EQUAL TREATMENT: Online course for Healthcare professionals

The project

Equal Treatment is an ERASMUS+ funded project with the aim to improve the access of people with intellectual disabilities to secondary and tertiary health care through: inclusive European policies in healthcare services; training of healthcare staff on interacting with patients with intellectual disabilities; stronger collaboration between healthcare staff and professional supporters.

Course for Healthcare Professionals: What healthcare professionals need to know about persons with intellectual disabilities

This online course consists of three successive modules, each presenting structured educational materials such as books, slide presentations, webpages, and scientific articles in a suggested sequence.

Each module begins with an introduction outlining the educational objectives to be achieved.

Books provide in-depth knowledge, while PowerPoint presentations summarize key points, and webpages or URL links offer additional relevant information.

Scientific articles are recommended for further reading, especially their abstract, introduction, and conclusion sections.

At the end of each module, a multiple-choice self-test allows learners to assess their understanding, with the option to review materials if answers are incorrect.

The course is available in English, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Lithuanian and Spanish.

Link to the courses: https://projects.tuni.fi/eq/onlinecourses/

The modules

Module 1: Understanding Intellectual Disabilities

Module 2: Good communication and basic principles of Supported Decision Making 

Module 3: Good practices and services in healthcare

Evaluation and certification

Towards the completion of each Module there is a Multiple Choice Self Test, to test the learner’s acquired knowledge on the topics elaborated on the current Module. In the case of answering wrong, the learner is advised to run through the material to find the correct answer. If you are attending the course as a guest, you can not see the tests. Only by creating an account to DigiCampus and attending to the course as signed student you can do the tests and receive a certification of completing the course.

A feedback section at the end of each module allows learners to share suggestions for improving the course. Learner feedback is crucial for enhancing the quality of educational materials.

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Equal Treatment Project Partners. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.