Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI and VAP
The four device- and procedure-associated infections that cause most preventable harm.
Program overview
Four infection types account for the majority of healthcare-associated infection burden, and all four are substantially preventable through consistent bundle practice. This course takes each in turn — central line associated bloodstream infection, catheter associated urinary tract infection, surgical site infection and ventilator associated pneumonia — covering pathogenesis, the evidence-based prevention bundle, insertion and maintenance practice, the decision to remove a device, and the surveillance definitions used to measure each. Practical throughout, with an emphasis on the maintenance steps that are most often skipped.
Why this program
Each infection taken from pathogenesis to prevention bundle
Emphasises maintenance, where compliance actually fails
Includes surveillance definitions and how rates are calculated
Device removal treated as a prevention intervention
Who it is for
Program objectives
- Describe the pathogenesis of each of the four major device- and procedure-associated infections
- Apply the evidence-based prevention bundle for each infection type
- Identify the maintenance steps most often omitted in practice
- Explain the role of prompt device removal in prevention
- Interpret standard surveillance definitions for each infection
- Calculate and interpret a device-associated infection rate
Learning outcomes
- Apply the correct prevention bundle to a described clinical scenario
- Identify bundle non-compliance in a described insertion or maintenance episode
- Differentiate colonisation from infection using surveillance definitions
- Calculate a device-associated infection rate from given data
- Evaluate a device for continued clinical need
- Recommend targeted improvements for a unit with a raised infection rate
Curriculum
Module 1: Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
1 lessonsCentral Line Associated Bloodstream InfectionPreview
Insertion bundle, maintenance, dressing and access practice.
Module 2: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
1 lessons- Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Module 3: Surgical Site Infection
1 lessons- Surgical Site Infection
Module 4: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
1 lessons- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Module 5: Surveillance and Rates
1 lessons- Surveillance and Rates
Duration and structure
5 lessons across 5 modules. Duration is expressed in study hours.
What you receive
This certificate confirms completion of Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI and VAP. Duration is expressed in study hours.
Delivery format
- Self-paced — start any time.
- Study on any device.
- Lifetime access to the version you enrolled in.