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Certificate in Infection Control in Long Term Care Facilities
Research on infection rates in long term care facilities has identified that infections can have a significant effect on the well being of residents and associated health care delivery costs. Proactive infection prevention and surveillance programs can help improve care outcomes in long term care facilities.

Long term care facilities are those in which residents with limited self-care abilities are looked after by a variety of health care workers. Examples of long term care facilities are nursing homes, group homes for people with physical, intellectual or psychiatric disabilities, psychiatric hospitals and rehabilitation centres.

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Entry Criteria

Registered nurses (division 1 or 2) with responsibility for infection control in a long-term care facility. Other health professionals may enrol, subject to qualifications and experience.

Training Program
  • Microbiology
  • Principles of infection control
  • Risk factors for infections in long-term care facilities
  • Practical applications in infection control
  • The role of infection control practitioners
  • Management
Content
  • Two day microbiology practicum at RMIT
  • Basic principles of control of the transmission of disease
  • Risk factors for blood borne viruses and other infectious diseases
  • Risk assessment for different populations within the long-term care environment
  • Application of infection control specific to long-term care facilities
  • Basics of a sound infection control program
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Research, quality management and evidence-based practice in infection control
Course Benefits

As part of the accreditation process, residential care settings for the elderly must demonstrate an effective infection control program. this course will enable Registered nurses, division 1 or 2 who are given the responsibility for infection control to apply generic infection control principles in the long term care setting and developspecific and relevant evidence-based infection control programs that will produce effective and efficient infection control outcomes in your long-term care facility.

Delivery
  • 11 days at Mayfield from 9.00am to 4.30pm; plus
  • self-paced distance education package
Dates

Commencing 2 February 2009

2-4 February; 2-3 March; 25-27 May; 27-29 July 2009

Assessment

An examination, written assignments and a presentation.

Award

Mayfield Certificate

CNE Points

25 CNE points

Fee

$2,830 per person.

Closing Date

19 December 2008. Late applications may be considered.

Location

Hawthorn campus. A small number of sessiona are scheduled off campus.

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