Contact: (48 hours)
8 Hours Directed study
10 Hours Group work
30 hours Key lectures

Independent Study: (102 hours)
12 hours Blackboard
50 hours Background reading and study
40 hours Preparation for formative and summative assessment

Sessions on the module will be based on a variety of teaching methods, contact time with tutorial staff who possess expertise in the field of infection control.

Infection prevention and control can be described as the only specialty that lends itself across the entire health economy. Presently the course focuses around disease management, protection and prevention of infection spread. Infection prevention and Control as part of the Public Health Agenda is the responsibility of all Healthcare workers therefore this course the aims to raise awareness about HCAI, discusses and debates global infections including TB, HIV, and other re-emerging infection issues. To address the domestic issues of decontamination and management of infection, prevention and control within healthcare, wound care and community/acute care whilst gaining an understanding of underpinning microbiology.

Microbiology Laboratory, library, Internet and other electronic resources, PowerPoint, laptop and data projector.

Any professional health care worker whose sphere of work involves aspects of infection control and are employed in a clinical / infection prevention and control setting.

A fully referenced summary of 2000 words describing an issue relating to infection prevention and control which is relevant to their own area of practice. (addressing all LO's)

Students should present their work in essay format using the Havard referencing system

Formative Assessment / Feedback:
Tutorials, group work and presentation

Fraise AP and Bradley C (2009) Ayliffe's Control of health associated infections; Oxford University Press.
Hawker, J. (2012) Communicable Disease Control and Health Protection Handbook. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Hayman, DL (2008) Control of Communicable Diseases manual (19ed). American Public Health Association. Washington.
Weston, D. (2013) Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Wilson J (2006) infection Control in clinical practice. Bailliere Tindall. London

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1. ANALYSE CURRENT ISSUES IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL USING RELEVANT RESEARCH FINDINGS WHERE APPROPRIATE

2. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO EVALUATE AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE INTO THE CLINICAL AREA

3. DEMONSTRATE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL CAN BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR FINDINGS WITHIN CLINICAL PRACTICE