Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings: Fundamentals and Best Practices

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Start Date: 07-07-2025 | End Date: 28-05-2026

Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings: Fundamentals and Best Practices

This interactive eLearning course is designed for all healthcare professionals committed to maintaining the highest standards of infection prevention and control (IPC). It provides foundational and advanced knowledge to minimize healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), ensuring patient and staff safety. Through evidence-based modules, real-life scenarios, and assessment quizzes, learners will explore core concepts including hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), safe injection practices, waste management, outbreak response, and environmental cleaning. The course empowers participants to integrate IPC practices effectively within clinical settings, fostering a culture of safety and accountability across healthcare environments.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain key principles of infection control and their application in daily healthcare practices.
• Identify the key moments for hand hygiene and explain the correct technique for performing it effectively.
• Explain the correct use of personal protective equipment and recognize common mistakes during donning and doffing.
• Recognize common healthcare-associated infections and explain strategies used to minimize their transmission.
• Explain standard procedures for handling healthcare waste and contaminated linen safely and efficiently.
• Outline the essential steps for managing infection outbreaks and describe the protocols used during emergency response.
• Distinguish between cleaning and disinfection processes and describe appropriate methods for maintaining a safe environment.
• Explain safe injection practices and describe proper methods for disposing of sharps in clinical environments.
• Describe approaches to improve infection control awareness through staff education and patient engagement.

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to apply comprehensive knowledge of infection control principles, integrate standardized IPC practices into daily healthcare routines, and foster a culture of safety within their teams. Learners will incorporate effective hand hygiene, proper PPE usage, waste management, and environmental disinfection strategies into clinical workflows. They will also be equipped to manage infection outbreaks, ensure safe injection and disposal practices, and educate colleagues and patients on infection prevention. This course empowers healthcare professionals across disciplines to uphold the highest standards of patient and workplace safety.