Infection Prevention & Control in Care Training - Canadian Compliance Institute
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Infection Prevention & Control in Care Training

Last Update October 7, 2025
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Infection Prevention & Control in Care Training
$59.00
  • Level Beginner
  • Duration 2 Hours
  • Lectures 20
  • Language English
  • Access 1 Year

Material Includes

Course overview

Infection prevention and control is essential for protecting people receiving care, healthcare workers, visitors, and wider communities. Poor hygiene practices, delayed recognition of infection, inadequate surveillance, and weak outbreak procedures can increase healthcare transmission, disrupt services, and place vulnerable individuals at serious risk.

The Infection Prevention & Control in Care Training course explains infectious disease risks, healthcare transmission, prevention principles, control frameworks, Canadian legal and professional responsibilities, infection surveillance, outbreak management, antimicrobial resistance, and emerging healthcare threats.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to recognize infection risks, apply appropriate prevention measures, support surveillance and outbreak procedures, understand professional accountability, and contribute to safer care environments. Certification is provided upon successful completion of the course.

Key topics included

  • Infectious Disease Risks and Healthcare Transmission

  • Infection Prevention Principles and Control Frameworks

  • Canadian Infection Prevention Law and Professional Accountability

  • Healthcare-Associated Infection Risks and Surveillance

  • Outbreak Recognition, Reporting, and Management

  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Emerging Healthcare Threats

Entry requirements

  • There are no formal academic prerequisites for this course. It is open to individuals who work in, support, supervise, or are preparing to enter care and healthcare environments. Basic English reading and comprehension skills are recommended, along with a willingness to follow infection control procedures, maintain hygiene standards, and report concerns responsibly.

Who is this course for

This course is designed for care workers, healthcare assistants, personal support workers, nurses, support staff, supervisors, managers, cleaners, volunteers, and individuals working in care environments. It is also suitable for professionals responsible for infection control, workplace safety, surveillance, outbreak response, staff training, or organizational compliance.

Certification

Certificate

Curriculum

20 2 Hours
  • Understanding Infectious Disease Risks and Healthcare Transmission
  • Module 1 Quiz
  • Infection Prevention Principles and Control Frameworks
  • Module 2 Quiz
  • Canadian Infection Prevention Law, Governance, and Professional Accountability
  • Module 3 Quiz
  • Healthcare Infection Risks, Surveillance, and Outbreak Management
  • Module 4 Quiz
  • Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Threats, and Future Healthcare Protection
  • Module 5 Quiz
  • Infection Prevention & Control in Care Training Final Exam

Frequently Asked Questions

The course is open to care workers, healthcare assistants, nurses, support staff, cleaners, supervisors, volunteers, and anyone working in a care environment. No previous infection control qualification or formal academic background is required.
You will learn how infections spread, how prevention and control frameworks work, how Canadian responsibilities apply, and how surveillance, outbreak management, antimicrobial resistance, and emerging threats affect care environments.
Effective infection control helps reduce healthcare transmission, protect vulnerable individuals, support employee safety, and prevent outbreaks. It also helps organizations maintain consistent care standards, professional accountability, and safer daily working practices.
Yes. The course develops practical awareness of infection risks, transmission routes, prevention measures, surveillance, reporting, outbreak response, professional responsibilities, antimicrobial resistance, and appropriate actions when infection concerns are identified.
Yes. Certification is provided upon successful completion of the course and any required assessments. The certificate demonstrates your understanding of infection risks, prevention frameworks, Canadian responsibilities, surveillance, outbreak management, antimicrobial resistance, and practical infection control.