Dates:
1 August - 26 August 2022
Language:
English - please note that VIA University College requires students attending VIA Summer School to be fluent in English. All summer schools requires active participation both orally and in writing. This means students must have an English level of at least B2 (CEFR scale) upon arrival. You can find more information about language requirements here.
Credits:
10 ECTS
Academic level:
BA level
Prerequisites:
You must be a student in a health-related programme that is at bachelor’s level or above.
The summer school is open to all students studying to become:
Nurses
Occupational therapists
Physiotherapists
Psychomotor therapists
Medical Laboratory Technologists
Radiographers
Midwives
Nutrition and health specialists
* Previously students from engineering and doctor programmes have also participated in the International Health Summer School. Contact us for more information.
Students must be at least 18 years old to apply.
Maximum enrolment:
Maximum 50 participants. If there are more eligible applicants than available places, they will be distributed according to first-come, first served basis.
Application deadline:
The application portal is now closed.
Location:
VIA University College, Campus Aarhus C, Ceresbyen 24, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Content
The theme of the international Health Summer School 2022 is how our health care technology system can assist the growing group of people suffering from dementia.
Throughout the course there is an inter-professional approach to the theme. You will deal with questions like:
- How to implement person-centered care in your professional work?
- What kind of psychosocial interventions is used in dementia care?
- How can health and welfare technology help people with dementia maintain autonomy in their lives?
- What are the benefits and disadvantages for the individual citizen?
- When is health technology ethically acceptable?
The final programme and topics for each day will be send to participants before the course starts.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
- Reflect on your own practice, as well as your profession’s duties and responsibilities, in an organisational, administrative and social perspective and as part of the wider health service
Skills
- Use, assess and justify methods and described standards for quality assurance and enhancement
Competencies
- Independently participate in, and work with, the development and implementation of, and disseminate knowledge of, new technologies in various contexts in cooperation with relevant target groups and other stakeholders
- Independently take part in the development and implementation of creative and innovative solutions to activity problems
- Demonstrate personal and professional responsibility, and keep up-to-date by identifying and understanding their own learning processes and developmental needs.
Teaching style
The programme includes both theoretical presentations on campus and visits to elder care centers and hospitals.
Your learning process will be supported by teambuilding, reflection groups, and presentations in workshops.
Participation will give you access to professional input, new networks and an appreciation of the varying perspectives that result from cultural differences.