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Innovaatioprojekti (Optometrian oma) (10 cr)

Code: XX00BH18-3475

General information


Enrollment

03.05.2021 - 16.05.2021

Timing

01.08.2021 - 31.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Kuntoutus ja tutkiminen

Campus

Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Optometrian tutkinto-ohjelma

Teachers

  • Päivi Nokipii
  • Satu Autio
  • Kajsa Sten

Teacher in charge

Kajsa Sten

Groups

  • SXE19S1
    Optometrian tutkinto-ohjelma päivä

Objective

On completion of the course the student can
- Develop practical, creative and innovative solutions, practices and services with multidisciplinary partners to meet the diverse needs in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
The student participates in project or network-based work and applies his or her expertise in regional, national or international development work.
- Use his or her personal skills and abilities to work and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams.
- Create a culture of cooperation and negotiation with the team members and other actors.
- Use his or her skills in problem solving, collaboration and communication to support the social development and joint decision making of the team.

Content

Project and innovation work: brainstorming, planning, implementing, assessing, communicating, publishing, product development and marketing.
Cooperative skills, interest group activities and networking.
Innovative work methods.
Areas of communal development skills: development processes, coordinating and managing development, reforming the development concepts.

Location and time

The whole semester

Materials

Seminar and lecture materials
Shown materials during the course
- Current Care Guidelines Finland
- Age-Related Eye Disease Study AREDS 2001, National Eye Institute USA
- Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study ETDRS, National Eye Institute USA
- European Glaucoma Society: Terminology and Guidelines for Glaucoma 2020
Individual information retrieval
Sources needed for learning tasks (indicated sources and independent search)

Teaching methods

Project studies
Activating web lectures
Learning assignments
Work shops
Individual assignments
Group Working
Practical skills log book
Practical assignments in VillageOPTICIAN

The students are able to describe the more common abnormal conditions of the eye, risk factors, treatment options, and the role of the optometrist as part of multidisciplinary treatment: glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, and diabetic retinopathy. They advance their expertise in pharmacology, general and ophthalmic pathology, research techniques, screening and imaging for these ocular diseases. Students work on a project developing optometric profession, using their specialist skills to improve patient care.
CONTENTS
Glaucoma
Cataract
Diabetic retinopathy
Macular degeneration
Multidisciplinary and interprofessional cooperation
Health promotion
o Types of health promotion (local vs. national)
o Standardized screening protocols for disease detection (including history taking and selection of studies)
o National guidelines for the treatment of various ocular diseases - Current treatment
o Informing the customer in different media (brochures, movies, presentations)
o The need for optometric examinations appropriate for the age of the client
o Control of the impact of lifestyles on eye diseases and health
o Promoting health and detecting barriers
o National Guidelines

Employer connections

Practical assignments in KyläOPTIKKO / Village OPTICIAN
Multidisciplinary work in HyMy-kylä / HyMy Village

Exam schedules

No written exam.
Evaluation is based on the case study learning assignment:
- design of the interview body based on the ICF (individual work)
- interview (individual work)
- ICD-10 assignment
- oral presentation with a summary of the interviews (group work)
- oral presentation on the topic of group work
- writing a case study (group work) i.e. national guidelines

International connections

no

Completion alternatives

no

Student workload

10 ECT is approximately 270 h of studentwork

Content scheduling

As in schedule. Individual working hours (56h) in Village OPTICIAN
Expert lectures and workshops
- KickOFF- orientation day
- Workshop 1
o Current care
o Interview frame, ICF
o Screening

- Workshop 2
o group presentations of interviews
o diabetes assignment and multidisciplinary lecture

-Workshop 3
o Disc Damage Likelihood Scale (DDLS) and alpha- and beta-atrophies
o fluorescein angiography (FAG)

-Workshop 4
o case study portfolio
o Palpation of lymph nodes and carotid auscultation
o service design

-Semi-performances (on the topics of the 4 most important eye diseases)
o Presentation of case studies, customer interface and impact on operational capability
o A younger group of optometry students listening

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student knows the principles of project and network-based work.
The student recognizes his/her own project- and network-based work competences.
The student uses co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development processes and decision making.
The student can develop together with the other actors solutions and modes of operation to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student uses the principles of project and network-based work in regional, national or international development oriented work.
The student uses his or her co-operation and communication skills well in cooperative development processes and decision making.
The student helps to set-up a cooperative negotiation culture with other actors in the field. The student uses his/her personal skills and abilities to contribute to the work of a multidisciplinary team.
The student develops together with the other actors practical, creative and innovative solutions, modes of operation or services to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student's ability to use principles of project and network-based work in regional, national or international development oriented work is on a high level.
The student is able to analyse and develop his/her co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development processes and decision making.
The student understands cooperative negotiation culture and helps to build it with the other actors.
The student is able to analyse and develop his/her professional competence and put it in the service of a multidisciplinary team.
The student develops together with the other actors practical, creative and innovative solutions, modes of operation or services to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student knows the principles of project and network-based work.
The student recognizes his/her own project- and network-based work competences.
The student uses co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development processes and decision making.
The student can develop together with the other actors solutions and modes of operation to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Assessment methods and criteria

All Given assignments and tasks done
Practical skills log book
Project publication
Reflection
Feedback

The assessment is based on the approved completion of all tasks and participation in workshops.
The final grade is determined by the grade of the case study.

Further information

Assessment is focused on the work carried out during the course, the gained knowledge upon the completion of the course, meeting the course goals and creating innovative solutions.