Introduction

This topic introduces you to essential skills and practice of infection prevention towards controlling infectious diseases.

Objectives

This topic enables learning about:

  1. Key terms and principles of infection prevention and control (IPC)
  2. Types of personal protective equipment
  3. The practice of donning and doffing
  4. The importance of IPC in controlling infections

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this topic the learner should be able to:

  1. Describe key terms and principles of infection prevention and control
  2. Explain types of personal protective equipment
  3. Demonstrate donning and doffing
  4. Discuss the importance of IPC in controlling infections.