Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to Microbiology

    2. Introduction to Bacteria

    3. Introduction to Viruses

    4. Introduction to Fungi

    5. Introduction to Parasites

    6. Transmission of micro-organisms

    7. The Chain of infection

    8. How to break the chain of infection?

    9. Scenarios related to the chain of transmission / the chain of infection

    10. Standard Precautions

    11. Hand Hygiene - Golden Rule

    12. Hand hygiene and HAIs

    13. Visual representation of transmission risk

    14. Importance of point-of-care concept and the practice of hand hygiene

    15. Moments for hand hygiene

    16. Hand hygiene TECHNIQUES

    17. Hand hygiene (HH) compliance

    18. The Approach for monitoring HH compliance

    19. The WHO ‘’My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’’ Model

    20. Hand Hygiene : Multimodal interventions

    21. Hand Hygiene Monitoring Methods

    22. Introduction to Immunology

    23. Introduction to Pathology

    24. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

    25. Real-life scenarios

    26. Quiz - Scenario 1

    27. Quiz - Scenario 2

    28. Quiz - Scenario 3

    29. Two real-life scenarios with their potential solutions

    30. Final Quiz

    1. Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control

    2. History of IPC : brief timeline

    3. Expanded history of IPC

    4. The Significance of IPC in Healthcare

    5. Settings Requiring IPC

    6. The Role of IPC in Different Healthcare Settings

    7. IPC as a Multidisciplinary Approach

    8. IPC and Public Health

    9. Fundamental Principles of IPC

    10. Modes of Transmission

    11. Standard Precautions – Introduction

    12. Standard Precautions – Hand Hygiene

    13. Standard Precautions – Use of PPE

    14. Proper Donning and Doffing of PPE

    15. Transmission-Based Precautions – Introduction

    16. Transmission-Based Precautions – Airborne

    17. Transmission-Based Precautions – Droplet

    18. IPC Measures for Droplet Transmission

    19. Transmission-Based Precautions – Contact

    20. Environmental Hygiene and Decontamination

    21. Cleaning and Disinfection Procedures

    22. Waste Management

    23. The Importance of IPC

    24. Ethical Considerations in IPC

    25. Challenges in IPC

    26. Final quiz

    1. Definition of Emerging Infectious Diseases

    2. Significance in Modern World

    3. Categories of Emerging Infectious Diseases

    4. Newly Emerging Infectious Diseases

    5. Re-emerging / Resurging Infectious Diseases

    6. Deliberately Emerging Infectious Diseases

    7. Examples

    8. Importance of EIDs in the Context of Global Health

    9. Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Infectious Diseases

    10. Global and Local Impact of Emerging Infectious Diseases

    11. IPC Measures for Emerging Infectious Diseases

    12. Surveillance, Early Detection, and Response

    13. Case Study : COVID-19

    14. Quiz

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