Assignment 1
Coursework 1 – Slide Presentation (10 slides -Maximum 10 minutes presentation. Excluding Title and references) choose only one infectious diseases in hospital setting, any disease C-diff or MRSA
1. Choose a specific area of infection prevention and control that is important to your work now (or work you may have undertaken previously).
2. Produce both a practice based (make sure you ensure confidentiality) and literature based rationale for your choice of area.
3. Draw on the chain of infection framework and choose the most relevant link in the chain.
4. Explain to colleagues what they should be doing to break that link (include when, where and why etc).
5. Ensure that each part of your explanation can clearly be linked back to your critical reading of the relevant and contemporary evidence (policy, research, guidelines etc).
6. ‘Students will prepare and present a presentation which could be used within a department meeting for colleagues’.
Maximum of 10 slides excluding your title slide and reference list and up to 10 minutes of audio (in total for whole presentation).
Title and brief description a specific area of Infection Prevention Control (IPC) that is important to your work now (or previously).
Consider practice based and literature based rationale for your choice of IPC. Demonstrate original thinking, critical analysis and evaluation.
Use the materials from unit 10 to present your rationale.
Unit 10: Communicating, and educating others
Unit 10: Communicating, and educating others identify different ways of communicating information on IPC (including interpretation of lab reports, screening via OH);
critically consider the match between education method, approach, group, intention etc.;
analyse the likely impact of the communication and learning on both the participants and the cycle of infection;
reflect on their own practice and interests;
discuss their learning and interests with peers;
Use the materials from units 2-7 to discuss the most relevant link in the chain of infection framework. Including an explanation to colleagues of what they should be doing to break that link and when, were and why.
Unit 2: Pathogens
classify several pathogens into main groups;
analyse the associated occurrences, incubation period, pathogenesis and diseases (signs and symptoms) in humans;
critically analyse the treatments used for specific diseases (including the prophylactic, empiric and therapeutic use of antimicrobials);
reflect on their own practice and interests;
discuss their learning and interests with peers.
Unit 3: Reservoirs of infection
identify several main reservoirs for infection;
pair the pathogens and reservoirs;
break the chain;
reflect on your own practice and interests;
discuss your learning with peers.
Unit 4: Portals of Exit
identify several portals of exit and understand periods of communicability;
pair diseases and portals of exit;
break the chain;
reflect on your own practice and interests;
discuss your learning and interests with your peer.
Unit 5: Modes of Transmission
identify the main modes of transmission;
pair the pathogens in relation to the mode of transmission;
break the chain;
reflect on own learning and interest;
discuss your learning and interest with peers.
Unit 6: Portals of Entry
identify several portals of entry;
pair portals of entry to microbes;
break the chain;
reflect on your own practice and interests;
discuss your learning and interests with your peers.
Unit 7: Susceptible hosts
identify several reasons why hosts may be susceptible to infection by pathogens;
assess several host defence mechanisms;
analyse the actions required to break this link;
reflect on your own practice and interests;
discuss your learning and interests with peers.
Provide a script to support your audio
Ten slides, words on each slide 100, total – 1000 words it can be changed on each slides according to the subject,
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
1. Critically appraise existing knowledge and understanding of infection prevention and control.
2. Critically analyse the need for strict infection prevention and control within any care environment
References needed 8-12
Assignment 2
Course work 2 Essay – 3000 words Academic Level 6 writing. References 15-20
Using a critical incident approach critically appraise applicable infection prevention and control protocols, taking account of contemporary issues and debates in this field.
Your essay should be structured in a formal academic manner with an Introduction, Main Body discussion and Conclusions, followed by a Reference List and (if necessary) Appendices. The Reference List and any Appendices are excluded from the word count. 3000 words
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
– Critically analyse the need for strict infection prevention and control within any care environment.
– Examine current and future issues and debates around infectious diseases, epidemiology, prevalence and morbidity.
You can choose one of the hospital acquired infections for Critically analyse in Essay. C-diff or MRSA
