PHPS41280 Applied Infection Prevention and Control

Academic Year 2024/2025

‘Applied infection prevention and control’ will provide a comprehensive overview of the implementation of infections prevention and control in healthcare and work place settings, impact and management of antibiotic resistance, critical appraisal of QI initiatives in healthcare, management of outbreaks, infectious diseases outside healthcare settings, workplace safety infection control, biological hazards and waste.

1. Infection prevention and control theory and policies
2. IPC in different healthcare settings (Case studies)
3. Antibiotic resistance and stewardship
4. Outbreak control
5. Emerging infections
6. Quality improvement initiatives in IC
7. Surveillance of infections
8. Risk Assessing for Infection Control
9. Workplace Communication on Infection Control
10. Environmental Infection Control
11. Research in Infection Control

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

• Define the principles and theories of infection prevention and control, including the chain of infection and modes of transmission.
• Identify common pathogens and their associated infections, including their epidemiology and risk factors.
• Discuss the implementing infection prevention and control measures in various healthcare settings and workplaces.
• Summarise the effectiveness of different infection prevention strategies, such as hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE) use and environmental cleaning.
• Develop an outline for infection prevention and control protocols tailored to specific contexts and populations.
• Describe the role of (healthcare) workers in preventing and controlling infections, including their responsibilities in surveillance, outbreak management and adherence to standard precautions.
• Critically appraise research findings and evidence-based practices in infection prevention and control.
• Discuss principles of quality improvement and risk management to continuously monitor, evaluate and enhance infection prevention practices.

Indicative Module Content:

1. Infection prevention and control theory and policies
2. IPC in different healthcare settings (Case studies)
3. Antibiotic resistance and stewardship
4. Outbreak control
5. Emerging infections
6. Quality improvement initiatives in IC
7. Surveillance of infections
8. Risk Assessing for Infection Control
9. Workplace Communication on Infection Control
10. Environmental Infection Control
11. Research in Infection Control

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

80
Lectures

40
Online Learning

80
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
* active/task-based learning
* lectures
* critical reading
* enquiry & problem-based learning
* Quizzes
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Quizzes/Short Exercises: End of topic quizzes based on material from lectures n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

20
Individual Project: Design an infection control intervention for your workplace n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

60
Exam (Online): End of module MCQ n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

20

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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