Objectives :
- To apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary in improving protection from infectious diseases.
- To reinforce the students with the knowledge and skill in isolation practices in a clinical setting.
- To describe a systematic approach to developing and maintaining infection control and risk management.
- To determine and apply proper PPE measures
Course content:
- Hand hygiene
- Personal protective equipment purpose and usage PPE
- Isolation practices
- Prevention of nosocomial infection
- Biomedical waste segregation
- Safe injection practices
- Surveillance and auditing
- Outbreak management
- Prevention of occupational injury
- Disinfection and sterilization
Course delivery :
- Lecture cum discussion using power point presentations and videos by experts from respective field
- Case scenarios
- Group discussions
- Role play
- Interactive sessions and discussion
- Hands on training on mannequins