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)
International
Cyprus University of Technology
DigiCanTrain – Digital Skills Training for Health Care Professionals in Oncology
The project aims at up-skilling and re-skilling the health care workforce in the cancer care setting. The consortium consists of the following partners: Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), University of Turku, European Oncology Nursing Society, European Cancer Organisation, University of Galway, Tallinn Health Care College, Turku University Hospital, Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue, Institute Oncologic “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta” Cluj-Napoca, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Catalan Institute of Oncology, National Cancer Control Programme Ireland, Cancer Society of Finland CSF, Health Campus Turku and FICAN West.