Introduction

This course teaches current scientifically acceptable infection prevention and control principles specific to non-healthcare providers. It teaches how to minimize the transmission of pathogens to workers that interact in clients in diverse settings where exposure to infections is possible.

Learning Objectives: The goal of this workshop is to provide an understanding how infections are transmitted in the work environment and current scientifically accepted infection prevention and control principles as appropriate for specific work environments. Social workers, among other non-health professionals, work in healthcare facilities or at times with ill clients. This workshop will provide a reminder of current disease prevention practices especially in a world with many emergent diseases.

Infection Control and Bloodborne Pathogens is a 2-hour training which includes a quiz at the end of this presentation.  A score of 70% is required to successfully complete this training.