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Digital Security and Cyber Threats in the Health Sector (5 cr)

Code: SZ00BB55-3008

General information


Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 05.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 19.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

15 - 15

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Midwifery
  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Tiina Blek

Objectives

Purpose of the course
After completing this course, you will understand the importance of information and cybersecurity as part of nursing.
Competences of the course
Patient safety and quality assurance competence
Learning outcomes of the course
You know the most common cybersecurity threats in nursing and how to protect yourself from them
You will be able to recognize and react to a malfunctioning of a information system
You can consider digital patient safety as part of patient councelling

Content

Cyber ​​security threats in nursing and how to detect and response them
Threats related to remote monitoring and other medical devices
The role of the employee in ensuring information and cybersecurity
Addressing information and cybersecurity in patient councelling
Information influence

Time and location

The course material is in the Moodle learning environment.
Students can carry out their studies according to their own schedule.

Teaching methods

The course takes place entirely online.
Recorded lectures
Multiple choice tests
Self-assessment

Practical training and working life connections

-

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The course does not include an exam.

International connections

-

Student workload

Listening to recorded lectures and doing learning tasks: 135 hours of student work

Further information for students

CampusOnline 17
EduFutura 3 (JYU ja Gradian sosiaali- ja terveysalan ammatilliset opiskelijat)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

You know the essentials of digital security in nursing and you understand the importance of your own professional role in ensuring cybersecurity. You can take digital patient safety into consideration as part of patient councelling. You know what information influence is.