Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Causes, prevalence, transmission, risk factors, impact, and prognosis.
• Management
  • How to assess risk of infection, and standard infection control precautions.
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Assess the risk of healthcare-associated infections.
• Understand and apply standard infection control precautions to reduce the transmission of healthcare-associated infections.
• Understand and apply the additional infection control precautions required when using invasive devices.
• Understand and apply the transmission-based precautions required for specific infections.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered