Fundamentals of Control of Hospital-Acquired and Community-Acquired Infections I (RKM_021)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide knowledge on the role of the laboratory in the prevention of infectious diseases, environmental sample testing, outbreaks, aetiology, control of hospital-acquired infections, control of multi-drug resistant bacteria, biosecurity.
Learning outcomes
1.To define the tasks and practical organisation of infection control and surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in the hospital, recognise the most common causes of hospital-acquired infections and understand their resistance to antibiotic agents.
1.Will be able to assess the association of the isolated microorganism with hospital-acquired infections, analyse its distribution in the healthcare facility; analyse the epidemiological situation in the healthcare facility in case of an outbreak of hospital-acquired infections and define a set of measures to control and prevent them.
1.• to assess the potential risk of an outbreak of hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections;
• to conduct an epidemiological analysis;
• to formulate the necessary infection control measures.
