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High Level Biocontainment for Healthcare Facilities

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Course Summary

This course covers the principles of biocontainment, including laboratory safety, biosecurity, and biosafety. Learners will gain an understanding of the risks associated with working with biological agents and the measures necessary to minimize these risks.

Key Learning Points

Learn the principles of biocontainment and how to apply them in a laboratory setting
Understand the risks associated with working with biological agents and how to minimize them
Gain knowledge on laboratory safety, biosecurity, and biosafety

Learning Outcomes

Ability to apply biocontainment principles in a laboratory setting
Understanding of the risks associated with working with biological agents
Knowledge of laboratory safety, biosecurity, and biosafety measures

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of biology
Access to a laboratory or a simulated laboratory environment

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online
Self-paced
Video lectures
Quizzes
Assignments

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Description

The goal of this 4-week course is to equip learners to safely care for a patient infected with a pathogen requiring high-level biocontainment. This can be accomplished in any healthcare facility given the correct approach and protocols.

Please copy and paste the following link into a new tab/browser to view the video overview of our course. http://bit.ly/2bPZ6Cz In this course, we will: 1. Discuss the essentials of intake screening. 2. Investigate pathogen transmission characteristics and the chain of infection. 3. Examine patient placement in a facility, as well as the engineering/ administrative controls. 4. Review personal protective equipment worn by the care providers. 5. Evaluate waste management and decontamination protocols. We look forward to exploring and learning with you! Dr. Medcalf and University of Nebraska Medical Center Team This project was funded by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health

Outline

Infection Control Basics and Personal Protection Equipment
Course Overview Video (3:19)
Basic Tenets of Infection Control
Advice from the Experts
Donning PPE: Level 1
Doffing PPE: Level 1
Donning PPE: PAPR Level
Doffing PPE: PAPR Level
Required Readings and Resources
Required Readings and Resources
Basic Tenets of Infection Control Quiz
Personal Protective Equipment Quiz
Infection Control Basics and Personal Protection Equipment Discussion Forum Participation Statement of Completion

Disease Containment: Historical and Modern Era Examples
The Black Death, Influenza Pandemic and Smallpox
Ebola: Africa 1979-2015
Ebola: Africa 2014-2015
SARS in Toronto (Part 1)
SARS in Toronto (Part 2)
SARS in Toronto (Part 3)
Copy of SARS in Toronto (Part 1)
The Histories Part 93: The Black Death (video link)
Influenza 1918 PBS America (video link)
What is Smallpox? (video link)
Required Readings and Resources
Required Readings and Resources
Historical Era Quiz
Modern Era Quiz
Disease Containment: Historical and Modern Era Examples Discussion Forum Participation Statement of Completion

High Level Biocontainment in Hospitals: The Location and Team
High Level Biocontainment
Diagnostics Imagining
Laboratory and Infection Prevention
Assembly, Recruitment, Structure and Culture of the Team
Communication and Training the Team
Mental and Occupational Health of the Team
Required Readings and Resources
High Level Biocontainment Quiz
High Level Biocontainment Team Quiz
High Level Biocontainment in Hospitals: The Location and Team Discussion Forum Participation Statement of Completion.

Biocontainment: Patient Intake and Other Considerations
Point of Entry Screening
Inbound Transportation: Planning and Community Collaboration of Patients
The Financial Costs of Biocontainment
Caring for Pediatric Patients
Fatality Management
Risk Communications
Final Thoughts from the Experts
Required Readings and Resources
Required Readings and Resources
Patient Intake Quiz
Biocontainment: Other Considerations Quiz
Biocontainment: Patient Intake and Other Considerations Discussion Forum Participation Statement of Completion

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