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Infection Prevention & Control
Outbreak Response in Healthcare Settings
Detect a cluster early, contain it, and investigate it without stopping the service.
professional180 min5 lessons
What you'll learn
- Identify whether described cases constitute a cluster requiring escalation
- Apply immediate containment actions appropriate to the suspected organism
- Construct a case definition from a described scenario
- Differentiate cohorting from isolation and select appropriately
- Evaluate when an outbreak may be declared over
- Plan a communication approach for a described outbreak situation
Course content
5 modules · 5 lessons
1. Recognising a Cluster
- Recognising a ClusterPreview36m
2. Immediate Containment
- Immediate Containment36m
3. Case Definition and Line Listing
- Case Definition and Line Listing36m
4. Managing the Ongoing Response
- Managing the Ongoing Response36m
5. Communication and Closure
- Communication and Closure36m