Stand Alone Module

Principles and Practice of Infection Prevention and Control

Level 7

30 Credits

Duration:: 15 Weeks
Start Dates:: September
Attendance:: One day a week
Venue:: Uxbridge Campus
Cost:: Available on Request

Key Contact:: Jennie Wilson
Tel:: 01494 603 171
Email:: ask@bucks.ac.uk

Is this course suitable for me?

This module is suitable for health care professionals who are involved in the direct delivery of healthcare in acute or non-acute settings or for those who are responsible for ensuring that patients receive a high quality and safe clinical service.

Overview

All healthcare professionals are expected to apply high standards of infection control in their work. This can be challenging in the increasingly complex systems for delivering healthcare and requires a sound knowledge of the underpinning principles. This module will develop understanding of the concepts of microbiology and epidemiology of healthcare associated infections, together with their application to effective risk assessment and decision making in relation to infection prevention. It will provide the opportunity to explore and critically evaluate the evidence for infection control practice; develop skills in the methodologies used to capture data on HCAI and their interpretation; and design strategies for promoting and sustaining effective infection prevention in practice.

Content

This module will explore:

Applied microbiology and antimicrobial resistance
The infection process and mechanisms of pathogenicity
Principles of epidemiology
Natural defences against infection and identifying patients at risk
Strategies used to prevent and control infection
Maintaining a clean environment
Embedding effective infection control practice
Legal framework for preventing healthcare associated infection

What will I learn?

On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

Define and articulate infection risks using current evidence and plan infection control strategies
Critically evaluate methodologies used to capture data on HCAI and interpret data to inform infection control practice
Design strategies that will drive and sustain high quality infection control practice
Critically evaluate research evidence and propose new hypotheses that will contribute to the prevention of HCAI

Teaching and learning

A variety of teaching and learning strategies will be used to enable the student to develop knowledge and skills in this subject area. These will include lectures, discussion groups and tutorials as well as online and web-based learning. Students will be encouraged to reflect and share their own experience from practice throughout the course.

Entry requirements

Registered professional qualification (e.g. nursing)
60 level six credits (or equivalent)
Normally a minimum of two years experience in a clinical area
Support of the clinical manager and a suitably qualified mentor/assessor

How to make an application

We hope to have a fully on-line application system shortly, but in the meantime, to apply for a course, please download and print these forms, completing them fully and posting back to the address below.

Mike Thomson

Student Recruitment Officer

Bucks New University

106 Oxford Road

Uxbridge

UB8 1NA

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Alternatively, if you call us on 01494 603 171 or email ask@bucks.ac.uk we can post you a hard copy application pack.

Students funded by the NHS or other employer

If the cost of your course is being funded by your employer, please contact your education lead or manager for guidance as to how they would prefer you to make an application.