Infection and Prevention Control (IPC)
Health Services Academy welcomes you to become an IPC specialist by getting self-paced online Infection Prevention & Control Course
The course curriculum framework and modules have been developed based on worlds best pedagogical practices and by top professionals. Our goal is to ensure that every participant has a productive and engaging experience with the program course work. This course is developed for Healthcare Professionals, Nurses, Doctors, and Infection Control Practitioners. In this course you will learn about Infection Prevention & Control requirements and its implementation in Healthcare settings.
The course consists of two sets of modules, the basic and advance modules. There are 15 modules in this course consisting of Lectures, support material and videos along with the assessment quizzes. The participant has to complete the quizzes at the end of each module to get the certificate. The passing percentage is 60%.
Every Module's material is divided into different parts i.e. Module is referred as M, Session is referred as S, Video is referred as V, Support Material and Quiz.
Material Coding Sample for Module 01, Module 01: = M01, Session 01: = S01, Video 01: = V01,
The objective of this course is to:
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Know the basics of standard infection control Practices.
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Describe the Chain of Infection.
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Discuss the Basics of Microbiology.
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Know the Transmission-Based Precautions.
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Discuss the Patient Safety.
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Describe the Injection Safety.
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Know the Healthcare Waste Management.
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Discuss the surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAIs) and Care Bundles.
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Discuss the Cleaning & Disinfection of Equipment.
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Describe the Infection Control for Housekeeping Staff.
Infection control prevents or stops the spread of infections in healthcare settings. This site includes an overview of how infections spread, ways to prevent the spread of infections, and more detailed recommendations by type of healthcare setting.
Dr. Shah Fahad
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shahfahad@hsa.edu.pk
Module 01
Overview of IPC
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation learners will be able to know
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Background and History of IPC
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Importance of infection prevention & control (IPC) in healthcare settings
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Role of Health Care workers/providers
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Infection Prevention & Control Program
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Key performance indicators (KPIs) of infection Prevention & control (IPC)
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Roles and responsibility of IPC team and hospital Management
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Formulation and Role of IPC committee
Module 02
Basic Concept of IPC Practices
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation learners will be able to know the
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The difference between Colonization and Infection.
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Chain of infection
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Key terms and definition
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Infectious agent
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Reservoir
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Portal of entry
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Portal of exit
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Mode of transmission
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Basic Principles of IPC
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Standard Precautions
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Transmission based Precautions
Module 03
Standard Precautions
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation learners will be able to know the,
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Background and History of IPC
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Importance of infection prevention & control (IPC) in healthcare settings
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Role of Health Care workers/providers
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Infection Prevention & Control Program
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Key performance indicators (KPIs) of infection Prevention & control (IPC)
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Roles and responsibility of IPC team and hospital Management
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Formulation and Role of IPC committee
Module 04
Transmission Based Precautions
Objectives:
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By the end of this presentation, learners will be able to know,
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Review the Chain of Infection
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Discuss Hand Hygiene Basics
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Identify Routes of Transmission
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Differentiate Categories of Transmission - Based Precautions
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Discuss the role of Environmental Services in Infection Prevention
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Contact Precautions
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Droplet precaution
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Airborne precaution
Module 05
Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization
Objectives
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By the end of this presentation, Learners will be able to know the ,
Objective
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Definition & Introduction of Cleaning, Disinfection, sterilization
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Cleaning method
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Spaulding classification
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Disinfection Method
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Sterilization Method
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Disinfectants solutions preparation
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Decontamination of endoscopes
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Transportation of soiled instrument from OT to CSSD
Module 06
Patient Safety
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, learner will be able to
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Definition of Patient Safety
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International patient safety Goals:
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Goal 1: Identify patients correctly.
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Goal 2: Improve effective communication.
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Goal 3: Improve the safety of high-alert medications
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Goal 4: Ensure safe surgery.
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Goal 5: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections.
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Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.
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Module 08
Healthcare Waste Management
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, learner will be able to,
- Understand the definition, classification, hazards, types and sources of healthcare waste
- Understand guiding principles of healthcare waste management
- Understand waste segregation and handling
- Understand various healthcare waste treatment methods
- Understand disposal methods
Module 09
AMR and Microbiology
Objectives:
By the end of the presentation learners will be able to define
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AMR & Microbiology
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Key terminology
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Mechanisms of Antibiotic resistance
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Antimicrobial stewardship & infection control
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Multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs)
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Role of diagnostics Microbiology in infection control
Module 11
Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAIs)
Objectives:
By the end of this module, learners will be able to
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Understand Basics of surveillance
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Explain the Hand hygiene compliance monitoring method
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Know the definition and types of healthcare associated infection (HAIs)
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Explain the CLABSI (central line associated blood stream infection)
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Define the CAUTI (catheter associated urinary tract infection)
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Define the VAP/VAE (Ventilator associated pneumonia /event)
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Explain the SSI (Surgical site infection)
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Define the Outbreak investigation and steps for controlling the outbreak
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Demonstrate the method of gap analysis and Auditing of healthcare practices.
Module 12
Surveillance of HAIs
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation learners will be able to,
- Discuss the key terms
- Know the importance and need of environmental cleaning in health care settings.
- Discuss the significance of the environment in contamination.
- Discuss the High touch and low touch surfaces.
- Describe the Cleaning methods and material required.
- Know the Spill management.
- Discuss the Monitoring of cleanliness
Module 13
IPC and Covid-19
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, students will be able to learn,
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Key terms and definition
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Introduction of COVID 19
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Sign and symptoms of COVID 19
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Transmission of COVID 19
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Prepare to Implement Basic Infection Prevention Measures
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Administrative control
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Engineering control
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Safe Work Practice
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PPEs (personal protective equipment)
Module 14
Collection and Transport of Clinical Specimens
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation learners will be able to,
- Describe the method of Urine culture collection techniques
- Discuss the CSF collection procedure
- Discuss the Wound/abscess specimen collection
- Describe the method of Stool Culture collection
- Know the Sputum Culture collection methods
- Know the Method sample collection from throat for Bordetella pertussis
- Discuss the Method of nasal sampling (Nasal carriers of S. aureus)
- Describe the Method of Nasopharyngeal swabbing for COVID 19
- Know the procedure of Blood culture collection
- Discuss the method of safely collecting of blood samples from patients suspected to be infected with Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus
Module 15
Occupational Health
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation learners will be able to know the,
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Background and History of IPC
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Importance of infection prevention & control (IPC) in healthcare settings
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Role of Health Care workers/providers
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Infection Prevention & Control Program
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Key performance indicators (KPIs) of infection Prevention & control (IPC)
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Roles and responsibility of IPC team and hospital Management
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Formulation and Role of IPC committee
Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Introductory Video
Dr. Shah Fahad