The Infection Control (Health) Toolbox is specifically designed to assist people working in or planning to work in the health industry to acquire knowledge that is critical to controlling infection in health care situations. It is designed to provide health care workers and supervisors with a range of skills and competencies enabling them to monitor and manage infection risks.

This Toolbox comprises tasks, activities, scenarios and content which covers the underpinning knowledge and skills of the above competencies. Specific content areas include: Infection risks, personal hygiene, personal protective clothing and equipment used by health care workers, standard and additional procedures, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, cleaning the environment, dealing with blood and other body fluids, food handling, linen management, managing waste, safe handling of sharps, storage and handling of sterile stock, the regulatory framework governing infection control and sterilising.

The Infection Control (Health) Toolbox contains a range of resources designed to assist in the flexible delivery of the competency standards covered. Flexible delivery may incorporate a variety of methods, including web-based learning, distance education, face to face classes or group work.

Further Information:

http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/toolbox/series7/702.htm

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