- Docente: Patrizia Farruggia
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/42
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Neurophysiopathology techniques (cod. 8482)
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from Feb 21, 2024 to Mar 27, 2024
Learning outcomes
Basic concepts and measurement instruments to prevent HAI
Knowledege and application of Preventive Good Practics in Health care Settings
Sistemical Approach to Antibiotic Resistance
Course contents
Course contents is related to Basic concepts of preventing transmission of infectious agents in health care settings
1) Chain of infections : definition of source of infectionsSusceptible hosts, modes of trasmission and related opportunities to break the chain.
Healthcare Associated Infections : definition and epidemiological data
Standard and Transmission based Precautions in Health care settings, deepening Hand Hygiene and Respiratory Etiquette
2)Infectious agents of special infection control interest for health care settings : Cl Difficile and MDRO's. Surveillance tools for case findings of single patients or cluster of patients infected or colonized with epidemiologially important organisms
Open discussion about a Literature Case and Covid 19 Pandemia
3) Environmental infection control measures
4) Cleaning and Disinfections strategies for Medical Equipment and devicesReadings/Bibliography
- Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healtc care settings , CDC 2203
- Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: preventing transmision of Infectious agents in helth care settings , CDC 2007
- J.D.Siegel Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare settings , CDC 2006
- WHO, “WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. First Global Patient Safety Challenge. Clean Care is Safety Care”, 2009
- IFIC Manual on Basic Concepts of Infection Controls 2012 Italian Edition
- Surveillance report 2016 - Survelliance report of antimicrobial resistance in Europe - www.ecdc.europa.eu
- ECDC country visit to Italy to discuss amtomicrobila resistance issues 2017 - www.ecdc.europa.eu
Teaching methods
Classrooms lessons
literaure cases open discussionsAssessment methods
Mulitple choice written final test
Teaching tools
Slides and
Office hours
See the website of Patrizia Farruggia
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.