603.751.81
Infection Prevention in Healthcare Settings

Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
MAS Office
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Melanie Curless
Lisa Maragakis
Contact Name
Melanie Curless
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Introduces hospital epidemiology, infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship as core components of quality care, including standards and indicators, appropriate strategies and indicators to measure hospital-acquired infection in the U.S. and internationally, key methods for preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare facilities and components and benefits of antimicrobial stewardship programs. Provides a basis to plan effective hospital epidemiology, infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship activities.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Explain hospital epidemiology and infection control programs, standards and indicators in the U.S. and internationally
  2. Critique designs and methods of national surveillance programs and systems for public reporting
  3. Link high-risk areas and high-risk procedures in healthcare settings with specific healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and appropriately prioritize surveillance for HAI at the facility level
  4. Explain key methods for preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare settings and the use of healthcare-associated infection prevention bundles to improve patient quality and safety
  5. Identify methods of using infection prevention data to influence hospital leadership and healthcare workers to adopt infection prevention and control as a priority
  6. Evaluate and apply healthcare-associated infection surveillance data to prioritize choice of appropriate evidence-based quality improvement activities
  7. Identify the components and benefits of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 10% Participation
  • 50% Three exercises
  • 40% Final Paper
Enrollment Restriction
This section is ONLY for students in MPH, MSPH, DrPH and other non-OPAL programs. OPAL Certificate or MAS students should enroll in 603.751.86.
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

This section is ONLY for students in MPH, MSPH, DrPH and other non-OPAL programs. OPAL Certificate or MAS students should enroll in 603.751.86.