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Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacology (5 cr)

Code: AH00CX76-3023

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2024

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Open studies, social and health care (in Finnish)

Teachers

  • Fanny Kilpinen

Groups

  • HLTIAVOSOTE24S
    Avoin AMK, Sote-polkuopinnot 24S, Lahti
  • HLPRAVOSOTE24S
    Avoin AMK, Sote-polkuopinnot 24S, Lappeenranta

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
• explain the pharmacotherapy process, the legislation guiding pharmacotherapy, and its ethical principles as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology in pharmacotherapy and pharmacology when planning and assessing pharmacotherapy in the treatment of different diseases
• assess evidence-based information in the guidance of pharmacotherapy for customers, patients, and families as well as their commitment to pharmacotherapy and self-care
• implement pharmacotherapy using different routes of administration
• assess pharmacotherapy-related health technology in new operating environments.

Assessment scale

1-5