Keeping Everyone Safe: Infection prevention during joint visits
We look at several aspects of infection prevention and control that are crucial to patient / client safety. Evonne will explain how micro-organisms behave, their capability of surviving in the environment and the modes of transmission. We then assess the risks in what we do, and what we need to do in order to prevent the risk of new infections spreading to both the patient / client and ourselves.
Learning Outcomes
- Microbiology, in order to recognise risks in our day-to-day activity
- Using personal protective equipment to negate risks and keep everyone safe
- Safe decontamination of low risk items of equipment which are shared between patients
Meet our Experts
Evonne’s infection control career began late in 1987. From 2006 until September 2015 she led the outbreak programme of work at Health Protection Scotland. She is now an independent nurse consultant for infection prevention and control.
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