Anu Kaihlanen

Expertise 

  • Health and social care personnel, especially the nursing perspective 
  • Digitalization of health and social care from the perspectives of professionals and clients 
  • Changing requirements of health and social care work 
  • Nursing education research 
  • Qualitative research 

Main Tasks 

  • Research 
  • Expert work 
  • Research supervision 
  • Planning new research projects and funding applications 

Education 

  • 2022, Title of Docent in Nursing Science, University of Turku 
  • 2020, Doctor of Health Sciences, Nursing Science, University of Turku 
  • 2011, Master of Health Sciences, Nursing Science, University of Turku 
  • 2005, Registered Nurse (AMK), Turku University of Applied Sciences

Work Experience 

  • 2019- Senior Researcher, THL 
  • 2017-2019 Researcher, THL 
  • 2011-2016 Nursing teacher (registered nurse and practical nurse education) 
  • 2005-2009 Nurse 

Language Skills 

  • Finnish (native) 
  • English (excellent) 

Ongoing Projects 

Completed Projects 

  • Professional Competence in Nursing (PROCOMPNurse) 
  • The role of digital and other remote services in promoting health and well-being during the COVID-19 era (DigiCOVID) 
  • Ensuring a competent workforce in the transformation of health care (COPE) 
  • Joint Action supporting the eHealth Network (eHAction) 

Representations 

Member of the Competence Forecasting Forum (Finnish National Agency for Education), Social, health and welfare Sector, term 2021-2024 

Affiliations 

  • Member of the Research ethics committee of Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, from 1/2024 
  • Secretary of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Committee of the The Finnish Association of Nursing Research (HTTS), since 2017 

Publications 

Scientific publications: ResearchGate 

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