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Basics of Pharmacotherapy and First Aid (4 cr)

Code: 7S00EL34-3010

General information


Enrolment period

02.07.2022 - 25.10.2022

Timing

01.08.2022 - 19.12.2022

Credits

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Social Services

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Saija Raassina
  • Hannu Tuhkanen

Person in charge

Saija Raassina

Groups

  • 22SO

Objectives (course unit)

Students:
- are aware of guidelines and regulations concerning pharmacotherapy
- can implement and apply safe pharmacotherapy
- know how to provide help in emergency situations, accidents, and health emergencies

Content (course unit)

- People's diseases: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, asthma and allergy, chronic lung diseases, cancer, memory disorders, musculoskeletal and mental disorders. (THL)
- Drug therapy: key laws and regulations governing drug treatment and care, the drug treatment process and the responsibilities and duties of the sociomaniac, principles of safe drug treatment, natural drug delivery, basics of pharmacokinetics and dynamics, risk medicines, PKV and their documentation, anaphylactics its treatment, drug bills (unit conversions, dose bills)
First aid: emergency first aid

Assessment scale

0-5