Infection Control for Healthcare Facilities
Online Short Learning Course
R2999
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About this programme
“Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are one of the frequently encountered patient safety incidents in care delivery and poses a major public health challenge impacting on morbidity, mortality and quality of life. The prevalence of HAIs in mixed patient populations of low to middle income countries (like South Africa) is approximately twice that of high-income countries. These infections also present a significant economic burden at the societal and health facility level. Effective infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes have been proven to be one of the cornerstones for combating HAIs and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)” Dr T Pillay (acting Director-General: Health. March, 2022)
As you can see from this quote, it is possible to prevent HAIs through infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes . This course will explain these IPCs in a lot more detail and aims to equip healthcare professionals with standard infection prevention control measures, to prevent the outbreak and spread of infections in Health facilities in South Africa.
The MANCOSA skillME Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities short learning programme (SLP) has been developed by industry experts to provide healthcare professionals with a robust understanding of how to develop and implement standard infection prevention control measures, to prevent the outbreak and spread of infections in South African healthcare facilities.
Modules
- Standard precautions
- Use of PPE (personal protective equipment)
- Use of antiseptics, disinfectants and detergents
- Safe handling of linen and laundry
- Healthcare waste management
- Decontamination of medical devices
- Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
- Placement of patient
- Principles of asepsis
- Injection safety, prevention of injuries from sharp instruments, post exposure prophylaxis and medical surveillance
- Environmental cleaning
Admission and user requirements
There are NO admission requirements for this short learning programme – simply #CLICKtoLEARN.
User requirements:
- Own laptop or PC or tablet/mobile
- Own internet connection
- Approximately 1 GB of data
Additional benefits
- High-impact microlearning programme developed by industry and academic experts
- Mobile friendly and accessible
- Interactive/ gamified content and assessments
- Videos on demand
Blockchain Certificate
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Course Details
Infection Control for Healthcare
Delivery: 100% Online
Duration: 3 days
Admission requirements: None
Learning Style: Self-paced
Access: 24/7
Payment Options
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