Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control

This online sterlisation technology course will enable you to identify infection prevention and control policies and procedures and apply infection prevention and control principles when reprocessing reusable devices to facilitate safe patient-centred healthcare.  

Students who successfully complete this online course will be able to:

• Relate attitudes to disease and infection to their personal context.
• Describe the features of different types of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and prions present when reprocessing reusable devices.
• Apply knowledge of the known risks of disease causing microorganisms and infection when reprocessing reusable devices.
• Apply the use of appropriate policies and procedures relevant to infection prevention and control when reprocessing reusable devices.
• Describe appropriate infection prevention and control principles when reprocessing reusable devices to facilitate safe patient-centred healthcare

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

• Access to a laptop or desktop computer
• Reliable internet and data plan.  

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol. 

Find out more about online learning 

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

• choose the qualification you will study the course under
• check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.