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Infection Prevention and Control - The Basics

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Infection Prevention and Control - The Basics

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This course is in the base subscription pack

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Category

Health, Disability and Aged Care

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Course Duration

0:35

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Subject Matter Expert

Sue Atkins, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services Regional Infection Control Advisor

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Provider

Kineo Courses

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Countries

AU

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Endorser

The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

This activity has been endorsed by APNA according to approved quality standards criteria. Completion of these educational activities entitles eligible participants to claim 35 CPD minutes.

This course has been developed to give the learner an understanding of what infection is, how infection occurs in healthcare settings, and some of the steps they can take to start controlling the risk of infection.

Target Audience

This course is suitable for all clinical staff.

Learning Outcomes

This course will provide an understanding of:

basic microbiology
what an infection is
the body’s defence mechanisms against infection
what healthcare associated infections are
the chain of infection, and
an introduction to infection prevention and control measures used to minimise infection transmission risk

Contextualised Content

Biohazard, Bacteria, Virus, Toxin, Hygiene, Risk, Infect, Chemical, Exposure

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