Healthcare & Safety

Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)

Understand hygiene practices, PPE use, sterilization, and infection control procedures.

Duration8 hours
Course content4 modules · 12 lessons
CertificateIncluded on completion
AccessDesktop, tablet and mobile
Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)
Online · Self-paced

Course fee

CA$89

  • Learn at your own pace
  • Certificate on completion
  • Access through your learner account

Course overview

About this course

Learning outcomes: Understand hygiene practices, PPE use, sterilization, and infection control procedures.

Books and materials: Included

Estimated duration: 8 hours

Pricing: CAD 89.00

Structured learning

Clear modules and lessons guide your progress.

Flexible access

Study online wherever your schedule allows.

Recognised progress

Receive a certificate when you complete the course.

Learning outcomes

What you'll learn

Understand hygiene practices, PPE use, sterilization, and infection control procedures

Curriculum

Course content

Open a module to preview its lessons. Lesson content becomes available through your learner account.

01Introduction to Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)3 lessons

This module develops foundations and key concepts for Infection Prevention & Control (IPC). Learners connect the topic to hygiene practices, ppe use, and sterilization in realistic healthcare & safety situations. The main working habit in this module is that clear records and steady follow-through build professional trust.

  1. Understanding the Core Idea: Foundations and Key Concepts

    40m

    Imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. Someone asks you to improve hygiene practices, but gives you no useful context. A weak response would repeat a definition. A professional response would first ask what result is needed, who is affected, and what evidence would show that the work is helping.

  2. Using the Idea in Practice: Foundations and Key Concepts

    40m

    A concept only becomes useful when it survives contact with a real request. In this lesson, imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. You have to improve hygiene practices with limited time, incomplete information, and a colleague waiting for a usable result.

  3. Scenario, Review, and Improvement: Foundations and Key Concepts

    40m

    A useful skill is tested most clearly when the result is disappointing. In this lesson, imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. The team has completed work on hygiene practices, but the result has not produced fewer missed handoffs and more consistent delivery.

02Processes, Tools, and Daily Workflow: Hygiene Practices3 lessons

This module develops processes, tools, and daily workflow for Infection Prevention & Control (IPC). Learners connect the topic to hygiene practices, ppe use, and sterilization in realistic healthcare & safety situations. The main working habit in this module is that repeatable steps make quality easier to maintain.

  1. Understanding the Core Idea: Processes, Tools, and Daily Workflow

    40m

    Imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. Someone asks you to improve ppe use, but gives you no useful context. A weak response would repeat a definition. A professional response would first ask what result is needed, who is affected, and what evidence would show that the work is helping.

  2. Using the Idea in Practice: Processes, Tools, and Daily Workflow

    40m

    A concept only becomes useful when it survives contact with a real request. In this lesson, imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. You have to improve ppe use with limited time, incomplete information, and a colleague waiting for a usable result.

  3. Scenario, Review, and Improvement: Processes, Tools, and Daily Workflow

    40m

    A useful skill is tested most clearly when the result is disappointing. In this lesson, imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. The team has completed work on ppe use, but the result has not produced fewer missed handoffs and more consistent delivery.

03Communication, Service, and Quality Control3 lessons

This module develops communication, service, and quality control for Infection Prevention & Control (IPC). Learners connect the topic to hygiene practices, ppe use, and sterilization in realistic healthcare & safety situations. The main working habit in this module is that strong communication reduces rework and confusion.

  1. Understanding the Core Idea: Communication, Service, and Quality Control

    40m

    Imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. Someone asks you to improve sterilization, but gives you no useful context. A weak response would repeat a definition. A professional response would first ask what result is needed, who is affected, and what evidence would show that the work is helping.

  2. Using the Idea in Practice: Communication, Service, and Quality Control

    40m

    A concept only becomes useful when it survives contact with a real request. In this lesson, imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. You have to improve sterilization with limited time, incomplete information, and a colleague waiting for a usable result.

  3. Scenario, Review, and Improvement: Communication, Service, and Quality Control

    40m

    A useful skill is tested most clearly when the result is disappointing. In this lesson, imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. The team has completed work on sterilization, but the result has not produced fewer missed handoffs and more consistent delivery.

04Applied Practice and Performance Review3 lessons

This module develops applied practice and performance review for Infection Prevention & Control (IPC). Learners connect the topic to hygiene practices, ppe use, and sterilization in realistic healthcare & safety situations. The main working habit in this module is that reflection turns practice into long-term skill.

  1. Understanding the Core Idea: Applied Practice and Performance Review

    40m

    Imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. Someone asks you to improve infection control procedures, but gives you no useful context. A weak response would repeat a definition. A professional response would first ask what result is needed, who is affected, and what evidence would show that the work is helping.

  2. Using the Idea in Practice: Applied Practice and Performance Review

    40m

    A concept only becomes useful when it survives contact with a real request. In this lesson, imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. You have to improve infection control procedures with limited time, incomplete information, and a colleague waiting for a usable result.

  3. Scenario, Review, and Improvement: Applied Practice and Performance Review

    40m

    A useful skill is tested most clearly when the result is disappointing. In this lesson, imagine that you are an operations coordinator in a small service team that needs a reliable way to organise work. The team has completed work on infection control procedures, but the result has not produced fewer missed handoffs and more consistent delivery.

At a glance

Course information

Duration
8 hours
Level
All levels
Delivery
Online and self-paced
Certificate
Included on completion
Modules
4
Lessons
12
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