HIS/PHE Foundation Course In Infection Prevention and Control

This four-day non-residential course, organised by HIS (Healthcare Infection Society) and Public Health England is held annually in January, is a stand-alone course, with the opportunity to learn from the leading UK experts in the field.

Topics

• Developing a sound approach to the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) and related issues of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

• Learning how to develop a surveillance programme and gain knowledge of data collection, analysis and feedback to produce information for action

• Outbreaks: learning about prevention and control with emphasis on investigation and data analysis

• Learning how to use molecular typing techniques for outbreak investigation

• Introducing technical aspects of hospital hygiene, for example, ventilation, disinfection and sterilisation

• Understanding the basis of antimicrobial stewardship

• Covering organisational aspects of HCAI prevention and control.

The four day programme will cover the following topics:

• Infection prevention and microbiology

• Surveillance and epidemiology

• Hospital hygiene

• Behavioural change and antimicrobial stewardship

Who Should Attend?

The course will allow medical trainees, newly appointed consultants and other practitioners such as nurses and clinical scientists to gain a firm grounding in infection prevention and control.