Marjo Tienari

I hold a Master’s degree in Health Care, specialising in Wellbeing Technology, and I am also a qualified vocational teacher. I work as a Senior Lecturer at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), where my work focuses on teaching, student guidance, and development in the field of social services and health care. I also serve as the Team Coordinator of TAMK WellTech Lab and am a member of TAMK’s SAFE research group.

My expertise combines social and health care, client and patient safety, health and wellbeing technology, and pedagogy. I have contributed to several development projects, including the VPMDT project, which developed new pedagogical approaches and virtual technology solutions to strengthen competence in health technology and medical devices. I have also participated in the international PATHS project, which aims to strengthen students’ involvement in applied research, development, and innovation activities.

Currently, I work as an expert in the ASPOKO project, which is developing a train-the-trainer model in client and patient safety. I am also deepening my expertise through doctoral studies at the University of Turku. My doctoral research focuses on registered nurses’ competence in patient safety.