Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI and VAP

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Who it is for

Nurse · Physician · Allied Health · Quality Officer · Student

4. 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

5. 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

6. Curriculum

1. Module 1: Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection

   • Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection

2. Module 2: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection

   • Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection

3. Module 3: Surgical Site Infection

   • Surgical Site Infection

4. Module 4: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

   • Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

5. Module 5: Surveillance and Rates

   • Surveillance and Rates

7. Duration and structure

Total study hours: 4 — 3.25h content + 0.75h assessment. Duration is expressed in study hours only.

9. What you receive

This certificate confirms completion of Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI and VAP. Duration is expressed in study hours.

10. Delivery format

Self-paced · start any time · any device · lifetime access to the enrolled version.