Understanding Infection Control (SW18-11-28-02)

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SubjectCross infection control
DescriptionA days course covering the core topic requirements of infection control in order to understand our legal and professional obligations. The day will include theory of disease and infection, the standard precautions we should all be undertaking, including a practical hand hygiene session. Risk assessments, COSSH, RIDDOR and waste management will be discussed as will antimicrobial stewardship. This day is being led by Nikolai Stankiewicz, a busy practice owner who understands the pressures of general dental practice and has a strong interest in infection control and bringing an evidence based approach to how current guidance applies to General Dental Practice. Nikolai is one of the few dental members of the Infection Prevention Society and received an award as The Kaplan Open Learning Top Postgraduate Health Graduate for his MSc on infection control.
VenueEngineers' House, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset  View details
Date & timeWednesday 28 November 2018, 09:15 to 16:15
LecturerDr Nikolai Stankiewicz  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeC
Course styleLecture
Catering Meal
Core topicDisinfection and decontamination
CPD hours5:00
Cost£90.00
Aims

To reinforce and gain a better understanding of the role and purpose of infection control in dental practice.

Objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will;

1. Understand the germ theory of disease and how infections can be spread.

2. Understand the infectious diseases that are of significance to dentistry.

3. Understand hand hygiene.

4. Understand standard precautions.

5. Understand the role of vaccination in infection control

6. Understand the decontamination cycle.

7. Understand validation.

8. Understand sharps safety.

9. Understand antimicrobial stewardship.

10. Understand the hygiene hypothesis.

11. Understand waste management

12. Understand risk management (including risk assessments, COSHH and RIDDOR)

13. Understand emerging infections.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course delegates should:

1. Have a comprehensive understanding of their legal and professional obligations in infection control in dentistry in England.

2. Be able to undertake risk and COSHH assessments

3. Know how to perform hand hygiene

4. Be able to implement antimicrobial stewardship in their practice

5. Re-evaluate their clinical environment to assess they are providing the best infection control they can