LAA3MS26HKI/OUL Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people (2cr)
Code: LAA3002A25S-3006
General information
- Enrollment
- 07.01.2026 - 03.05.2026
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 01.08.2026 - 31.12.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 1 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Terveys- ja kirkonala
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Oulu
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 100
- Degree programmes
- BA in Health Care
- Teachers
- Erja Eskelinen
- Ulla Lahtela
- Groups
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HKI-K26sh-lhHKI-K26sh-lh
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OUL-K26sh-lhOUL-K26sh-lh
- Course
- LAA3002A25S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization LAA3MS26HKI/OUL Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people LAA3002A25S-3006. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
Students
• understand the specificities of patient safety in pharmacotherapy in the care of older people
• know the principles of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of older people and know how to apply the information in nursing.
• know the risk medications in the pharmacotherapy of older people
• can assess the pharmacotherapy of older people
• can offer guidance on pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to customers/patients and their families
• know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
• can perform the medical calculations included in the course
Content
• safe pharmacotherapy of older people
• specificities of pharmacotherapy of older people
• the most common active ingredient groups and their areas of use, mechanisms of action and routes of administration for older people
• risk medications for older people
• pharmacotherapy guidance, committing to treatment
• medical calculations
Qualifications
Turvallinen lääkehoito ja -laskenta (LAA1) ja Aikuisten lääkehoito ja -laskenta (LAA2) tulee olla suoritettuina.