Digital Transformation in Health and Safety

Research information is used to develop new expertise and innovations in partnerships with companies, the public sector, other social actors and research institutes. Key research perspectives include knowledge of data and technology, data-driven management, ethical sustainability, innovation value chains, development of digital services and digital encounters, client and patient safety, and anticipation and preparedness.

Members of the research group

Soile Komssi

Chief Specialist, Research group leader. Hospital physicist, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Special expertise in medical imaging and technology, neurophysiology, radiation and equipment safety, digital service development, as well as information systems, processes, management and regulation in healthcare.

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Minna-Maria Behm

Senior Lecturer, PhD (Health Sciences), MSc (Nursing Science, management), RN (Psych.), VT. Special expertise in management, leadership, ethics, research ethics, mental health and substance abuse work, HR (HRM, HRD), RDI methods and activities, theses. The Master’s education network for management and the thesis network for universities of applied sciences.

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Jenni Hämäläinen

Lecturer in primary care, Doctor of Health Sciences (TtT), registered nurse (RN). Special expertise in acute nursing, pain nursing and research method expertise. Belongs to the team responsible for the teaching and guidance of international programs. Belongs to the national expert working group of the Nursing Research Foundation (HOTUS).

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Annamaija Id-Korhonen

Lecturer in social and health care, physiotherapist and project manager (M.Sc. Health). Special expertise in rehabilitation of the elderly, health promotion, strengthening the digital competences of social and health care professionals, promoting entrepreneurship and developing learning environments, also in an international context.

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Arja-Tuulikki Malin

Lector, Senior researcher. PhD, Lic.Ed, M. Soc.Sci. Special expertise in regional sciences, adult education and learning, as well as social and healthcare management. Current research interests in system management (including system resilience) and value creation from digital transition point of view.

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Antti Tanninen

Lecturer in Emergency Care, Master of Health Care (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse), Doctoral Researcher (University of Helsinki), Vocational Teacher, Social and Healthcare Lean Master. Special expertise in leadership in emergency care, competence management and development, leadership structures in social and healthcare services, and various aspects of multiauthority collaboration.

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Susanna Tella

Chief specialist, Doctor of Health Sciences (FT), RN, chair of Augmented Intelligence Unit of Finnish Patient and Client Safety Association. Special expertise in learning about patient safety, second victim and psychological safety, development of personal protective equipment, multidisciplinary and international research collaboration.

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Hannele Tiittanen

Principal lecturer, LicNSc, MSc(Ed), RN. Special expertise in higher education pedagogy, competence development related to well-being technology, and international project activities.

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Anu Venesoja

Principal Lecturer in Emergency Care, PhD, MHSc, RN. Member of the patient and client safety strategy working group, leader of the national RDI cooperation group of the emergency care teacher network, member of the international ERNST research network (2020–2024). Special expertise in occupational and patient safety culture in emergency care, well-being and coping at work, emergency care management, occupational safety and patient safety.

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Xiaolei Wang

Chief Specialist, Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, expertise in interdisciplinary research on AI and applications in the fields of healthcare, building automation, and renewable energy, focusing on data mining, machine learning, optimization, robotics, signal processing, control, and industrial electronics, over 20 years of teaching and research experiences.

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Matti Welin

Principal Lecturer in ICT with a Lic.Tech. in Software Engineering and 15+ years of industry expertise in embedded systems. Special expertise in LLMs, ML, AI, IoT data pipelines, and NIR-based material detection using advanced machine learning. Engaged in teaching advanced software engineering courses, custom ML and AI training for companies.

Publications

Carrillo, I Skoumalová, I Bruus, V Klemm, S Guerra-Paiva, B Knežević, A Jankauskiene, D Jocic, S Tella, SC Buttigieg, E Srulovici, AM Geckova, k Polluste, R Strametz, P Sousa, M Odalovic, JJ Mira (2024). Psychological Safety Competency Training During the Clinical Internship From the Perspective of Health Care Trainee Mentors in 11 Pan-European Countries: Mixed Methods Observational Study. JMIR Med Educ 10, e64125.

J Mira, I Carillo, S Tella, K Vanhaecht, M Panella, D Seys, MI Ungureanu, P Sousa, SC Buttigieg, P Vella-Bonanno, G Popovici, E Srulovici, S Guerra-Paiva, B Knezevic, S Lorenzo, P Lachman, S Ushiro, SD Scott, A Wu, R Strametz (2024). The European Researchers’ Network Working on Second Victim (ERNST) Policy Statement on the Second Victim Phenomenon for Increasing Patient Safety. Public Health Rev 45, 1607175.

P Torkki, L Rotinen, S Taponen, S Tella, K Grönman, I Deviatkin, LJ Pitkänen, A Venesoja, K Koljonen, E Repo, K Laatikainen (2024). Increasing the role of sustainability in public procurement of personal protective equipment. Journal of Cleaner Production 455, 142335.

A Venesoja, S Tella, M Castrén, V Lindström (2023). Finnish emergency medical services managers’ and medical directors’ perceptions of collaborating with patients concerning patient safety issues: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 13, e067754. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067754.

A Venesoja, V Lindström, M Castrén, S Tella (2023). Prehospital nursing students' experiences of patient safety culture in emergency medical services—A qualitative study. J Clin Nurs. 32, 847–858.

A Tanninen, A Kouvonen, H Nordquist (2023). Advanced-level paramedics’ support needs for developing and utilising competence. International Emergency Nursing 66, 101233.

J Hämäläinen, T Kvist, E Koota, P Kankkunen (2022). Nurses' Perceptions of the Management of Acute Pain in Emergency Departments. Cross-sectional Study. Hämäläinen et al. Clinical Nurse Specialist 36(5), 254-263.

J Hämäläinen, T Kvist, P Kankkunen (2022). Acute Pain Assessment Inadequacy in the Emergency Department: Patients’ Perspective. Journal of Patient Experience 9, 1-9.

H Tiittanen, J Heikkilä, Z Baigozhina (2021). Development of management structures for future nursing services in the Republic of Kazakhstan requires change of organizational culture. Journal of Nursing Management 29(8), 2325-2730.