The target audience for this event is GPs and Practice Nurses. The main topics covered will be:

• Triage, precautions, clinical waste, staff immunisation, immediate response to sharps injury
• Competency checking:
  • Part 1 Hand hygiene
  • Part 2 Cleaning
  • Part 3 Correct use of PPE
  • Part 4 Body fluid spills
• Aseptic procedures and best practice
• Multi-resistant organisms
• Instrument processing
• Packing of items for sterilisation, loading, seterilisation settings, unloading, cooling, monitoring and recording of results, storage, use by dates, tracking, validation review. (If you do not perform instrument processing you may leave at 3:30pm)

Infection Control in General Practice | Event invitation