Prevention & Control of Infection

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Course content

Module 1

Prevention & Control of Infections Principles

• Introduction: History, Financial Implications of Infection in Healthcare & Definitions
• Standards of care in infection prevention
  
• Standards of professional conduct as they apply to infection prevention

Transmission & Control of Infection In Health Care Settings           

• Chain of Infection & its Importance in Healthcare Settings         
  
• Prevention of Infections: Breaking the "Chain of Infection          

Reducing Opportunities for Patient and Healthcare Worker to be Exposed to Potentially Infectious Material in Healthcare

• Settings Practices & procedures exposing individuals to infections by blood-borne pathogens
• Safe injection practices and procedures designed to prevent disease transmissionI
• Safe injection practices and procedures designed to prevent disease transmission II
• Evaluation/Surveillance of exposure incidents
  
• Engineering Controls
  
•  Work Practice Controls

Selection & Use of Barriers and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Types of PPE and barriers and criteria for selectio
  
• Choosing PPE based on reasonably anticipate interaction
  
• Choosing barriers / PPE based on needs
  
• Guidance on proper use of PPE

Cleaning, Disinfection, & Sterilization: Principles & Practices

•   General Information on Cleaning, Disinfection, & Sterilization
  
• Potential for Contamination
  
• Factors Contributing to contamination
  
• Improper Handling influencing Function of equipment

Occupational Health Strategies at Workplaces

• Overview OfOccupational Health Strategies for Infection Prevention
• Prevention And Control of Blood Borne Pathogen Transmission
• Evaluation Of Healthcare Workers (Hcws) Infected with HIV, HBV, Or Other Blood Borne Pathogens

Current Topics in Infection Prevention

• Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
  
• Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
  
• ClostridiumDifficile
  
• Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB)
  
• Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)
  
• Carbapenem-esistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) 
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• Creutzfeld Jacob Disease 
• Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
• Zika Virus, Bioterrorism & HlN1 Past, Present and Future                                          

Module 8

• Prevention of Infection in Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities