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Diabetic foot healthLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: FJ00DW20

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Marjo Heikkilä

Objective

You understand the effects of diabetes on foot health.
You understand the importance of annual foot screening and the connection of the results to diabetic foot health.
You are able to apply your knowledge in professional activities and environments.
You can apply your foot health knowledge in guiding and counseling diabetics.
You understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in promoting diabetic foot health.
You can guide other healthcare professionals in diabetic foot health from your own professional perspective .

Content

How does diabetes affect foot health?
What does annual foot screening include and what does it mean to foot health?
What does diabetic foot health knowledge mean in your own profession?
How do you apply your foot health knowledge in diabetic guidance and counseling?
What does multi-professional cooperation mean for diabetic foot health?
How do you guide other healthcare professionals in promoting diabetic foot health from your professional perspective?

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that the learning outcomes of the first and second academic year studies have been achieved.

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 20.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
  • Degree Programme in Podiatry
  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjo Heikkilä
Teacher in charge

Marjo Heikkilä

Groups
  • FTSA22SM
    Physiotherapy, part-time studies

Objective

You understand the effects of diabetes on foot health.
You understand the importance of annual foot screening and the connection of the results to diabetic foot health.
You are able to apply your knowledge in professional activities and environments.
You can apply your foot health knowledge in guiding and counseling diabetics.
You understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in promoting diabetic foot health.
You can guide other healthcare professionals in diabetic foot health from your own professional perspective .

Content

How does diabetes affect foot health?
What does annual foot screening include and what does it mean to foot health?
What does diabetic foot health knowledge mean in your own profession?
How do you apply your foot health knowledge in diabetic guidance and counseling?
What does multi-professional cooperation mean for diabetic foot health?
How do you guide other healthcare professionals in promoting diabetic foot health from your professional perspective?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that the learning outcomes of the first and second academic year studies have been achieved.

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 31.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
  • Degree Programme in Podiatry
  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjo Heikkilä
Teacher in charge

Marjo Heikkilä

Groups
  • FTSA22KP
    Physiotherapy, full-time studies

Objective

You understand the effects of diabetes on foot health.
You understand the importance of annual foot screening and the connection of the results to diabetic foot health.
You are able to apply your knowledge in professional activities and environments.
You can apply your foot health knowledge in guiding and counseling diabetics.
You understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in promoting diabetic foot health.
You can guide other healthcare professionals in diabetic foot health from your own professional perspective .

Content

How does diabetes affect foot health?
What does annual foot screening include and what does it mean to foot health?
What does diabetic foot health knowledge mean in your own profession?
How do you apply your foot health knowledge in diabetic guidance and counseling?
What does multi-professional cooperation mean for diabetic foot health?
How do you guide other healthcare professionals in promoting diabetic foot health from your professional perspective?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that the learning outcomes of the first and second academic year studies have been achieved.

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
  • Degree Programme in Podiatry
  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjo Heikkilä
Groups
  • FTSA20SM
    Physiotherapy, part-time studies
  • FTSA21KP
    Physiotherapy, full-time studies
  • FTSA21SM
    Physiotherapy, part-time studies

Objective

You understand the effects of diabetes on foot health.
You understand the importance of annual foot screening and the connection of the results to diabetic foot health.
You are able to apply your knowledge in professional activities and environments.
You can apply your foot health knowledge in guiding and counseling diabetics.
You understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in promoting diabetic foot health.
You can guide other healthcare professionals in diabetic foot health from your own professional perspective .

Content

How does diabetes affect foot health?
What does annual foot screening include and what does it mean to foot health?
What does diabetic foot health knowledge mean in your own profession?
How do you apply your foot health knowledge in diabetic guidance and counseling?
What does multi-professional cooperation mean for diabetic foot health?
How do you guide other healthcare professionals in promoting diabetic foot health from your professional perspective?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that the learning outcomes of the first and second academic year studies have been achieved.

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

02.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
  • Degree Programme in Podiatry
  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjo Heikkilä
Groups
  • FTSA20KP
    Physiotherapy, full-time studies
  • FTSA20SM
    Physiotherapy, part-time studies
  • FTSA21KP
    Physiotherapy, full-time studies

Objective

You understand the effects of diabetes on foot health.
You understand the importance of annual foot screening and the connection of the results to diabetic foot health.
You are able to apply your knowledge in professional activities and environments.
You can apply your foot health knowledge in guiding and counseling diabetics.
You understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in promoting diabetic foot health.
You can guide other healthcare professionals in diabetic foot health from your own professional perspective .

Content

How does diabetes affect foot health?
What does annual foot screening include and what does it mean to foot health?
What does diabetic foot health knowledge mean in your own profession?
How do you apply your foot health knowledge in diabetic guidance and counseling?
What does multi-professional cooperation mean for diabetic foot health?
How do you guide other healthcare professionals in promoting diabetic foot health from your professional perspective?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that the learning outcomes of the first and second academic year studies have been achieved.

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

10.01.2022 - 16.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
  • Degree Programme in Podiatry
  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjo Heikkilä
Groups
  • FTSA20KP
    Physiotherapy, full-time studies
  • FTSA20SM
    Physiotherapy, part-time studies

Objective

You understand the effects of diabetes on foot health.
You understand the importance of annual foot screening and the connection of the results to diabetic foot health.
You are able to apply your knowledge in professional activities and environments.
You can apply your foot health knowledge in guiding and counseling diabetics.
You understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in promoting diabetic foot health.
You can guide other healthcare professionals in diabetic foot health from your own professional perspective .

Content

How does diabetes affect foot health?
What does annual foot screening include and what does it mean to foot health?
What does diabetic foot health knowledge mean in your own profession?
How do you apply your foot health knowledge in diabetic guidance and counseling?
What does multi-professional cooperation mean for diabetic foot health?
How do you guide other healthcare professionals in promoting diabetic foot health from your professional perspective?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that the learning outcomes of the first and second academic year studies have been achieved.