Introduction to Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
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.
Typically Available
Fall
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What you can learn.
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.
This course applies toward the following programs
Infection Prevention and Control
certificate
certificate
Enhance your health care training with infection prevention and control coursework offered through our online certificate program. Gain the skills to transition into this dynamic field.
Enhance your health care training with infection prevention and control coursework offered through our online certificate program. Gain the skills to transition into this dynamic field.