurity - Incidents in medication and device care and learning from them (case descriptions from OTKES, STUK)

Additional information

Lisätietoja opinnoista antavat jatkuvan oppimisen asiantuntija Kukka-Maaria Kokkonen (kukka-maaria.kokkonen@uef.fi) ja opintoasiainsihteeri Sanna Nissinen (sanna.nissinen@uef.fi).

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Dates

23.3.2026 - 31.7.2026

Fields

Health and welfare

Scope

3 cr

1 component

Code

AAD987

What you need to know before the course

What you will learn

The student: - Understands the regulations, legislation, strategies, and supervision related to medication and device safety - Analyzes the safety of the medication process and technology - Applies the basic principles of device safety and cybersecurity - Evaluates incidents related to medications and devices and learn from them The course develops the following generic skills: Digitalization, ethics, leadership and development, sustainability and responsibility, critical thinking, recognizing and developing one’s own expertise.

Learning material

- Lääkitysturvallisuutta edistävät palvelut ja toimintamallit hyvinvointialueilla – lääkitysturvallisuuden kansallinen asiantuntijakuvaus 2024 https://asiakasjapotilasturvallisuuskeskus.fi/ammattilaisille-ja-opiskelijoille/kehittamis-ja-tutkimuslinjat/laakitysturvallisuus/laakitysturvallisuutta-edistavat-rakenteet-ja-toimintamallit/ - Emilia Laukkanen ja Päivi Ruokoniemi (toim.). Turvallinen lääkehoito. Opas lääkehoitosuunnitelman laatimiseen. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön julkaisuja 2021:6 https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/162847/STM_2021_6.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y - Rationaalisen lääkehoidon ja -huollon tutkimusstrategia 2025–2029 - Lääkinnällisten laitteiden turvallinen käyttö – opas laiteosaamisen varmistamiseen. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön julkaisuja 2024:3. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/165413/STM_2024_3_J.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y - Syyrilä, T., Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K., Mikkonen, S. et al. Measuring health professionals’ perceptions of communication contributing to medication incidents in hospitals - scale development and primary results of weekly perceived communication challenges. BMC Nurs 22, 285 (2023). - Härkänen M, Murrells T, Rafferty AM, Franklin BD, Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K. (2020). Factors contributing to reported medication administration incidents in patients’ homes – A text mining analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 76(12):3573-3583. - Härkänen, M., Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K., Franklin BD, Murrells, T., Rafferty, AM. (2020). Factors related to medication administration incidents in England and Wales between 2007 and 2016: A retrospective trend analysis. Journal of Patient Safety 1;17(8):e850-e857 - Metsämuuronen R, Kokki H, Naaranlahti T, Kurttila M, Heikkilä R. Nurses´ perceptions of automated dispensing cabinets - an observational study and an online survey. BMC Nurs. 2020 Apr 19;19:27. - Recsky C, Rush KL, MacPhee M, Currie LM. Technology-Related Safety Events in Primary and Community Care Settings: A Scoping Review. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Jul 24;315:715-716. - Zheng WY, Lichtner V, Van Dort BA, Baysari MT. The impact of introducing automated dispensing cabinets, barcode medication administration, and closed-loop electronic medication management systems on work processes and safety of controlled medications in hospitals: A systematic review. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021 May;17(5):832-841. - Other references specified by the teacher

Organiser

Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Belongs to themes:

Health and well-being