Infection Prevention & Control in Community Healthcare
Times & Dates:
Various
Cost: £ 0 pp
What is covered?
Our Infection Prevention and Control course features up to date information and is evidenced based.
Facilitated by Steph Feldman Community Infection Prevention and Control Sister . The session is bespoke to community care and enables discussion around the specific challenges faced in community settings and how to avoid and/or overcome them.
Course Content
- The chain of infection
- Hand Hygiene
- Standard Precautions
- Management of needle stick and inoculation injuries
- How to seek advice on Infection Control issues
- Other issues such as alert organisms and surveillance are
- addressed as appropriate e.g. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD), Influenza, Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (E.S.B.L.s) and Carbapenamase.
Course Duration
1.5 hour
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