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Infection Prevention & Control Management Training Course

Equips IPC leads to run infection prevention and control programmes that cut healthcare-associated infections through surveillance and evidence-based measures.

HQP · Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety & Patient ExperienceAll Levels#2623ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Healthcare & Hospital ManagementCategories:Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety & Patient Experience

Course Overview

This advanced training course provides a practical framework for managing infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes across hospitals, healthcare facilities, and clinical environments. It focuses on reducing healthcare-associated infections through structured surveillance, risk assessment, evidence-based prevention measures, effective monitoring, and continuous improvement. The programme examines the organisational and operational components of an effective IPC system, including governance, standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, environmental hygiene, sterilisation and disinfection, healthcare waste management, occupational exposure, and safe clinical practices. Particular attention is given to healthcare-associated infection surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, antimicrobial resistance, isolation practices, environmental and engineering controls, and compliance monitoring. Participants learn how to translate IPC requirements into practical procedures, measurable indicators, and sustainable departmental practices. Through case studies, risk assessments, surveillance exercises, outbreak simulations, and compliance reviews, participants develop the capability to strengthen IPC programmes, identify gaps, respond effectively to infection risks, and build a sustainable culture of infection prevention across healthcare organisations.

Learning Objectives

  • Develop an integrated framework for healthcare infection prevention and control.
  • Establish effective governance structures and responsibilities for IPC programmes.
  • Identify and assess infection risks across clinical and support services.
  • Apply standard and transmission-based precautions appropriately.
  • Strengthen hand hygiene compliance and monitoring systems.
  • Improve environmental cleaning, disinfection, sterilisation, and equipment reprocessing practices.
  • Develop effective surveillance systems for healthcare-associated infections.
  • Apply appropriate methods for outbreak investigation, containment, and response.
  • Strengthen occupational health measures and management of healthcare worker exposures.
  • Address antimicrobial resistance and infection risks associated with inappropriate antimicrobial use.
  • Develop measurable IPC indicators, audit mechanisms, and improvement plans.
  • Build sustainable infection prevention practices aligned with healthcare quality and patient safety objectives.

Who Should Attend

Infection Prevention and Control Managers Infection Control Practitioners and Nurses Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Managers Healthcare Risk Management Professionals Medical and Nursing Leaders Hospital and Healthcare Facility Managers Clinical Department Heads and Supervisors Microbiology and Laboratory Professionals Occupational Health Professionals Sterilisation and Medical Device Reprocessing Teams Environmental Services and Healthcare Waste Management Professionals Healthcare Auditors and Compliance Officers Antimicrobial Stewardship and Pharmacy Professionals Professionals responsible for healthcare infection prevention programmes

Learning Outcomes

  • Assess the effectiveness and maturity of an organisational IPC programme.
  • Identify infection risks across clinical pathways and healthcare environments.
  • Apply standard precautions and transmission-based precautions according to risk.
  • Evaluate hand hygiene practices and develop compliance improvement measures.
  • Assess environmental cleaning, disinfection, sterilisation, and reprocessing controls.
  • Develop and interpret healthcare-associated infection surveillance data.
  • Investigate infection clusters and support structured outbreak response.
  • Apply appropriate isolation and transmission-control measures.
  • Assess occupational exposure risks and develop appropriate response procedures.
  • Identify IPC implications associated with antimicrobial resistance.
  • Develop IPC indicators, audit tools, and corrective action plans.
  • Establish sustainable mechanisms for monitoring, reporting, and continuous IPC improvement.

Course Outline

Day 1

Infection Prevention & Control Governance and Risk Management

  • Principles and objectives of infection prevention and control
  • Healthcare-associated infections and their impact on patient safety
  • Organisational IPC programmes and governance structures
  • Roles and responsibilities of IPC committees and multidisciplinary teams
  • IPC policies, procedures, standards, and accountability
  • Infection risk assessment across clinical and support services
  • Identifying high-risk patients, procedures, departments, and environments
  • Risk-based prioritisation of IPC interventions
  • Standard precautions and core prevention principles
  • Transmission routes and mechanisms of healthcare-associated infections
  • Developing an IPC culture across clinical and non-clinical teams
  • Integrating IPC with quality, patient safety, and accreditation programmes
  • Practical Application: Conduct an IPC risk assessment for a selected hospital department and prioritise the most significant infection risks.
Day 2

Standard Precautions, Hand Hygiene & Environmental Control

  • Hand hygiene principles and the WHO Five Moments for Hand Hygiene
  • Monitoring hand hygiene compliance
  • Personal protective equipment and appropriate selection
  • Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
  • Safe injection and medication preparation practices
  • Sharps safety and prevention of needlestick injuries
  • Cleaning and disinfection of healthcare environments
  • Environmental monitoring and high-touch surface management
  • Medical equipment cleaning and reprocessing
  • Sterilisation and disinfection principles
  • Healthcare laundry and linen management
  • Healthcare waste segregation, handling, and disposal
  • Practical Application: Evaluate IPC compliance within a simulated clinical area and develop targeted corrective actions for identified gaps.
Day 3

Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance & Outbreak Management

  • Principles of healthcare-associated infection surveillance
  • Selecting surveillance priorities and defining cases
  • Data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting
  • Monitoring infection trends and identifying emerging risks
  • Key indicators for infection prevention performance
  • Surveillance of common healthcare-associated infections
  • Infection clusters and outbreak recognition
  • Outbreak investigation methodology
  • Case finding, epidemiological analysis, and source identification
  • Isolation, containment, and control measures
  • Communication and coordination during outbreaks
  • Post-outbreak evaluation and lessons learned
  • Practical Application: Analyse a simulated infection outbreak, identify potential transmission sources, and develop a containment and response plan.
Day 4

Occupational Health, Antimicrobial Resistance & High-Risk Clinical Areas

  • Occupational infection risks for healthcare workers
  • Exposure prevention and post-exposure management
  • Vaccination and occupational health considerations
  • Infection prevention in operating rooms and procedural areas
  • Infection control in intensive care and emergency departments
  • Isolation requirements and management of infectious patients
  • Device-associated infection risks
  • Catheter, ventilator, and invasive device-related prevention measures
  • Antimicrobial resistance and its implications for healthcare organisations
  • Antimicrobial stewardship and collaboration with clinical teams
  • Managing infection risks associated with vulnerable and immunocompromised patients
  • Preparedness for emerging and high-consequence infectious diseases
  • Practical Application: Develop an IPC control plan for a high-risk clinical area incorporating occupational safety, isolation, device-related risks, and antimicrobial resistance.
Day 5

IPC Performance, Auditing & Continuous Improvement

  • Designing an effective IPC monitoring and evaluation framework
  • IPC performance indicators and quality dashboards
  • Clinical and environmental audit methodologies
  • Compliance assessment and gap identification
  • Root cause analysis of recurring infection control failures
  • Corrective and preventive action planning
  • Measuring the effectiveness of IPC interventions
  • Reporting IPC performance to leadership and governance committees
  • Using surveillance and audit data to drive improvement
  • Developing departmental IPC improvement plans
  • Maintaining accreditation and regulatory readiness
  • Building sustainable IPC practices and organisational learning
  • Final Workshop: Develop an integrated Infection Prevention and Control Improvement Plan covering governance, risk assessment, hand hygiene, environmental control, surveillance, outbreak response, occupational health, antimicrobial resistance, auditing, and continuous improvement.

Upcoming Dates

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Madrid · 23 – 27 Nov 2026 · Classroom

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