Topic outline

• Training on Investigation of healthcare-associated infection outbreaks

  Training on Investigation of healthcare-associated infection outbreaks

  This set of training materials was designed to support a 4-half-day synchronous online course "Investigation of healthcare-associated infection outbreaks".  

  • PageLegal terms and conditions
  • PageTarget audience
  • PageStructure of the course
  • PageTraining objective
  • ForumAnnouncements
• Training Materials

  Training Materials

  
  

  • Pre-recorded  reading:

  • URLBook chapter on "Conducting a Field Investigation" (60 minutes)
  • URLBook chapter on "Healthcare Settings" (60 minutes)
  • Presentations

    
    

  • Session 1: Introduction to Programme

  • FilePrinciples of outbreak investigation in acute care hospitals
  • FileHealthcare-associated infections: reservoirs of microorganisms and routes of transmission
  • Session 2: Descriptive studies

  • FileEssential components of descriptive studies in acute care hospitals
  • Session 3: Infection prevention and control interventions during hospital outbreaks
  • Session 4: Surveillance
  • FileThe role of manual/automated surveillance in identifying HAI outbreaks
  • FileThe role of manual automated surveillance in identifying HAI outbreaks
  • Session 5: Application to practice
    

  • FileCommunicating outbreak data to the public, hospital staff and risk managers
• Contacts

  Contacts

  For any questions regarding the this webinar series, please use the discussion forum.

  If you have questions regarding other training initiatives please contact: courses@ecdc.europa.eu.

  If you have technical issues please contact ECDC Helpdesk - ICT Front Office ICT.FrontOffice@ecdc.europa.eu.