Infection Control and Prevention Basics for Healthcare Workplaces (English)

Subtitle

No refunds are available for SJA's Online Learning courses.

Available in English.

Course Description

Micro-organisms are always present in the environment and can be transferred from one person to another quite easily. Infection Control and Prevention Basics for Healthcare Workplaces shows how infections spread, and the routine practices you can use to prevent the transmission of micro-organisms that cause infections in any healthcare setting.

Who Should Take the Course?
This course is for all employees that work in health care and community services whether in a hospital, long term care or residential care facility, or in home care or other community based settings.

Duration
Duration
Self-paced. On average, the course will take between 1 – 2 hours to finish.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites

None.

Course Content
Course Content

The purpose of this course is to provide a foundation that you can build to improve your understanding of routine practices, proper hand hygiene and the means of transmission of infectious agents.

The course is presented in 2 modules:

  1. Understanding Infection Prevention and Control
  2. Elements of Routine Practices
Course Availability
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon
Assessment
Assessment

At the end of each module, there is a test that you must pass with 100% before going on to the next module. If you do not get 100% on the test questions, you can review the module and try as many times as you need to until you finish the course. Each test you do will have different questions.

When you finish all the modules, you can print your certificate for your records.

Delivery Method
Online