603.751.86 Infection Prevention in Healthcare Settings
- Department:
- Online Programs for Applied Learning
- Term:
- 3rd term
- Credits:
- 2 credits
- Academic Year:
- 2019 - 2020
- Location:
- Internet
- Auditors Allowed:
- No
- Grading Restriction:
- Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
- Contact:
- Melanie Curless
- Course Instructor s:
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- Melanie Curless
- Lisa Maragakis
- Resources:
- Prerequisite:
- Description:
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Introduces hospital epidemiology, infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship as core components of quality care, including standards and indicators, appropriate strategies and indicators to measure hospital-acquired infection in the U.S. and internationally, key methods for preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare facilities and components and benefits of antimicrobial stewardship programs. Provides a basis to plan effective hospital epidemiology, infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship activities.
- Learning Objectives:
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Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Explain hospital epidemiology and infection control programs, standards and indicators in the U.S. and internationally
- Critique designs and methods of national surveillance programs and systems for public reporting
- Link high-risk areas and high-risk procedures in healthcare settings with specific healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and appropriately prioritize surveillance for HAI at the facility level
- Explain key methods for preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare settings and the use of healthcare-associated infection prevention bundles to improve patient quality and safety
- Identify methods of using infection prevention data to influence hospital leadership and healthcare workers to adopt infection prevention and control as a priority
- Evaluate and apply healthcare-associated infection surveillance data to prioritize choice of appropriate evidence-based quality improvement activities
- Identify the components and benefits of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
- Methods of Assessment:
Participation: 10%, Three exercises: 40%, Final paper: 50%
- Enrollment Restriction:
Restricted to students in MAS in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
- Instructor Consent:
No consent required