INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
PRESENTER:
Nancy Brown, MLT, BSc.
Leader, Diagnostic Services
Huron-Perth Hospital Partnership, North System
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the course, participants will have an understanding of:
- The role of the Infection Control Practitioner (I.C.P.)
- The rationale for implementing an I.C. program
- I.C. precautions and isolation requirements
- Development and use of surveillance
- Sharps handling and injury follow-up
- Meaning of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms to I.C.P.
- Role of Lab worker in prevention and control
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
- Explain the meaning and purpose of Infection Prevention and Control
- Describe and explain the essential components of I.C. programs