Postgraduate Course: Infection Prevention and Control (BIME11121)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to provide the ability to understand the principles of infection prevention and control in order to reduce risk of acquiring infection and to control its spread. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Printing own course materials |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Organisation of Infection Prevention and Control responsibilities
- Principles of infection prevention and control
- Management of Health-Care Associate Infections (HCAIs)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Health-Care Associate Infections, surveillance and outbreak management, Chain of Infection |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Till Bachmann
Tel: 0131 242 9438
Email: till.bachmann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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