Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) are infections acquired in the hospital or other healthcare setting. The NES HAI team has developed several online short courses relating to the prevention of HAIs.

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  Promoting Hand Hygiene in Healthcare

  'Promoting Hand Hygiene in Healthcare' was developed from the Cleanliness Champion programme and has been adapted to stand alone as a learning package. It is designed to be used by any healthcare worker, student or carer within hospital or community wishing to update, refresh or challenge personal hand hygiene knowledge and practice.

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  Helping Patients Cope with Isolation in Hospital

  This programme has been designed and developed for healthcare workers and aims to:

  • Help understand the psychological, social and physical effects of isolation on patients, regardless of the cause of isolation.
  • Provide techniques and ideas for lessening these impacts through meaningful therapeutic interventions.
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  MRSA – A Clinical Scenario

  The course is designed to be self-directed and web based. The materials comprise text, web links to relevant sites and some multiple choice questions.

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  Needlestick Injury – Clinical Scenario

  This is a clinical scenario on needlestick injury and its management. A needlestick injury can be defined as a penetrating stab wound from a needle or sharp that may result in exposure to blood or other body fluids.

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  Preventing Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections

  Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients.

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  C. difficile - A Clinical Scenario

  This scenario presents information and questions around C. difficile and its management. Some questions are based on management of an individual case; others look at broader aspects of clinical management.

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  Bacterial Resistance An Online Tutorial

  The online tutorial is designed for self-directed learning and is aimed at clinical practitioners wishing to update their knowledge of the principles of bacterial resistance or staff new to this topic wanting to learn the principles of bacterial resistance and its clinical relevance.

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  Antibiotic Prescribing

  This e-learning resource aims to heighten awareness of contemporary approaches to antimicrobial management and issues relating to clinical effectiveness, patient safety and the reduction of bacterial resistance.

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  Immunity to Infection: The Newborn Experience

  This online learning programme will describe colonisation and infection in the newborn, immunity in the newborn and the placement and management of central venous catheters (CVCs) in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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• Basic Microbiology

  To understand the concept of infection control it is necessary to understand basic microbiology regarding the types of micro-organisms involved. The aim of this programme is to assist healthcare workers to understand basic microbiology however the target audience is registered nurses at post-graduate level.

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• C. difficile - A Clinical Tutorial

  Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can range in severity from mild symptoms to more severe and can in some cases be fatal. Hospital outbreaks of CDI have been reported and some have proven difficult to control. Effective management hinges on early diagnosis, appropriate treatment of individual cases and infection control measures to minimize the risk of transmission. This online learning tutorial is designed for self directed learning.

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• Management of Legionella Incidents in the Community

  The purpose of this resource is to support individuals and organisations in implementing the Scottish Guidelines on Management of Legionella Incidents, Outbreaks and Clusters in the Community, developed by the Health Protection Network (HPN) in partnership with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) in March 2009.

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• MRSA - A Clinical Tutorial

  The tutorial sets out information on MRSA, its impact in the healthcare setting, its origins and important aspects of clinical management in preventing and treating infection with MRSA.

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• Multi Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli (MRGNB)

  This online resource examines multi resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MRGNB) and resistance to beta lactam antibiotics (penicillins, cefalosporins, monobactams, carbapenems). Although less well known than their Gram-positive counterparts (eg MRSA), these bacteria present a serious challenge in the clinical management of infection.

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• Presentations of Infections in the Older Person

  This e- learning programme is designed to help you recognise the most common signs of infection in the older population and take the most appropriate actions to prevent infection and further complications.

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• Preventing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

  The Preventing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia resource takes the form of a tutorial describing the incidence of VAP and presents research based evidence on the prevention of VAP.

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• The Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers

  This online education presents information and questions around the prevention and management of pressure ulcers in the form of an educational workbook. The aim of the course is to help the learner understand pressure ulcers - how they form, how they are treated and, crucially, how they can be prevented.

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• Urinary Catheterisation

  This programme has been developed for any healthcare practictioners working in the NHS and Non NHS setting to learn about catheterisation in the context of their own practice. It is based on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (2009) four components of care required to prevent Catherter Associated Urinary Tract Infection.

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