Certificate course in Infection Prevention and Control

Overview

This course will be offered by Centre for Continuing Education, constituent of Ganpat University. This course provides students with an opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills in infection prevention and control in contemporary healthcare practice. The Course includes overview about infection prevention and control practices, Hospital Acquired infection, the chain of infection, standard and transmission-based precautions, barriers and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), outbreak/exposure management and strategies for preventing the spread of infectious disease to healthcare workers and patients.

Career Opportunities:

With the increased demand for quality improvement and health care value, the need for infection control professional will continue to grow. The demand for trained infection control and prevention professional is growing in numbers for those aspiring to get into JCI and NABH accredited hospitals. A certificate from well recognized university will further add the career opportunities.

Eligibility

• Healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, dentists, physiotherapists, nutritionists, paramedical and technical staff).
• Hospital administrators and other administrative staff involved in managing infection prevention and control activities in healthcare settings.
• Specially focused on infection control practitioners including Microbiologists, Infection control nurses and Nurse Administrators.

Minimum Education