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Infection Control: Standard and Advanced Training

Ensure caregivers act with confidence during high-risk situations. This training provides crystal-clear guidance on hand hygiene, PPE, disinfection, and disease transmission control.

Duration: 40 minutes | Format: SMS | Certificate included

Get Into Action to Fight Diseases! Enroll Yourself in Infection Control Training!

In healthcare, even the smallest lapse in sterility can lead to serious outbreaks. Germs spread through air, surfaces, and person-to-person contact—often without symptoms. Without strong infection-control skills, caregivers and vulnerable clients face unnecessary health risks, especially those who are immunocompromised or living in close-contact care environments.

The Infection Control: Standard and Advanced Training course teaches how infections spread, why contamination occurs, and how to break the chain of transmission. Caregivers learn the principles of sterilization, disinfection, hand hygiene, PPE use, sharps disposal, and environmental precautions. Advanced modules reinforce airborne, droplet, and contact precautions—ensuring staff know exactly how to respond to different disease threats.

By completing this course, caregivers gain the expertise to prevent infections before they start, protect clients proactively, and maintain compliance with safety protocols. This leads to safer facilities, fewer outbreaks, and stronger confidence in the care your organization delivers.

Course Goals
✅ Define the important terminologies about infection control and precautions
✅ Describe the different ways diseases can be spread
✅ Explain what standard precautions are
✅ Identify the precautions that must be observed when cleaning and disposing wastes
✅ Describe what sharps and waste are and how to they should be disposed
✅ Explain the additional precautions for preventing the spread of various diseases

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this Training, caregivers will be able to:
✅ Educate clients about infection control and its importance
✅ State the four ways diseases can be transmitted
✅ Demonstrate the proper ways of handwashing, wearing of protective equipment, and other standard precautions
✅ Encourage clients to observe standard precautions to protect them from infection
✅ Apply the proper ways of waste disposal when dealing with client's wastes
✅ Implement additional precautions when working with a sick client to prevent further spread of infection

Course Outline

Lesson 1:  Introduction: Getting Ready 
Lesson 2:  The ABCD's of Disease Transmission 
Lesson 3:  Hand Washing & Protection
Lesson 4:  Maintaining a clean environment
Lesson 5:  Waste & Sharps Disposal
Lesson 6:  Airborne Infections Precaution
Lesson 7:  Understanding Contact Transmission
Lesson 8:  Droplet transmission

What's in this course

Learning Level : Beginner
Duration: 40 minutes
Format : SMS
Quizzes: 14
Lessons: 8
Certificate: Digital Certificate of Completion

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Frequently asked questions

How does the text-message based training work?

Employees receive text messages containing a concise 5-minute lesson. These lessons are interactive and followed by quizzes to ensure understanding and retention. Our platform is designed for convenience, allowing employees to learn on-the-go without disrupting their workday.

How long does the course take?

The course is runs for 40 minutes, that's 5 minutes per lesson. Lesson frequency can be adjusted.

Will my learners get a certificate?

Yes, certificate pass rates and more can be configured within the admin panel.

Is the course updated?

Yes, content is refreshed annually with the latest research.

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