Who is this course for: Clinicians/prescribers, nursing staff, pharmacists, microbiologists, infection prevention professionals, and patient safety professional staff involved in community counselling Key Features: Adult learning | Competency Based | Social Learning | Practical Approach

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a communicable respiratory disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus that causes illness in humans. Health workers are central to the COVID-19 pandemic response, balancing additional service delivery needs while preserving access to essential health services and deploying COVID-19 vaccines. They also face higher risks of infection in their efforts to protect the greater community and are exposed to hazards such as psychological distress, fatigue and stigma. In this training you will learn about COVID-19, its symptoms, management and protecting yourself as a healthcare worker.

Infection, prevention and control (IPC) is an evidence based approach to preventing harm that can be caused by infection. It seeks to learn from experience and thus prevent avoidable harm to patients and care givers. This is even more so important during this time of COVID-19 where our management of patients and healthcare workers determines the mortality and morbidity of the population. In this course you will learn what causes infection, proper hand hygiene techniques, how to clean, disinfect and sterilize medical equipment and devices, principles of IPC and how to apply them to COVID-19 and safety in phlebotomy (letting or giving blood and blood products). IPC goes a long way in reducing the risk of the potential spread of disease.