Evidence Based Global Infection Prevention (5 op)

Tavoitteet

The student is able:
- to analyse and implement concepts, principles and policies of global infection prevention
- to apply evidence-based infection prevention models
- to develop evidence based interprofessional and cross-cultural infection prevention

Aika ja paikka

2020 January 31st Dead line for the e-tivity: Learning circle task for Infections and inequalities.

2020 February 6th 9-16 Introduction of the studies and assignments. And students’ introductions of learning circle assignments, and discussions about infections and inequalities. (8) Teija-Kaisa Aholaakko

2020 February 7th 9-11.30 Standardized evidence-based infection prevention models and protocols. (12)

2020 February 28th Dead line for the e-tivity: Immunisation and vaccination hesitancy.

2020 April 1st Deadline for the e-tivity: Adherence to IP and IC guidelines.

2020 April 15th Dead line for the e-tivity: Health education campaign in infection prevention (a pair work report of max 1500 words without spaces).

2020 April 23rd 9 – 16 Health campaign plan seminar. (20)

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Relevant literature:

European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). 2014. A Literature Review on Health Communication Campaign Evaluation with Regard to the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases in Europe. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/media/en/publications/Publications/Campaign-evaluation.pdf Accessed 10 Nov 2020.

Farmer, P. Infections and Inequalities. The Modern Plagues, Updated with a new preface. Available in e-Book central / Laurea Finna. Accessed 10 Nov 2020.

Francke, A.L., Smit, M.C., de Veer, A.J.E. et al. 2008. Factors influencing the implementation of clinical guidelines for health care professionals: A systematic review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 8:38. doi:10.1186/1472-6947-8-38 Accessed June 2015.

International Society for Infectious Diseases. GUIDE TO INFECTION CONTROL IN THE HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. Available in: https://isid.org/guide/ Accessed 10 Nov 2019.

NICE Guidance. Tuberculosis. Available in https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng33

https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data Accessed 7th Nov 2019.

Storr J., Twyman A., Zingg W., Damani N., Kilpatrick C., Reilly J., Price L., Egger M., Grayson M.L., Kelley E., Allegranzi B. and the WHO Guidelines Development Group. 2017. Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. Available in https://aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13756-016-0149-9 Accessed 10 November 2019.

Additional regional online recourses:

World Health Organization (WHO) Infection prevention and control in health care for preparedness and response to outbreaks. http://www.who.int/csr/bioriskreduction/infection_control/publications/en/

World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level. http://www.who.int/gpsc/ipc-components/en/

PAHO/WHO Infection Prevention and Control resources. http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_topics&view=article&id=342&Itemid=40930

UNICEF Resources on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). https://www.unicef.org/wash/3942_resources.html

Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) – Resources http://www.icanetwork.co.za/resources/

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium – INICC: Guidelines to prevent HAIs
http://www.inicc.org

Public Health Agency of Canada: Disease Prevention and Control Guidelines.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/disease-prevention-control-guidelines.html

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Guidelines Library
https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.html

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Tools for Healthcare Settings
https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/tools/index.html

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Directory of online resources for prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and healthcare-associated infections (HAI)
https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/directory-online-resources-prevention-and-control-antimicrobial-resistance-amr

Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010)
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/book/html-australian-guidelines-prevention-and-control-infection-healthcare-2010

Toteutustapa

Methods: e-tivity supported lectures and workshops.

e-tivity: Reading circle task for Infections and inequalities (dead line 31st January 2020).
e-tivity: Immunisation and vaccination hesitancy (dead line 28th February 2020).
e-tivity: Adherence toIP and IC guidelines (deadline April 1st 2020).
e-tivity: Health education campaign in infection prevention (a pair work assignment of max 1500 words without spaces by 15th April 2020).

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

According to LbD-pedagogy the students may implement the assignments into the thesis process.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

2020 January 31st Dead line for the e-tivity: Learning circle task for Infections and inequalities.

2020 February 28th Dead line for the e-tivity: Immunisation and vaccination hesitancy.

2020 April 1st Deadline for the e-tivity: Adherence to IP and IC guidelines.

2020 April 15th Dead line for the e-tivity: Health education campaign in infection prevention (a pair work report of max 1500 words without spaces).

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

Implementation of global infection prevention and control measures.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

None.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Compulsory presence at lecture and workshops.

Contact learning sessions 20 hours.

Individual and pairwork in assistance of e-tivities 115 hours.

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

The student is able:

• to analyse and implement concepts, principles and policies of global infection prevention
• to apply evidence-based infection prevention models
• to develop evidence based interprofessional and cross-cultural infection prevention

Content:
• concepts and models in global infection prevention
• infection prevention in national, international and global settings
• global and local immunization programs
• standardized infection prevention protocols in health care

Methods: e-tivity supported lectures and workshops.

e-tivity: Reading circle task for Infections and inequalities (dead line 31st January 2020).
e-tivity: Immunisation and vaccination hesitancy (dead line 28th February 2020).
e-tivity: Adherence to IP and IC guidelines (deadline April 1st 2020).
e-tivity: Health education campaign in infection prevention (a pair work assignment of max 1500 words without spaces by 15th April 2020).

Time table see above.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5