Activos Físicos e Infecção

The basic knowledge is transversal, namely from the fundamental sciences and from some areas of the course’s specialty, at the first degree and, desirably, with some kind of professional experience, in order to allow a comprehensive vision in the understanding and application of the broad spectrum of cross infection.

Material resources: Computer and video projector.

Use of interactive audio-visual media; presentation of scientific papers, discussion of case studies and carrying out research work.

Technical study visits, in a real work context, with prior realization of work tools, to support the studies of assisted observation in locus, with the completion of technical observation reports.

–   To know the National Program for the Prevention and Control of Infections Associated with Health Care.

–   To understand the organizational structure of an epidemiological surveillance system (active) of Infection Associated with Health Care.

–   To identify the responsibility of the various actors in the prevention and control of HAI.

–   To know the standard precautionary measures, isolation measures and occupational biosafety measures for the prevention and control of infection associated with health care.

–   To know the most relevant concepts about cross-infection, applicable to the physical assets of institutions.

MODULE 1 – CONCEPTS

1.1. Epidemiology, Epidemiological Concepts

1.2. Microbiological Agents

1.3. Microbiology

MODULE 2 – IACS FRAMEWORK

2.1. Historical framework of the IACS

2.2. IACS National Prevention and Control Program (PNCI) – action strategies

MODULE 3 – IACS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE

3.1. General principles

3.2. Intervention areas

3.3. Organization of the active surveillance system

MODULE 4 – CONTROL OF COLONIZATION AND IACS OUTBREAKS

4.1. General aspects

4.2. Preferential surveillance: more frequent infections; risk areas and patients; procedures

4.3. Rules relating to specific situations

MODULE 5 – IACS GENERAL PREVENTION AND CONTROL RULES

5.1. Personal hygiene

5.2. Environmental control

MODULE 6 – HYGIENIZATION / STERILIZATION

6.1. Cleaning, decontamination and disinfection of the physical and material environment

6.2. Recommendations on disinfectants

6.3. Sterilization methods

MODULE 7 – GENERAL HYGIENE MEASURES

7.1. Hospital waste circuit

7.2 Circuit of hospital clothing

7.3 Power supply circuit

MODULE 8 – OCCUPATIONAL BIOSAFETY PRECAUTIONS

8.1. Classification of biological agents

8.2. Biological risk factors in the workplace

8.3. Biological Risk Assessment

8.4. Measures for the Prevention and Control of Biological Risks

8.5. Accident at work with biological risk

8.6. Prevention of professional risks

Final Exam with a maximum duration of three hours.

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