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Leadership is an important part of a successful Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programme. These skills can affect positive change in an IPC team, other leaders and health care staff, and lead to sustainable IPC programmes. In order to develop a sustainable programme, IPC leaders must have good project management and risk assessment skills and understanding of implementation strategies. We will also learn the importance of developing adequate education and training for health care workers in your facility. Implementing systemic changes is a challenge. With these leadership skills in place, you will gain a foundation that will allow you to build an effective IPC team, successfully manage IPC projects, and develop a sustainable IPC programme.
Self-paced
Language: English
COVID-19
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Module 1: Leadership skills :
Leadership is an important part of a successful IPC programme. In this module, we will explore characteristics of a leader and different types of leadership, as well as how leadership skills are essential for effective communication and conflict management. These skills can affect positive change in an IPC team, other leaders and health care staff, and lead to sustainable IPC programmes. With these leadership skills in place, you will gain a foundation that will allow you to build an effective IPC team and programme, while also acquiring credibility and influence within your facility.Module 2: Project management:
Leadership is an important part of a successful IPC programme. In this module, we will explore the project management process and adult-based education for IPC. These skills can affect positive change in an IPC team, other leaders and health care staff, and lead to sustainable IPC programmes. In order to develop a sustainable programme, IPC leaders must have good project management and risk assessment skills. We will also learn the importance of developing adequate education and training for health care workers in your facility. Implementing systemic changes is a challenge. With these leadership skills in place, you will gain a foundation that will allow you to build an effective IPC team, successfully manage IPC projects and develop a sustainable IPC programme.Module 3: Implementation strategies and quality improvement:
Implementation strategies help you create structured change and translate IPC standards into practice at the point of care in your facility. As the IPC focal person, it is important for you to understand how to develop and maintain IPC interventions. In this module, you will learn about the basics of implementation science. (For the purposes of this course, implementation science is a systematic, scientific approach to getting people and organizations to adopt interventions, evidence-based practices, and policies in health care settings). You will also learn how multimodal strategies can support behaviour change and influence stakeholders.Post-test: Leadership and programme management in infection prevention and control
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- Gain a Record of Achievement by earning at least 70% of the maximum number of points from all graded assignments.