Infection Control Principles and Practices in Healthcare Settings
Overview
This online course equips the participants with evidence-based principles and practices that are crucial for establishing a successful infection prevention and control (IPC) program in healthcare. This certified training program offers valuable insights and best practices in IPC, sourced from reputable international organizations such as CDC, WHO, AORN, APIC, OSHA, among others, with the aim of improving healthcare outcomes.
Content
This workshop entails the following:
(1) Infection control principles, practices, and regulation overview in healthcare settings
(2) Chain of Infection
(3) Engineering & work practices controls
(4) Environmental controls
(5) Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient-Care Items in healthcare settings
(6) Standard precautions
(7) Standard Precautions - Personal Protective equipment
(8) Key measures to enhance safety in Healthcare settings
(9) Occupational health and safety
(10) Occupational health and safety
Objectives
- Understand the roles and responsibilities involved in IPC
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Comprehend the modes and mechanisms of transmission for infectious agents
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Recognize the appropriate times and methods to apply IPC measures and best practices
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Learn strategies for establishing and maintaining a safe patient-care environment, including procedures for construction and renovation, as well as best practices for cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing
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Implement policies and procedures in healthcare settings
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Identify various types of infections and the preventive measures for each, including COVID-19