Introduction to Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Course

Program Overview

This course provides foundational knowledge for supporting infection prevention programs in healthcare settings. It covers essential topics such as hand hygiene, precautions, environmental services, and device-associated infections. The course also introduces hospital epidemiology and the role of infection prevention professionals in improving patient safety outcomes.

Program Outline

Outline:

• 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
• ambulatory services