This is a new two hour virtual session on Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19 when working with the Public.

These sessions will be delivered via Zoom on the following dates:

• Friday 7 May 2021 – 9:30am to 12:30pm
• Friday 28 May 2021 – 9am to 12 noon

This event is free of charge.

The aim of these sessions is to give candidates a basic understanding of infection prevention and control in practice and a greater understanding of current infections, risk and prevention of communicable diseases and in particular COVID-19.

By the end of the session, participants will have a greater understanding of the appropriate infection prevention and control measures required to work with the general public and will develop a basic understanding of:

• principles of basic infection prevention and control
• modes of transmission and the chain of infection
• transmission precautions of COVID-19
• transmission characteristics of COVID-19
• routes of transmission, incubation and infection period
• applying COSHH to adequately control the risk of exposure
• aerosol generating procedures and appropriate PPE
• environment decontamination
• safe ways of working and reducing risk

Target group

Staff who are working within the community in face to face settings.