Course Programme
| Dates: | 7 May 2024 – 24 May 2024 Every Tuesday and Friday |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. – 9:15p.m. |
| Date | Session | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 7-5-2024 (TUE) | Introduction and basics | Introduction to infectious diseases and clinical microbiology |
| Hand hygiene (with practical) | ||
| Modes of transmission of infectious diseases | ||
| 10-5-2024 (FRI) | Preventing cross infections | Principles and key elements of infection prevention and control programme |
| Appropriate use of personal protective equipment | ||
| Appropriate use of personal protective equipment (Practical) | ||
| 14-5-2024 (TUE) | Infection control practices (I) | Basics of isolation precautions |
| Basics of preventing blood borne infections including HIV | ||
| Infection Control in rehabilitation hospital | ||
| 17-5-2024 (FRI) | Infection control practices (II) | Common infections in elderly homes |
| Management of outbreaks in elderly homes | ||
| Setting up and practicing of infection control guidelines | ||
| 21-5-2024 (TUE) | Infection control programme and practical skills | Staff health issues and sharps injury preventions |
| Environmental hygiene and use of disinfectants | ||
| Problems of multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) | ||
| 24-5-2024 (FRI) | Case sharing, update informant, and wrap up | Case discussion (group discussion) |
| Clinical waste management, daily nursing activities and infection control (group discussion) | ||
| Wrap up |