Welcome to Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Salla Seppänen Director of Faculty of Social Services, Health Care, Culture

and Rural Industries

Savonia University of Applied Sciences

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Basic education (comprehensive schools) 7-16 year-olds

Pre-primary education, 6-year-olds

Additional basic education

Matriculation examination General upper secondary schools

Vocational qualifications Vocational institutes and

apprenticeship training, 2-3 years

Theoretical University Scientific research

Bachelor’s degrees, 3,5 -4,5 y

Universities of Applied Sciences

Doctoral & Licentiate degrees

Master

Master’s degree, 60-90 ECTS

Work experience 1-3 years

Further vocational

qualifications

Specialist vocational

qualifications

Work experience

Work experience

Working Life

Universities of Applied Sciences Practice orientation

Savonia UAS in a nutshell • Founded in 1992, permanent status in 1998

• Recognized as an institution of higher education

• Run by The Municipal Federation of Savonia->1.1. 2015 Ldt

• Operates in three locations: Iisalmi, Kuopio and Varkaus

• The other forms of operation include adult education, service activities and research and development activities

Nursing Education in Finland • Practical Nurse Education in vocational

institutes, 3 years

• Registered Nurse education 3,5 years: generalist

• Public Health Nurse education 4 years: RN, specialist in health promotion and preventive care

• Paramedics education 4 years; RN

• Midwife education 4,5 years: RN

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Level of expertise Aim of competence

General Clinical Practice

applying knowledge into the practice high professional skills and knowledge base

Special Clinical Area special knowledge of clinical area applying knowledge and research and developing high professional skills and knowledge

Clinical Nurse Specialist high special knowledge and skills high skills of developing research skills management skills

Clinical Specialist in Nursing Science

high skills of research and developing of clinical practice leadership and management skills

Evidence based practice

implementing adapting and applying in care

Updating and further developing personal knowledge and skills

Implementing and adapting in specialised discipline/ area. Educating/ supervising other professionals in own unit/organisation Updating and further developing personal knowledge and skills, Transferring evidence to other professionals.

Implementing, adapting research into the practice. Developing practice in organisational and regional level. Suporting the implementation of new developed practices. Disseminating and transferring knowledge and evidence. Deepening personal competence.

Developing and evaluating practices, creating evidence, intervention and cost- effectiveness research, leading development woprk and projects. Support and promote the developing of expetise in organizational and regional level

Points of competence

clinical nursing care client/patient based implementation and adaptation of knowledge

Research and development leadership and management

Producing evidence and disseminating it in organisational, regional and national level

EXPERTISE IN NURSING

Ref. Marjukka Vallimäki- Patomies, 2009 Ministry of Social and Health Care.

Quality work in Savonia UAS

• Savonia was chosen as top quality education organisation in years 2010-2012 by FINHEEC

FINHEEC =Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council

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Study programmes

• 40 degree programmes in six different fields of study

• Extent of studies leading to a Bachelor’s Degree are from 210 to 270 ECTS credits and to Master’s Degree from 60 to 90 ECTS credits

Two faculties

• Engineering and Technology, Business and Tourism

• School of Engineering and Technology, Kuopio

School of Business and Administration, Kuopio

School of Business and Administration , Varkaus

School of Tourism and Hospitality, Kuopio

School of Engineering and Technology, Varkaus

Emergency Services College, Kuopio

• Social Services, Health Care, Culture and Rural Industries

School of Health Care, Kuopio

School of Social Services and Health Care, Iisalmi

School of Rural Industries, Iisalmi

• School of Design, Kuopio

School of Music and Dance, Kuopio

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Social Services, Health Care and Rural Industries

• App. 2600 students

• 1900 in Kuopio

• 700 in Iisalmi

• App. 150 staff members

• In Kuopio 100

• In Iisalmi 50

• Budget 17 Million € / year

• 75 % education

• 25 % RD activities

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School of Health Care in Kuopio offers In Bachelor’s level

• Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science

3,5 years (210 ECTS)

• Degree Programme in Radiography and Therapeutic Radiography

3,5 years (210 ECTS)

• Degree Programme in Nursing:

Midwife 4,5 years (270 ECTS)

Public Health Nurse 4 years (240 ECTS)

Registered Nurse 3,5 years (210 ECTS)

• Degree Programme for Paramedic

4 years (240 ECTS)

• Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

3,5 years (210 ECTS)

• Degree Programme in Occupational Therapy, ending 2016

3,5 years (210 ECTS)

• Degree Programme in Oral Hygiene

3,5 years (210 ECTS)

In Master’s level

• Degree Programme of Health and Welfare Technology, 90 ECTS

• Degree Programme in Social and Health Care Development and Management 90 ECTS

• Degree Programme in Clincal Expertise (nursing 2014 and diagnostics 2015)

• Degree Programme in Clinical Expertise and Rehabilitation, 90 ECTS new begin autumn 2015

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Iisalmi campus

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Iisalmi Campus, School of Social Services, Health Care and Rural

Industries offers

In Bachelor’s level

- Degree Programme in Nursing

3,5 years, 210 ECTS

- Degree Programme in Social Services

3,5 years, 210 ECTS

-Degree Programme in Agriculture and Rural Industries

4 years, 240 ECTS

In Master’s level

- Degree Programme in Rural Development,

60 ECTS

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International Activities in Faculty of

Social Services, Health Care and Rural Industries

• Partner institutions in 34 countries all over the world

• Two study modules in English, 3 months

- MultiPro in Iisalmi

- WellPro in Kuopio

• Student and teacher exchanges

- 60-65 Savonia students abroad/ year, min 3 months

- 50-55 foreign students in Savonia/ year, min 3 months

• Language and cross-cultural communication courses

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Research, Development and Innovation Actions Integrated in Students’ Learning

Competence Networks

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OIS-project (1.5.2010-30.9.2013)

• funded by EU social fund

• University of Easten Finland (UEF) as partner

• the aim of the project is to enhance students’ possibilities to respond future unknown challenges as professionals (e.g. in health and social care)

• developes OIS-learning in Savonia in practice: * 8 pilots * 660 students * 50 teachers and RDI-experts, * 47 companies and 22 other organizations * 5-7 thesis => developed virtual and physical learning

environments

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• action-based, multidisciplinary,

• work-life and student oriented, collaborative

Integrates studing & teaching and Research, Development and Innovation actions

Courses Practice Thesis Services Projects

Competence development: together designed, implemented and evaluated various tasks and assignments

Working life and partners

Open Innovation Space (OIS) - learning approach

Triangulation of learning

environments

Classroom

Autentic enviroment

Work places/ practice

Living labs

Virtual

E-learning

Simulation

Triangulation of learning environments

Classroom

Autentic

Work place, Practice

Living Labs

Virtual

E-learning

Simulation

DEVELOPING SIMULATION CENTRE AND

SIMULATION PEDAGOGY IN SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES TO

ENHANCE SAFETY IN NURSING

Project manager, lecturer, PhD Marja Silén-Lipponen Project manager, lecturer, MnSc Aija Hietanen

Simulation

Partnership with:

- Regional authorities, City of Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Private health care providing organisations/ clinics (ITE Lasaretti, Neuroni), simulator producer/ manufacturer (Nordic simulator)

- Teachers in health care and medicine, clinical experts/ professionals, technology experts and simulator experts and students of nursing and medicine

In project planning was used SOME http://sometu.ring.com/ forum/topics/simulaatioosaamiskeskus-1

Advisory Board: Savonia UAS, Kuopio University Hospital, Arcada UAS ( simualtion specialist), Simulator producer/ firm, Private clinic, City of Kuopio (social and health sector)

Savonia-UAS ran two EU-funded projects (SIMUPEDA and SIMULA) to - develop simulation learning in partnership with enterprices/ working life - to setting up a simulation center to educate undergraduate students and professionals During the projects was created a pedagogical mentoring process for social and health care teachers Funding: European Regional Development Fund and European Social Funding

To moderate and facilitate learning environment

• Built rooms for full scale simulation and skill stations

• Simulators, technical items and technology

• Budget 958 800 €

SIMULA

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Simupeda - Developing Simulation Pedagogy

Goals 1. To develop Simulation Educator Training Course

2. Develop scenario bank 3. Develop national simulation educators forum 4. Make orientation videos for scenarios

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Outcomes of the SIMUPEDA project

1. Simulation educators training course

Multidisciplinary

Handbook for simulation educators

3 days+assingments

The focus of this course is to learn:

– Design and develop simulation cases

– Facilitate simulations

– Provide effective feedback and debriefing

– Evaluate simulations

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2. Scenario Bank

- place on the internet (username/passwrd)

- In partnership with Karelia-UAS and Jyväskylä-UAS

3. National simulation educators forum

- Facebook? Blog?

4. Orientation videos

The family Simunen

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Teacher’s feedback

• More efficient that traditional learning

• Clinical skills

• Holistic planning of care

• Team working skills

• Critical thinking

• Self-reliance

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Students’ feedback

• Supportive method for professional development

• Integrates theory and practice

• Enables to learn from mistakes in safe environment

• Provides holistic understanding of caring situation

• Motivates to continue the skill training also after the simulation session

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Professionals’ feedback

• Students are better skilled and motivated to working in clinical practice

• In continuing education the method facilitate for deep learning by challening to analysis personal competences systematically

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International research simulation increases

• Reliability (Cant & Cooper 2010,Blum, Borglund & Parcells 2010)

• Proficient team working (Strouse 2010, Fruscione & Hyland 2010)

• Decision making skills (Kaddoura 2010, Mullen & Byrd 2013)

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Marja Silen-Lipponen UAS Journal 2/2014

• http://www.uasjournal.fi/index.php/uasj/article/view/1583/1507

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SIMULATION pedagogy development

• Regional working group with followed by advisory board

• Savonia UAS, University of Eastern Finland, Vocaltional Institute of Eastern Finland, Emergency Services College (Ministry of the Interior), Kuopio University Hospital

• Simupeda Conference in Kuopio

• Share experiences and learn together

• New methods, new areas to adapt simulation

• Key sessions, workshops and plenarary sessions