Perspectives of Nursing Science in Global Crisis Management, spring 2026
- Date:
- 16.3.2026 - 29.5.2026
- Credits:
- 5 ECTS credits
- Location:
- Kuopio
- Continuous learning category:
- Social welfare and health care
- Teaching format:
- Independent learning, Online teaching, Distance teaching
- Price:
- 100 € (VAT 0%)
Contents
- Global Crises: Causes and Consequences
- Crisis times and preparation for it - resilience in the context of healthcare
- The Role of Nursing in Global Crises
- E-Health and Technology in Crisis Management
- The Role of International Organizations
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, the student will:
- Be able to analyze the impacts of global crises (e.g., pandemics, natural disasters, conflicts) on healthcare systems and communities.
- Be able to evaluate crisis management practices and their effectiveness in international and national healthcare systems through the lens of nursing leadership, education, and research.
- Be able to develop evidence-based strategies and action plans to enhance the resilience and crisis preparedness of healthcare systems, with a focus on nursing education, leadership, and community engagement.
Generic skills that will be gained during the course: The following generic skills will be developed: international skills, critical thinking, interaction and communication, and development of expertise, SDG 3, 13&17
Prerequisites: Introduction to Global Health MOOC 3 ECTS
Study time: 16.03.2026 - 29.05.2026
Log into Moodle environment as soon as the course starts. The course has scheduled assignments and must be completed within the given schedule.
Online lecture:
23.03.2026 klo 9.00 - 11.00
Registration time: 4.8.2025-9.3.2026
Modes of study: lectures 10 h, exercises 35 h, and independent study 90 h.
- Lectures (Online, recorded)
- Case studies and real-world examples.
- Groupwork focused on developing/analyzing strategies for crisis preparedness.
- Academic literature, global guidelines, policies and frameworks, strategies for reading material
- Online discussion forum
Study materials:
Materials will be distributed at the beginning of the course.
The following literature and materials can be applied:
Global Crisis:
Global issues. United Nations. 2024. https://www.un.org/en/global-issues
Emergency situations, including outbreaks of COVID-19, Cholera, Dengue, Marburg Disease, Monkeypox, and humanitarian crises in several countries. WHO. 2024. https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations
Role of nurses in global crises:
Responding to global emergencies: what has the role of nurses been and what can it be in the future? 2023. Marcus Wootton & Lydia Davidson. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2666869623000295
Emerging Global Health Issues: A Nurse’s Role. 2017. Edmonson et al. https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol22No01Man02
Strategies
WHO:
Health Emergencies. WHO. https://www.who.int/our-work/health-emergencies
European Union and its crisis response and management:
How does the EU respond to crises and build resilience? EU. 2024. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-crisis-response-resilience/
Crisis management. EU. 2024 https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-science-and-knowledge-activities/crisis-management_en
Examples of eHealth in Crisis:
Disaster E-Health: A New Paradigm for Collaborative Healthcare in Disasters (2015). Norris et al. https://idl.iscram.org/files/acnorris/2015/1252_ACNorris_etal2015.pdf
E-Health for Service Delivery in Conflict: A Narrative Review of eHealth Technologies' Application in contemporary conflict settings (2021). Bowsher et al. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8355470/pdf/czab042.pdf
Resilience in Crisis:
Resilience in fragile, conflict and violence settings. 2019. WHO. https://www.who.int/teams/primary-health-care/health-systems-resilience/building-resilience-in-special-contexts
Health Systems Resilience. 2024. WHO. https://www.who.int/teams/primary-health-care/health-systems-resilience
Evaluation criteria: PASS/FAIL; exercises are compulsory
The study fee is 20 euros per ECTS credit for individual study units, and 15 euros per credit for study modules. The study fee is paid at registration.
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