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Optikkoliikkeessä toimiminen (5 cr)

Code: SX00DR99-3001

General information


Enrollment

20.08.2019 - 28.08.2019

Timing

21.10.2019 - 20.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Kuntoutus ja tutkiminen

Campus

Mannerheimintie 172

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Optometrian tutkinto-ohjelma

Teachers

  • Pia Mäkelä
  • Jukka Kettunen
  • Johanna Valtanen
  • Päivi Eskola

Teacher in charge

Johanna Valtanen

Groups

  • SXE19S1
    Optometrian tutkinto-ohjelma päivä

Objective

Knowledge base
Students are able to

• apply the basics of geometric optics to the human eye and image forming
• describe the specific structures and viewing limits of multifocal and occupational multifocal spectacles
• describe versatilely about the optometric field
• describe the most important regulations, recommendations and principles in the field
• describe the responsibilities and oblications in the optometric practice
• describe the significance of the patient / client and the KANTA patient record system
• describe how to act in case of damage, manufacturing error or in cases where the customer is unsatisfied with his / her spectacles

Clinical/practical
Students are able to
• work safely and professionally in an optometric practice
• introduce individual spectacle frame and lens solutions for different viewing needs at work, at home, and in hobbies
• explains the properties of different frames and lenses and how these affect the usability of the spectacles
• take measurements for spectacles also with measurement devices
• make an order for spectacle lenses
• measure the dioptric power of spectacles with various focimeters
• act in the event of an emergency

Content

Spectacle lenses:
o presbyopic lens types
-taking measurements, history, types, optic structures, addition and progression, aberrations, design, measurements, marks, select multifocal lenses for patient´s needs
o special lenses
–occupational multifocal lenses, degressive design, lenses for hobbies
Optometric practice:
o working in an optometric practice
o customer encounter and mapping needs
o guidance on choosing spectacles and using new glasses, selecting, taking measurements, and adjusting spectacles
o ordering lenses
Optometric practice as a work place:
o registered optician and laws and acts
o ethical and high quality professional activity
o recommendations, guidelines and compliance in optometric field
o patient records and KANTA
o consumer law practices and patient injury and insurance
o employment contract
Patient responsibility:
o respect for patient's rights, dignity, independence
o forms of discrimination and avoidance of discrimination
o confidentiality of patient information
o disclosure of information if patient agrees or required by law
o providing treatment options based on clinical judgment regardless of personal commercial goals
o the patient's cultural perspective and level of background information
Quality assurance:
o patient satisfaction
o education and responsibility of employees
o continuous education
Maintenance and care of equipment:
o safety regulations and risk management: types of risks, risk avoidance strategies, continuity of care
Continuous professional development:
o the importance and need for further education
o options for maintaining and improving qualifications and skills
o optometric organizations and associations at national and international level
o development of quality standards
o the authorities regulate the profession of optometry
Emergency first aid

Location and time

Autumn semester, 2. period, Faculty of Optometry.

Materials

Essilor. Fitting Guide.
Essilor. Progressive Lenses
Knuuttila Emmi ja Välikauppi Sanna: ”Taivutellen taitavaksi” – Vapaastivalittavan opintojakson järjestäminen, optometrian koulutusohjelman Opinnäytetyö, Syksy 2009
Obstfeld Henri: Spectacle Frames and their Dispensing, 1997 London, UK, W. B. Saunders Company Ltd
Zelada A. J., O.D. : A dispensing optician manual, 1987 Springfield, Illinois, USA, publisher: Charles C. Thomas
Wakefield K. G. : Bennett´s Ophthalmic Prescription Work, 1994 Cambridge, UK Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
https://www.oamk.fi/fi/koulutus/ylemmat-ammattikorkeakoulututkinnot/clinical-optometry?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzsLP2ODB5QIVHJSyCh2FhQCyEAAYASAAEgLJuvD_BwE
Laki terveydenhuollon ammattihenkilöistä 28.6.1994/559
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1994/19940559 
Asetus terveydenhuollon ammattihenkilöistä (559/94) http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/1994/19940564
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön asetus potilasasiakirjojen laatimisesta sekä niiden ja muun hoitoon liittyvän materiaalin säilyttämisestä 99/2001 
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2001/20010099
Terveydenhuoltolaki
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2010/20101326
Laki potilaan asemasta ja oikeuksista 17.8.1992/785
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1992/19920785 
Potilasvahinkolaki 25.7.1986/585
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1986/19860585
Työterveyshuoltolaki 21.12.2001/1383
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2001/20011383
Laki yksityisestä terveydenhuollosta 9.2.1990/152
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1990/19900152
Kuluttajansuojalaki
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1978/19780038
Ajokorttilaki 386/2011 § 20 ja 21
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2011/20110386?search%5Btype%5D=pika&search%5Bpika%5D=ajokorttilaki

Teaching methods

Lecture, individual assignments, practical training, E-Learning

Exam schedules

Exam 13.12.2019 (Johanna Valtanen)
I Retake 27.1.2020
II Retake 25.2.2020

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

5 op = 135 h student's work
0,5 ECTS Optometry in international view 6 h
2 ECTS Optical store as a work place and dispensing 17h
1 ECTS Emergency first aid 8h
1,5 ECTS Spectacle lenses lecturers 17h, written examination 2h

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student is able to:
- Display learning in core content
- Use individual professional concepts correctly
- Find information for a specific situation
- Distinguish between non-theoretical and theoretical information
- Act in individual professional situations as instructed
- Display learning in his professional field
- Show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
- Follow safety instructions
- Display learning in the ethical principles of his professional field
- Operate as a member of a student group

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student is able to:
- Display an understanding of concepts and professional knowledge in the field
- Assess and limit the amount of information needed
- Operate well in typical professional duties and contexts
- Operate in a multicultural environment
- Operate safely
- Act according to professional ethics
- Operate in a student group

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student is able to:
- Use concepts and knowledge in his field systematically
- Assess and use various information sources
- Apply professional information in professional assignments
- Work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
- Act independently and responsibly in professional contexts
- To take safety issues into consideration in his action
- Argue his choices on the basis of professional ethics
- Organise the activities of a group of students

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student is able to:
- Display learning in core content
- Use individual professional concepts correctly
- Find information for a specific situation
- Distinguish between non-theoretical and theoretical information
- Act in individual professional situations as instructed
- Display learning in his professional field
- Show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
- Follow safety instructions
- Display learning in the ethical principles of his professional field
- Operate as a member of a student group

Assessment methods and criteria

Continous assesment, exam. Numeral evaluation based on exam and assignments.
Exam 100 % (50 % to pass).
Assignments pass/fail, assignments must be all approved.

Qualifications

Spectacle application and manufacturing.