Infection Control Practices are a core requirement for achieving and maintaining healthcare quality accreditation. Effective infection prevention and control systems reduce healthcare-associated infections, protect patients and staff, and demonstrate compliance with accreditation standards. This course provides structured, evidence-based training on infection control practices aligned with national and international healthcare quality and accreditation frameworks.

The scope of this course includes infection control principles and practices across hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and healthcare institutions. It covers standard and transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, environmental sanitation, biomedical waste management, surveillance, audits, documentation, and continuous quality improvement. Emphasis is placed on aligning infection control programs with accreditation and quality assurance requirements.

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Understand infection control requirements for healthcare accreditation

• Apply standard and transmission-based precautions effectively

• Implement infection prevention protocols across healthcare settings

• Maintain documentation and audit readiness for accreditation

• Support surveillance and monitoring of healthcare-associated infections

• Contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives

Upon successful completion of the course, learners will:

• Demonstrate knowledge of accreditation-focused infection control practices

• Apply evidence-based infection prevention strategies in healthcare settings

• Improve patient and staff safety through effective infection control

• Support compliance with healthcare quality and accreditation standards

• Enhance institutional readiness for accreditation assessments

This course is suitable for:

• Infection control practitioners and nurses

• Healthcare quality and accreditation professionals

• Hospital administrators and supervisors

• Medical, nursing, and allied health students

• Laboratory and support staff

• Biomedical and MedTech professionals

• Anyone involved in healthcare quality and patient safety initiatives