Location

Productivity and Quality Institute - Alexandria

Objectives

• The course provides students with basic principles and practices of decontamination using different types of disinfectants and antiseptics in healthcare facilities including different hospital compartments and laboratories. The course provides knowledge about different disinfecting agents and their effect on different types of pathogens including multidrug resistant bacteria. It also addresses the mode of spread of pathogens in healthcare facilities. It provides guidance on the use of antimicrobial agents and stewardship programs. It provides students with skills of safe collection and transport of clinical specimens to laboratories, safe hospital and laboratory practices and safe disposal of biologically hazardous waste. It highlights the differences between different biosafety levels of clinical laboratories and the proper biosafety and biosecurity practices in laboratories.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, candidates will be able to 1. Understand basic principles and practices of decontamination.2. Classify disinfectants and antiseptics used in healthcare facilities.3. Identify the spectrum of antimicrobial activity of each type of disinfectants.4. Describe the mode of spread of pathogens in healthcare facilities.5. Understand antimicrobial stewardship.6. Describe proper specimen collection and transport procedures for microbiological analysis.7. Understand biosafety practices in healthcare facilities.8. Describe proper waste disposal practices for infected waste.9. Recognize the different levels of biosafety laboratories and proper biosafety measures in each level.10. Understand the principles of biosecurity

Course Contents

The course will cover the following topics;• IC in immunocompromised host and multidrug resistant organisms• Laboratory safety and Biosafety • Sample collection and processing