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Infection Prevention & Control
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI and VAP
The four device- and procedure-associated infections that cause most preventable harm.
professional240 min5 lessons
What you'll learn
- Apply the correct prevention bundle to a described clinical scenario
- Identify bundle non-compliance in a described insertion or maintenance episode
- Differentiate colonisation from infection using surveillance definitions
- Calculate a device-associated infection rate from given data
- Evaluate a device for continued clinical need
- Recommend targeted improvements for a unit with a raised infection rate
Course content
5 modules · 5 lessons
1. Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
- Central Line Associated Bloodstream InfectionPreview48m
2. Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
- Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection48m
3. Surgical Site Infection
- Surgical Site Infection48m
4. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia48m
5. Surveillance and Rates
- Surveillance and Rates48m