Infection Prevention and Control

Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control Practices for the Interprofessional Learner

This open educational resource (OER) is designed for novice undergraduate healthcare students learning about infection prevention and control practices. Healthcare practitioners may also find this resource valuable as a review. This resource is intended to: guide best practice in infection prevention and control, facilitate learners’ knowledge about their role and responsibilities as healthcare providers, present strategies regarding how to break the chain of transmission, support critical thinking skills on how to prevent hospital-associated infections, and promote clinical judgement regarding when to apply routine practices and additional precautions guidelines. This project was supported and funded by the Applied Research and Innovation Centre at Centennial College.

Infection Prevention and Control Practices

The Infection Prevention and Control Practices learning activities is an open access resource that was developed to complement infection prevention and control practice content learned in academia and clinical environments. The intended audience is novice healthcare students in undergraduate programs. Healthcare practitioners currently practicing may also find this resource valuable as a review on content and skills. This project was supported and funded by the Applied Research and Innovation Centre at Centennial College.