Course overview
Provides clinician with the knowledge of the principles of infection control practice and of effective strategies to develop and maintain an infection prevention and control program within a health care setting. This course will examine common healthcare associated infections and explore principles such as colonisation, infection, transmission, and management through standard and transmission-based precautions. The course will also explore key activities such as decontamination and sterilisation of medical devices, the clinical management of the patient/client with an infectious disease or infection, patient and staff education, management of multi-resistant organism in the context of your organisation and antimicrobial stewardship.
- Role of the professional
- Patient Care Practices
- Compliance
Course learning outcomes
- Use specialist knowledge of infection prevention and control principles within healthcare setting
- Apply and analyse theory that underpins infection prevention and control strategies within healthcare
- Implement and evaluate infection prevention and control programs within health that meets the needs of the healthcare community
- Critically reflect on and challenge their own and the practice of others to lead and promote best practice in infection prevention and control within healthcare settings
- Review and evaluate current guidelines to apply evidence-based practice for infection prevention and control
- Use effective interpersonal and interprofessional communication skills to promote effective and evidenced based infection prevention and control practice
Availability
Class details
Online
Group 1
Class number 50026
Section 01OL
Size 30
Available 26
Class details
Online
Group 1
Class number 20037
Section 01OL
Size 30
Available 20
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