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Introduction to Hospital Infection Prevention and Control

PUB HLT X 410

The course provides fundamental knowledge required to support an Infection Prevention program in the healthcare setting along with an introduction to key concepts in hospital epidemiology.

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What you can learn.

Gain an introduction to infection prevention in health care settings
Understand essential skills for clinical microbiology in hospitals
Learn how to minimize risk to health care workers
Discover standard and transmission-based precautions

About this course:

The course provides fundamental knowledge required to support an Infection Prevention program in the healthcare setting along with an introduction to key concepts in hospital epidemiology. The course will outline the role of infection prevention professionals in improving patient safety outcomes. The topics covered in this course include: hand hygiene, standard and transmission-based precautions, environmental services, construction projects, device associated infections, multidrug resistant organisms, introduction to clinical microbiology, occupational health and minimizing risk to healthcare workers, sterilization and disinfection, and ambulatory services.