Management of Healthcare Associated Infections: a 12-week course
The University of Greenwich, London, is staging a 12-week course on Management of Healthcare Associated Infections, from October. It has been designed for infection control link staff and allied health professionals, modern matrons, health service managers, paramedics, biomedical scientists, clinical scientists, doctors and nurses
As well as increasing delegates' knowledge of the spread and prevention of HAIs and helping them develop in-depth knowledge of HAIs in clinical practice, the course will update them on the latest infection control information and teach them what is involved in controlling an outbreak, how to perform risk assessments and how to prevent HAIs by implementing the correct principles of infection control. It will also show them how to be a role model for others, how to integrate current knowledge into practice by utilising the expertise of the Infection Control Team and how to deliver evidence-based practice to prevent HAIs.
The course comprises two face-to-face workshops:
Workshop 1: Introduction to WebCT, your tutor, and your course; Workshop 2: Course Consolidation: Guided online study of the following seven topics:
· Current affairs in infection control
· Significant micro-organisms
· Prevention of hospital infection
· Principles of infection control
· Change management in infection control
· Sterilisation and disinfection
· Management of healthcare associated infection: The Infection Control Team
As a delegate, you can study where you want, when you want, supported online by a tutor, or take an accredited short course. You can gain 30 credits at Master's level and 100 Continuing Professional Development credits for portfolio and registration and as the course is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science it can be used towards an IBMS-accredited MSc in Biomedical Science (Online).
BioMed courses are owned by the BioMed Consortium, comprising 17 NHS Trusts, the Health Protection Agenc and the University of Greenwich
T: 0208 331 9978
7th August 2008