Communicable Diseases & Infection Control

Course Details:

• Category: Clinical
• Duration: 2 hours
• Target Audience: All Employees; Clinical Staff

Course Overview: Healthcare personnel can come in contact with several people throughout their day whether it be patients, vendors, visitors, or fellow employees. It is important to understand the basics of communicable diseases and infection control procedures.

Training includes:

• OSHA Recommendations
• Types of Disease-Causing Organisms (Virus, Bacteria, and Fungi)
• Infectious Disease
• Communicable Disease
• Periods of Communicable Diseases
• Defense Mechanisms
• Bodily Protections
• Infection Control Procedures

Overview of the Following Communicable Diseases:

• Hepatitis
• Tuberculosis
• Meningitis
• HIV and AIDS
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Measles
• Mumps
• Chicken Pox
• Rubella
• Pertussis
• Mononucleosis
• Scabies
• Lice
• Tetanus
• Rabies
• Ebola
• Coronavirus