Other IPAC & Related Training

"This course is designed specifically for people who do not have formal health care training and work in a congregate living environment. It will provide learners with the IPAC knowledge they need to keep themselves, their clients and their co-workers safe from infections in workplaces like shelters, group homes, residential treatment centres and other facilities. Participants will learn how to conduct a risk assessment, perform proper hand hygiene, when and how to use personal protective equipment safely, the basics of administrative and environmental infection control measures, and best practices for outbreak management."

Welcome to PHO’s COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Fundamentals training. These IPAC resources will help you prepare for your role as you respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

These modules were developed for:

• Long-term care

• Congregate living settings (e.g., group homes)

• Inspectors, investigators and assessors that support long-term care and other congregate living settings

• Families of residents in long-term care and other congregate living settings

Check out our new online modules to learn more about personal risk assessment in various health settings.

Though often invisible to the naked eye, infectious hazards can have a devastating impact on our health. Infectious hazards may exist in any type of workplace. It is everyone’s responsibility (e.g. employer, supervisor and worker) to recognize and control these hazards with the same diligence as other workplace health and safety hazards.

Contact tracing is a powerful public health tool to help stop the spread of an infectious disease. This learning path was created for individuals and teams conducting or supporting contact tracing activities in Canada. These courses were developed for both novice and experienced contact tracers, who may or may not have a background in public health. For access to the courses you’ll need to create a new account. Please email phac.ceprtraining-formationcmiu.aspc@canada.ca for more information.

The COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation Toolkit is a repository of resources, tools and templates for use by public health professionals investigating outbreaks of COVID-19.  If you have any questions prior to registering to access this Toolkit, please email us at erpoi-eepre@phac-aspc.gc.ca.

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This course will increase the student’s knowledge of infectious disease basics, including how they spread and how people become sick. This course increases awareness on the chain of infection and what that is. More importantly it elaborates on breaking the chain through proper cleaning and disinfection practices along with other mitigation strategies. This course also explores the importance of infectious disease or communicable disease prevention programs in the workplace and how they will not only help with the mitigation or prevention of infectious diseases like COVID-19 in the workplace but also may help with regulatory compliance. Other topics in this course include risk assessment, the hierarchy of control, and personal protective equipment or PPE.

Following best practices in cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reusable medical equipment and devices helps prevent the transmission of infection to health care providers and clients and patients. This course provides you with:

• general concepts in reprocessing

• basic knowledge and skills for safely reprocessing reusable medical equipment/devices

• knowledge related to the importance of following best practices and the consequences of inadequate reprocessing

• best practices in reprocessing

The MDRAO Medical Device Reprocessing Techniques Online Course provides information to support Medical Device Reprocessing staff members in their work in the field of reprocessing.

The information required by staff to ensure their safety and the patient’s safety within healthcare organizations is expanding, as new antibiotic resistant micro-organisms become more prevalent in our society.

Staff require in depth understanding of the principles of decontamination, assembly and sterilization to function effectively, to reduce risk to themselves and the patients. They need to have a basis for critical decision-making when unusual incidents occur.

Medical Device Reprocessing is a unique Ontario College Certificate program that combines theory, lab practice, simulation and hands-on experience.

This one-year program prepares you to apply principles of infection prevention and proper handling of reusable patient care equipment in healthcare settings.

Gain the knowledge and skills to be able to reprocess reusable medical devices appropriately!

Medical Device Reprocessing technicians are responsible for sterile supplies, equipment and instruments in health care facilities.

Through a combination of theory and hands-on practice, in this specialized program you will learn proper sterilization, cleaning, remanufacturing, testing, packaging and labelling of medical devices to function in a Medical Device Reprocessing Department.

This in-class, theory and practical based program focuses on sterilization, preparation and storage of medical equipment, instruments and supplies.

Students will learn critical techniques in safe handling of instrumentation, infection control and aseptic techniques. Students will be introduced to sterile processing techniques in practical sessions throughout the program. There is also an optional field placement at the completion of the program.

This program blends theory with hands on application of theoretical principles delivered through course work and a 150 hour field placement.  Students will acquire the knowledge and skills for career opportunities in hospitals, surgical centres and health care settings related to the sterilization, preparation and storage of equipment, instruments and supplies.  Students will learn critical techniques in safe handling instrumentation, infection control and aseptic techniques.

This online educational course offers any Infectious Diseases practitioner an opportunity to learn the basics of healthcare epidemiology, infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. Written by adult and pediatric experts in the field, case-based information is presented in a dynamic and interactive learning environment intended to highlight the role of the healthcare epidemiologist.

APIC offers clinical training and professional development opportunities for infection preventionists no matter where you are in your career. With face-to-face, online, and hybrid learning programs, you’ll find an educational experience that suits your learning style, your schedule, and your budget. Learn more about our comprehensive educational offerings below and choose the right course for you.

A catalogue of on-line training provided by the World Health Organization.

Training and education resources.

This program is designed to give US hospital epidemiologists who oversee infection control programs the skills, knowledge, and tools to provide effective leadership during facility-level outbreaks and large-scale public health emergencies.