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Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control

Module information

Module details

Title
Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control
Type
Rotation
Module code
S-CM-R3
Credits
10
Phase
1
Requirement
Compulsory

Aim of this module

This module will introduce trainees to the principles of infection prevention and public health. Trainees will gain an appreciation of the practice of infection prevention, including the multidisciplinary team involved in public health.

Work-based content

Training activities

# Learning outcome Training activity Type Action
# 1 Learning outcome 1,2,3,6 Training activities

Attend a Root Cause Analysis meeting for a healthcare-acquired infection and reflect on the meeting

 Type OTA Action View
# 2 Learning outcome 1,2,3,6 Training activities

Shadow a member of the infection control team, including visiting a ward, and reflect on their role

 Type OTA Action View
# 3 Learning outcome 1,2,3,6 Training activities

Observe an infection prevention audit and reflect on the process

 Type OTA Action View
# 4 Learning outcome 1,2,3,6 Training activities

Follow a patient with an infection requiring infection prevention and control intervention through their care pathway and reflect on the journey

 Type OTA Action View
# 5 Learning outcome 1,3,4,6 Training activities

Explore an innovation or change that the Infection prevention and control team have been asked to review. Consider the implications and reflect on the impact this will have on practice

 Type OTA Action View
# 6 Learning outcome 1,3,5,6 Training activities

Review the effect of a piece of UKHSA guidance, updated “Green Book” chapter or NICE guidance and reflect how this guides local practice

 Type OTA Action View
# 7 Learning outcome 1,2,3,6 Training activities

Shadow a Health Protection Practitioner who is responding for the notification of infectious diseases and reflect on their role

 Type OTA Action View
# 8 Learning outcome 1,2,3,6 Training activities

Attend a hospital outbreak meeting and reflect on the meeting

 Type OTA Action View
# 9 Learning outcome 1,2,3,6 Training activities

Observe an infection control visit to an offsite contracted service and reflect on the visit

 Type OTA Action View
# 10 Learning outcome 1,2,3,6 Training activities

Attend an Infection Prevention and Control Committee (IPCC) meeting and reflect on the meeting

 Type OTA Action View

Assessments

Complete 1 Case-Based Discussion

Complete 1 DOPS or OCE

Direct Observation of Practical Skills Titles

  • Apply appropriate infection control procedures for the specialty area.
  • Communicate a result with infection control implications to the ward.
  • Complete an infection, prevention and control result review.

Observed Clinical Event Titles

  • Gather a patient history relevant to the specialty from a patient, patient representative, or another member of the multidisciplinary team
  • Present a patient history relevant to the specialty to another member of the multidisciplinary team.

Learning outcomes

# Learning outcome
1

Explore the contribution of Infection Prevention and Control to patient care.
2

Identify the roles and relationships of the multidisciplinary team working in Infection Prevention and Control.
3

Describe the working practices of Infection Prevention and Control.
4

Examine the impact of innovation on Infection Prevention and Control.
5

Review the effect of legislation on Infection Prevention and Control.
6

Compare and contrast the practice of Infection Prevention and Control with other specialties.

Clinical experiences

Activities

Information:

There is no clinical experiential learning associated with this module.

Academic content (MSc in Clinical Science)

Important information

The academic parts of this module will be detailed and communicated to you by your university. Please contact them if you have questions regarding this module and its assessments. The module titles in your MSc may not be exactly identical to the work-based modules shown in the e-portfolio. Your modules will be aligned, however, to ensure that your academic and work-based learning are complimentary.

Learning outcomes

  1. Appraise the sources and routes of transmission of hospital-acquired infections and the risks caused to patients.
  2. Explain and justify the legal frameworks, the role of guidelines and the role of the hospital infection team in reducing hospital-acquired infections.
  3. Critically evaluate the role of the Clinical Microbiology laboratory and the infection control team in surveillance, decontamination, disinfection and sterilisation in the hospital and the contribution to patient care.
  4. Describe the partnership between Clinical Microbiology and other clinical specialisms and agencies in the investigation of hospital-acquired infections.

Indicative content

  • Aetiology and presentation, including sources and routes of transmission of infectious disease in hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).
  • Legislation and guidelines for the diagnosis and management of common HAIs.
  • The role of the hospital infection control team.
  • Behavioural aspects of infection control.
  • Decontamination, disinfection and sterilisation in the hospital and primary care settings.
  • The role of the Microbiology laboratory in surveillance of communicable disease. surveillance and reporting, eg, Communicable Disease Surveillance System.
  • The role of local, national and international surveillance.

Module assigned to

Specialties

Specialty code Specialty title Action
Specialty code SLS2-1-23 Specialty title Clinical Microbiology [2023] Action View
Specialty code SLS2-1-24 Specialty title Clinical Microbiology [2024] Action View
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