Effective Educational Strategy for

Infection Prevention and Control

Indonesia
December 19, 2012

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 Education and Training
 Target Audience
Provide education on IPC to staff, physicians,
patients, families, and other caregivers when
indicated by their involvement in care.

 When
 How often
 Topics

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 Education and Training
 When
– At the beginning of employment and
regularly thereafter
• Orientation of all new staff
• When there is a change in the policies,
procedures, and practices in IPC
program.
• Refresh periodically

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• In-service as needed

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 Education and Training
 Topics
– Introduction of IPC program
– Basic principles and practices
– Job or task specific
– Currently important Healthcare-associated
infections
– Introduction of Standard Precautions

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– Isolation practice

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 Education and Training

 Introduction of IPC program

 Overview of the program and introduce
the key person(s)
 Emphasize the team sprit
 Emphasize communication (reporting,
alerting, tips, etc.)
 Train the trainer

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 Education and Training
 Currently important Healthcare-associated
infections

 Pneumonia
 UTI - catheter-associated UTI
 Intravascular invasive devices
 Surgical sites
 Significant disease and organisms (MDRO)
 Emerging or reemerging infections or

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pathogens – C. difficile?

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 Education and Training

 Introduction to Standard Precautions

• Hand Hygiene
• Barrier Protection and PPE
• Safe Injection Practices (syringes,
needles, sharps)
• Safe Handling of contaminated
equipment or surfaces

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• Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette

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 Education and Training
 Review Isolation Precautions
– Contact
– Droplet
– Airborne
– Protective

Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents

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in Healthcare Settings (CDC Guideline*)
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/isolation/Isolation2007.pdf

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 Education and Training
 Safe Handling of contaminated equipment or
surfaces
– BP cuff, thermometer, stethoscope, tourniquets
– Work station on wheel (WOW)
– Computer keyboard
– Telephone
– Blood or body fluid spill
– Dressing change
– Excretion
– Drainage

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– Urine

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 Hand Hygiene
 Hand hygiene guidelines (WHO, CDC, or national)
 Hand hygiene program
 Education and training
 Monitoring
 Continuous improvement

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 The Critical Stage
The following activities are expected to take place during
the final stretch of the campaign.

 Chief Executive Officer, Clinical leaders, and

managerial department leaders actively participate
 Monitoring becomes unannounced and the
compliance is scored by the “unknown” person.
 The compliance scores are regularly shared with all
employees and staff.
 Managers are asked to develop a plan to meet the

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target if a particular unit or staff is behind the goal.