Development in Ophthalmic Nursing in Finland

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Development in Ophthalmic Nursing in Finland
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Some facts of Finland

• An independent republic since 6.12.1917
• In area the fifth largest country in Europe
• Population 5.277 300 million(http//www.stat.fi/t
  il/asan.html), people over 65 years today 16 ,
  but in 2030 approx. 26
• Official languages Finnish (93 ) and Swedish
  (6 )
• The most important eyediseases cataract,
  glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic
  retinopathy

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The changes in Finnish health care in 1990s

• Less beds
• Less beddays
• Average time of treatment is shortened
• Most of the patients are transferred home after
  the treatment,they are so called day surgery
  patients

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Ophthalmic nursing education in Finland

• Since 1987 in the curriculum of nursing no
  compulsory studies on ophthalmic nursing, only a
  few medical lectures or ophthalmic nursing
  integrated in other subjects
• The Finnish higher education system universities
  and polytechnics. Polytechnics are more
  practically oriented. They were created gradually
  over the 1990s.

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The Finnish Ophthalmic Nurses Association

• Founded in 1990
• An independent association in collaboration
• with the Finnish Federation of Nurses
• The purpose To develop ophthalmic nursing and to
  promote the ophthalmic nursing profession

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Ophthalmic nursing education in Finland

• Only 1 credit of ophthalmic nursing is offered as
  optional studies in some of polytechnics
• A special ophthalmic programme of 10 weeks for 15
  nurses was arranged by a polytechnic in 1999, and
  20 weeks special course in Tampere 2005
• What of the future? How to transfer the know-how
  to younger colleagues?

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The Finnish Ophthalmic Nurses Association

• The main activities
• To organize and support studies and education
  programmes e.g. by arranging professional study
  days (In Tampere-house, Tampere 28-29.9.2007)
• To support research activities by giving awards
• To provide information and publish an ophthalmic
  nursing journal called Silmähoitaja (The
  Ophthalmic Nurse)
• To prepare statements by expertise
• To cooperate with national and international
• organizations

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The Finnish Ophthalmic Nurses Association

• 551 (31.1.2007) members, most of them registered
  nurses working at university central hospital (5)
  or central hospital
• Nowadays many of our members are working in
  private hospitals

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Some subjects of The Ophthalmic Nurse

• nurses professional development,
• clinical learning and teaching,
• development programmes at eye clinics,
• nursing evaluation and outcomes,
• nursing documentation,
• patient education,
• research based nursing care

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Board members 2007

• Chairwoman Jaana Hakola (jaana.hakola_at_lshp.fi)
• next to her Anja Korpiaho (anja.korpiaho_at_pshp.fi)
• Secretary Marjaana Kettu (marjaana.kettu_at_tyks.fi)
• Treasurer Sari Juvonen (sari.juvonen_at_pshp.fi)
• Member secretery Tuula Moilanen
  (tuula.moilanen_at_ppshp.fi)
• Satu Kajander (satu_kajander_at_hotmail.com)
• ESONT-contact person
• Sanna Vesanen (sanna.vesanen_at_hus.fi)
• all of them have personal deputy member

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Silmähoitaja-magazine

• chief editor Päivi Kähärä (paivi.kahara_at_hus.fi,
  paivi.kahara_at_hotmail.com)
• co-operating with board members

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Education 2007

• Education days for Finnish Ophthalmic Nurses
  Acciciation members and NCON members in Tampere
  city, Tampere House
• 28.-29.9.2007
• ESONT-congress in Stockholm, Sweden
• 8.-12.9.2007