Location

Productivity and Quality Institute - Alexandria

Objectives

• By the end of this training module, each participant will be able to: • Define key concepts and principles of IPC • Describe methods to prevent the spread of infection. • Adopt general standard precautions; particularly hand hygiene. • Develop IPC risk assessment • Design IPC plan based on risk assessment • Apply the engineering, work practice, and environmental controls • that protect against healthcare associated infections • Prioritize the risk of occupational exposures to infectious diseases • Apply different IPC methods and measures to meet GAHAR standard requirements • Adopt culture of “Doing no harm”. • Appreciate an organization’s wide culture of “IPC is everybody business”. • Respect working in homogenous coherent team to control risks, prevent infection and improve outcome

Outcomes

By the end of this training module, each participant will be able to: • Develop and implement comprehensive IPC program to prevent infections, protect patients, visitors and health care workers, and to comply with accrediting and regulatory requirements through evidence based best practice that reduce risks.

Course Contents

• Chain of infection and epidemiological aspects of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs). • Standard and transmission based precautions& general infection control measures • Processing of patient care equipment • Aseptic techniques& bundle approach to prevent HAIs. • Blood borne pathogens. • Employee/Occupational Health program • Central services (laundry, kitchen¬, central sterilization services departments) • IPC guidelines in special units. • CDC definitions of HAIs • Surveillance & trends of infection • Combating antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship • IPC program, IPC risk assessment & key performance indicators