Network of Apollo Hospitals

MEDVARSITY
Medvarsity, Indias first Medical e-learning venture was established in April 2000. It is
an initiative by Apollo Hospitals Group, the leader in healthcare in Asia Pacific Region,
having the first JCI accredited hospital in India.

AHERF
Apollo Hospital Educational and Research Foundation is running a variety of
educational and training programs including Nursing, Hospital Administration,
Physiotherapy, Emergency Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesiology.

Certificate Course in

Infection
Control
for Healthcare Professionals

Bhubaneswar

Contact :

Medvarsity Online Limited

Registered Office : Life Sciences Building, Apollo Hospitals Complex,
Film Nagar (P.O), Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - 500 096, Tel : 040-23541654 / 23554723.
email us at: courses@medvarsity.com, visit our site at: www. medvarsity.com
find us on:

Toll Free 1800-425-6066 (9am to 6pm)

Certificate Course in

Infection
Control
for Healthcare Professionals

Introduction
Healthcare professionals such as doctors & nurses provide front line care and
have daily contact with patients, fulfilling vital services such as inserting and
changing IVs, administering medications, interacting with the patients and
their families, and monitoring and maintaining patient hygiene, to name a few
responsibilities.
Infection prevention and control continues to be a point of concern in health
care. Because of their proximity to patients and their pivotal role in health care
delivery, nurses are in a unique position to make strides in and enforce infection
control practices.
Prevention of infection in hospital settings is an effective method of providing
the type of care that brings smiles back. Nurses who account for 55-60% of our
organizations bench strength are in the forefront of care to our patients and
best placed to learn, understand and provide the best in care through best
possible infection control measures.
Poor infection control practices and the untrained infection prevention staff
creates unhealthy imbalance between the excellent care provided and the
outcome of the treatment. And here originates the need of in-depth training,
which is based on the optimum standards, professional accountability and
encourages healthcare organization to pursue continual excellence.
This program aims to equip and doctors, nurses and allied health professionals
on infection control principles and practices to enable them to function
effectively as healthcare professionals in their respective areas. As infection
prevention and control are an integral part of healthcare delivery, nurses and
allied health professionals have an important role to play to ensure that their
own safety and those of the patients under their care are not compromised. The
objective of this course is to provide nurses and allied health professionals with
comprehensive knowledge on basic microbiology, disease transmission
process, principles of epidemiology, and current evidence-based infection
control principles and practices.

Course Overview
The broad goals of the course are:
To equip practitioners with the fundamental skills required to enter into
Infection Prevention and Control practice
To provide a broad understanding of the core subject areas of infection
prevention and control
To review and detail the essential practice areas of infection prevention and
control with an emphasis on practical application for daily practice in a wide
variety of health care settings

Program Modules

Introduction to Infection Control Epidemiology

Disease Transmission Process
Organization of an Infection Control Program
Infection Control Practices
Surveillance in Infection Control
Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections
Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization
Infection Protection for Healthcare Workers
Infection Control in Emerging Infections
Infection Control in Traumatized Patients and Selected Situations
NABH and JCI guidelines for Hospital Infection Control

This extensive Course would provide an in-depth knowledge & exclusive hands-on
experience on recent and accepted Infection Control Practices and Protocols. The
exclusively designed curriculum emphasizes, on the fundamental aspects of
Infection Control, Infection Control Protocols and Prevention Strategies, Transmission
and Control of Nosocomial Infections, Disinfection and Sterilization, Employee Health,
Isolation Systems, JCI and NABH Essentials for Infection Control etc.
This course aims to challenge fundamentally the way health and social care
professionals, supervisors and managers approach infection control and hygiene
and in doing so to dramatically improve the health and safety of their patients,
clients, colleagues and the public.
Who Should Attend
This course will be beneficial for infection control practitioners, emergency
medical specialists & coordinators, communicable disease investigators,
environmental health specialists, health care and medical staff, medics, nurses
and those who are responsible for infection control, surveillance and response.

Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Discuss the current perspective of infection control.
Explain infection control and the infectious disease process.
Apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary in improving
protection from communicable diseases.

Perform outbreak investigations and discuss the importance of proper

investigation and reporting.
Determine and apply proper post exposure measures.
Describe a systematic approach to developing and maintaining a
infection control and risk management program

Course Duration
3 months with 1 day Workshop at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad.

Course Fee
` 22, 000 in single instalment or 2 equal instalments of ` 12,000 each
in favour of "Medvarsity Online Limited" payable at Hyderabad.

Course Delivery
Our unique study approach enables you to balance your busy work
schedule, social activities and travel so you can
Study anytime, anywhere via the internet
Take your assessments online
Support in the form of books and articles
An ID and Password is provided to access the course
content and online assessments

Certification
The student is required to complete all internal assessment tests. Final
examination will be conducted at the end of the course. Successful candidates
will be awarded Certificate by Medvarsity & AHERF.