Building Isolation Protocols and Controlling Infection Transmission

Turn isolation and transmission control from a stated policy into a practice your organisation can evidence.

📍 Abu Dhabi🗓️ 5 training days📚 4 modules🎓 Accredited certificate
5intensive training days
4scientific modules
8training sessions
32detailed points

Course Overview

In healthcare, a weakness in isolation and transmission control is eventually paid for by a patient. Variation in transmission control between shifts and sites is where avoidable harm lives. Plans for this area of health and pharmaceutical services often fail at the handover point between functions. The course covers isolation and transmission control at the level of detail needed to act, and stops there. Participants who influence this part of health and pharmaceutical services without directly controlling it will find the content directly usable. Comparative studies of transmission control across sectors find the same handful of failure points recurring. Participants apply isolation and transmission control to their own clinical service throughout, so the output is directly usable. The programme builds the judgement to know which parts of transmission control to standardise and which to leave flexible. It ends with a prioritised list of changes to the health and pharmaceutical services capability that the participant is prepared to defend internally.

Expected Learning Outcomes

01

Adapt recognised practice on isolation and transmission control to local constraints without hollowing it out.

02

Measure patient experience of transmission control and act on what it shows.

03

Apply a repeatable review cycle to isolation and transmission control and act on what it produces.

04

Design escalation for clinical deterioration detected through transmission control.

05

Build a concise clinical protocol for isolation and transmission control that colleagues can follow without further explanation.

06

Assess and control infection risk associated with transmission control.

07

Build the quality indicators for isolation and transmission control that reflect patient outcome, not activity.

Who Should Attend

01

Project and programme managers whose delivery depends on isolation and transmission control.

02

Hospital and health facility managers accountable for transmission control.

03

Accreditation and compliance officers preparing evidence on isolation and transmission control.

04

Planning staff whose forecasts and budgets are affected by transmission control.

05

Regulatory affairs specialists handling isolation and transmission control.

06

Pharmacists and pharmacy managers involved in transmission control.

Course Modules

01

Isolation and transmission control: cost, efficiency and sustainability of the service

2 sessions · 8 points

Session 1Investigating an adverse event involving isolation and transmission control

  • Establish the boundary of isolation and transmission control and record what sits outside it.
  • Assign responsibility for keeping documentation of transmission control current.
  • Match staffing levels on isolation and transmission control to measured demand across the week.
  • Audit transmission control by observing practice, not by reading policy.

Session 2Keeping supply and cold chain reliable for transmission control

  • Review whether isolation and transmission control is aligned with the objectives of the clinical service.
  • Build the internal briefing that explains transmission control to those affected.
  • Establish what evidence demonstrates isolation and transmission control is under control.
  • Verify cold chain and storage conditions for materials used in transmission control.
02

Transmission control: confidentiality, consent and ethics

2 sessions · 8 points

Session 1Keeping transmission control alive after the initial push

  • Plan the sequence in which improvements to isolation and transmission control will be introduced.
  • Close the loop: confirm changes to transmission control improved the indicator they targeted.
  • Confirm that contractual obligations around isolation and transmission control are understood.
  • Define escalation criteria for deterioration detected through transmission control.

Session 2Making incident reporting on transmission control safe for staff

  • Check that consent processes within isolation and transmission control are genuinely informed.
  • Map the clinical workflow for transmission control as it is actually performed.
  • Apply structured root cause analysis to the last adverse event involving isolation and transmission control.
  • Reduce unwarranted variation in transmission control between shifts and sites.
03

Transmission control: quality indicators and patient outcome

2 sessions · 8 points

Session 1The evidence assessors will ask for on transmission control

  • Confirm patient data handled within isolation and transmission control meets confidentiality obligations.
  • Establish who is informed, consulted and accountable in transmission control.
  • Rank the weaknesses in isolation and transmission control by consequence rather than by ease of fixing.
  • Build the competence framework that supports transmission control.

Session 2Reviewing isolation and transmission control when nothing has gone wrong

  • Verify six months later that changes to isolation and transmission control have held.
  • Define acceptance criteria for transmission control in advance.
  • Identify single points of dependency in isolation and transmission control and reduce them.
  • Select quality indicators for transmission control that measure outcome rather than activity.
04

Transmission control: regulation, licensing and accreditation evidence

2 sessions · 8 points

Session 1What to measure in transmission control and what to ignore

  • Plan continuity of isolation and transmission control during surge and outbreak conditions.
  • Confirm licensing and regulatory requirements applying to transmission control are met.
  • Prepare the response for the most likely failure in isolation and transmission control.
  • Anticipate the objections transmission control will raise and prepare the answers.

Session 2Matching staffing on transmission control to real demand

  • Cost isolation and transmission control per episode and identify avoidable waste.
  • Confirm competence and continuing development for staff delivering transmission control.
  • Assemble the accreditation evidence pack for isolation and transmission control.
  • Check that transmission control still works when volumes rise unexpectedly.

Choose the package that suits you

Silver Package

At least 3 people

USD1,250
  • Workshop or Program Participation
  • Airport Transfers
  • Customized Badge
  • Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
  • Supervision & Secretarial Services
  • Accredited Certificate of Participation
  • Complete Training Kit
  • Coffee Break
  • Closing Ceremony

Gold Package

At least 3 people

USD1,850
  • 5-night stay in a 5-star hotel
  • Workshop or Program Participation
  • Airport Transfers
  • Customized Badge
  • Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
  • Supervision & Secretarial Services
  • Accredited Certificate of Participation
  • Complete Training Kit
  • Coffee Break
  • Closing Ceremony

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