CSTF Infection Prevention and Control - Level 2

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    CSTF Infection Prevention and Control - Level 2 - Online Training Course.


    Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's CSTF Infection Prevention and Control online course. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).

    Policymakers, facility managers, health workers, and those who access health services must take continuous action to provide effective infection prevention and control. Due to its universal relevance to all healthcare workers and service users, infection prevention and control (IPC) offers unique benefits for patient safety and care quality. Inadequate IPC may result in harm or even death.

    This course covers infection prevention and control training for healthcare workers at Level 2 and meets the learning outcomes of the UK Core Skills Training Framework (UKCSTF) v1.1. Make sure you have completed all the training required according to your local policies and procedures.

    Course content

    This CSTF Infection Prevention and Control online course is divided into the following sections:

    • Introduction
    • Section 1 - Key legislation and regulations
    • Section 2 - Disease-causing pathogens
    • Section 3 - The chain of infection
    • Section 4 - Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation
    • Section 5 - Risk assessment for infection prevention and control
    • Section 6 - Alert organisms
    • Summary
    • References and resources
    • End of module assessment.

      Who is the course for?

      This CSTF Infection Prevention and Control online course is intended for all healthcare staff groups involved in direct patient care or services.

        Aims

        The aims of this CSTF Infection Prevention and Control online course are to:

        • Improve learners’ knowledge and understanding of infection prevention and control to enable them to carry out their job roles safely and effectively.
        • Provide information about employer and employee responsibilities under current infection prevention and control legislation.
        • Provide an understanding of how infection can be transmitted in health and social care environments and the actions they can take to prevent this.

          Learning objectives

          This CSTF Infection Prevention and Control online course will:

          • Discuss the responsibilities of employers and employees under current infection prevention and control legislation.
          • Establish where to find information about infection prevention and control in their workplace.
          • Consider how the chain of infection influences infection prevention and control practices.
          • Determine the routes of microorganism transmission.
          • Discuss what ‘single-use items’ are and how to properly use them.
          • Examine how to conduct infection prevention and control risk assessment.
          • Define ‘alert organisms’ and conditions that pose an infection risk.
          • Examine how to safely work with patients with specific alert organisms, such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile.
          • Provide information about the specific roles and responsibilities of individuals involved in cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising.

            Learning outcomes

            On completion of this CSTF Infection Prevention and Control online course, you will be able to:

            • State an overview of employer and employee responsibilities under current infection prevention and control legislation.
            • Explain how to obtain information about infection prevention and control within your organisation.
            • Define the term ‘healthcare-associated infections’.
            • Understand the chain of infection and how this informs infection prevention and control practice.
            • Conduct an infection prevention and control risk assessment.
            • Distinguish the roles and responsibilities of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilisation.
            • Describe the conditions that promote the growth of ‘alert organisms’ and the associated infection risk.
            • Explain how to manage patients with specific alert organisms, such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile.
            • Define the term ‘alert organisms’.
            • State the routes of microorganism transmission.


            CSTF Infection Prevention and Control - Level 2 - Online Training Course.

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