Infection Control – Level 2

Overview

• Designed for all primary care staff to assist with their understanding of the importance of Infection Control procedures and how this information should be applied in their daily working lives.
• Contains a case study and multiple-choice questions.

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• What healthcare associated infections are and how they are transmitted.
• How infection prevention and control can reduce the risk of transmission.
• Your healthcare organisation’s and your own responsibilities in terms of current infection prevention and control legislation.
• How to contribute to infection prevention and control.
• About the three levels of decontamination.
• How to conduct an infection prevention and control risk assessment.
• Which infections and diseases pose an infection risk and how to safely manage people.

Topics covered