Course Details

e3learning has developed two online compliance courses in the area of infection control – Introduction to Infection Control and Advanced Infection Control. The training has been developed based on the Australian National Infection Control Guidelines, and, where more specific to aged care, on a consensus about best practice from a consortium of five leading aged care facilities.

Throughout both courses interactive workplace simulations, activities and illustrative animations are used throughout both courses to reinforce the learning objectives, build and reinforce the participants understanding of how to follow and apply infection control principles in the workplace.

The courses are modular in nature, and can be tailored to meet the needs of particular employee groups (such as kitchen staff or enrolled nurses). This reduces training time and reduces participant frustration and irrelevant information.

Learning Outcomes

The primary learning outcome of the Introduction to Infection Control course is:

• To establish a practical and thorough understanding of standard and additional precautions as specified within the National Infection Control Guidelines

The primary learning outcomes of the Advanced Infection Control course are to develop:

• A thorough knowledge of how ageing increases the risks of infection, and of how to address those risks
• A strong practical understanding of measures for general management of infection risk
• A strong practical understanding of how to manage outbreaks of infections common in aged care

Introduction to Infection Control

The Introduction to Infection Control course covers:

• Risks of infection in the health provision environment
• How infection is spread
• Standard precautions and their use
• Additional precautions and when they are used
• Conditions requiring use of additional precautions Infection control in home care
• Privacy and care provision

Estimated duration
50 Minutes

Target audience
The introduction course is suitable for carers, enrolled nurses, cleaning staff, kitchen staff, administrative staff and anyone who requires a fundamental understanding of infection control.

Advanced Infection Control

The Advanced Infection Control course provides infection control training specific to the aged care environment and covers:

• Affects of ageing and associated risk of infection
• Preventative measures
• Infection surveillance
• Preventing the spread of infection common in aged care
• Management of specific outbreaks

Estimated duration
50 Minutes

Target audience
The Advanced Infection Control course is aimed at senior carers, enrolled and registered nurses, senior cleaning staff, senior kitchen staff, and senior administrative staff.