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Course Overview

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a cornerstone of patient safety and healthcare quality. Hospitals and healthcare facilities must apply evidence-based practices to reduce healthcare-associated infections, safeguard staff, and ensure compliance with international standards.

This Infection Prevention and Control Measures Training Course provides participants with frameworks, protocols, and tools to design, implement, and monitor infection prevention programs.

Through case studies, simulations, and applied learning, participants will strengthen their ability to protect healthcare environments and promote a culture of safety.

Course Benefits

• Reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections.

• Ensure compliance with global infection control standards.

• Improve patient safety and healthcare quality.

• Build staff awareness and accountability in IPC practices.

• Strengthen organizational resilience against outbreaks.

Course Objectives

• Understand the principles of infection prevention and control.

• Apply standard and transmission-based precautions.

• Implement hand hygiene and sterilization protocols.

• Design facility-specific infection control strategies.

• Monitor, audit, and evaluate IPC programs.

• Manage outbreak response and containment.

• Promote a culture of safety and compliance.

Training Methodology

The course uses expert lectures, case studies, demonstrations, and group workshops. Participants will engage in simulations and practical exercises for IPC implementation.

Target Audience

• Nurses and infection control practitioners.

• Hospital executives and administrators.

• Physicians and clinical leaders.

• Public health and safety professionals.

Target Competencies

• Infection prevention and control practices.

• Outbreak management.

• Healthcare hygiene compliance.

• Patient safety leadership.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control

• Principles of infection transmission.

• Standard and transmission-based precautions.

• Role of IPC in patient safety.

• Global IPC guidelines and frameworks.

Unit 2: Hand Hygiene and Environmental Safety

• Best practices in hand hygiene.

• Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization methods.

• Waste management and environmental safety.

• Role of facilities in infection prevention.

Unit 3: Clinical Practices and Procedures

• IPC in surgical and invasive procedures.

• Safe injection and medication practices.

• Managing devices (catheters, ventilators, etc.).

• Reducing healthcare-associated infection risks.

Unit 4: Monitoring, Auditing, and Compliance

• IPC audits and surveillance systems.

• Data collection and performance monitoring.

• Reporting and corrective action.

• Ensuring regulatory compliance.

Unit 5: Outbreak Response and Organizational Culture

• Detecting and managing infectious outbreaks.

• Staff training and emergency protocols.

• Promoting a culture of infection prevention.

• Sustaining IPC improvements long term.

Ready to strengthen infection prevention in your facility?
Join the Infection Prevention and Control Measures Training Course with EuroQuest International Training and protect patients, staff, and communities.