Empowering Patient Education (EPE)
Research programme focuses on improving the outcomes in patient education in society and in different fields of health care and nursing.
Educational activities and support are essential for patients and population. The ultimate goal of patient education is to support the patient to be empowered in their own health related problems, care and services in all ages from maternity and child care to the care of older people, in all clinical fields and healthcare sectors.
The goal of this research programme is to develop the theoretical basis of empowering patient education, health promotion and service guidance to develop new innovative educative methods and evaluate the outcomes of different, innovative educational activities.
Research is conducted in collaboration with national and international partners. National partners consist of different health care organizations, organizations in health care education and association. International partners consist of researchers and teachers in different universities.
Research fields
Administration
The research programme organizes monthly meetings. Please see the dates in the news section.
Heads of the Programme
Contact information
Mailing address:
University of Turku
Department of Nursing Science
FI-20014 University of Turku
Finland
Collaborating Partners
National
The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland/ Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue
Turku University Hospital/ Turun yliopistollinen keskussairaala
Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa/ Helsingin ja Uudenmaan sairaanhoitopiiri
Helsinki University Hospital/ Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala
The Wellbeing services county of Satakunta/ Satakunnan hyvinvointialue
Turku University of Applied Sciences/ Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
Business Finland (ex TEKES, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation)/ Business Finland (ex Teknologian ja innovaatioiden kehittämiskeskus)