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The document outlines infection prevention and control (IPC) standards and guidelines for healthcare settings, emphasizing the importance of preventing healthcare-acquired infections. It details 15 operational standards that hospitals must adhere to, including training, surveillance, and multimodal strategies for effective implementation. The document highlights the role of evidence-based practices in combating infections and improving patient safety and satisfaction.

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The document outlines infection prevention and control (IPC) standards and guidelines for healthcare settings, emphasizing the importance of preventing healthcare-acquired infections. It details 15 operational standards that hospitals must adhere to, including training, surveillance, and multimodal strategies for effective implementation. The document highlights the role of evidence-based practices in combating infections and improving patient safety and satisfaction.

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Chapter : 16

Infection prevention and control (IPC)


Outline
1. Objective/s
2. Introduction
3. Operational standards
4. Implementation guidance
5. Summary
Objectives
 By the end of this session the participants will be
able to
 Define operational standards of infection
prevention and Control
 Describe the detail implementation guide of the
infection prevention practice
Introduction
 Healthcare-acquired infections -infections that are acquired
in any healthcare setting during healthcare Services delivery.
 The potential for the transmission of infections in the health
care setting is high.
 Both Patients and HCPs are at risk of acquiring and
transmitting infections
Introduction …..(2)
 Ensuring hospital cleanliness and safety with the introduction
of infection prevention and control (IPC) an important
determinant of quality of care and patient satisfaction.
 Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has developed national
IPC Policy, strategy and Implementations Guides.
Operational standards of IPC
 IPC has total of 15 operational standards

 Each of the standards are listed below

1. The hospital has functional Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)


Program

2. The hospital has adapted evidence based IPC guidelines, SOPs


and monitoring tools

3. The hospital has IPC training and education program for its HCWs
Operational standards of IPC…
4. The hospital has active surveillance for its prioritized HAIs

5. The hospital implements multimodal strategy to improve its


prioritized IPC interventions

6. The hospital conducts regular monitoring and audit as well as


provide feedback to ensure compliance of standardized IPC practice

7. The facility has appropriately built facility, materials and equipment


for IPC
Operational standards of IPC...
8. Safe injection practices are implemented to minimize risk to
clients, staff and surrounding community
9. The hospital practices safe healthcare waste management

11. The hospital ensures cleanliness of health care environment

12. The hospital avails adequate and functional laundry service

13. The hospital has proper medical devices decontamination


and reprocessing mechanism
Operational standards of IPC...
14. The hospital has a monitoring system to ensure safety
of food and water served in the premises
15. The hospital ensures all preventive and post exposure
interventions and procedures are in place in case of
occurrence of occupational risks and hazards
Implementation guidance
Implementation guidance
 The training and education should cover the following
category of human resources.
1. IPC focal person and members of IPC team; all IPC
personnel shall updates their competencies
2. All health care workers should be trained on the facility
level adapted guidelines/ SOPs
3. Other personnel that support health service delivery:
4. Healthcare associated Infections (HAIs)
Surveillance
 Hospital-level HAI surveillance should ;
 conducted based on national HAIs Surveillance Guide
 Guide IPC interventions and detect outbreaks,
 Providing timely feedback to healthcare workers and
stakeholders.
 Regular reports on healthcare-associated infections should be
made available to treating clinicians
5. Multimodal Strategies Implementation
 Multimodal strategy consists of Five elements
implemented in an integrated way
Elements of multimodal strategy are;
i. System change
ii. Education and training
iii. Monitoring and audit
iv. Reminders in the workplace or communications;
v. Culture change
6. Monitoring, Audit and Feedback
 The hospital should conduct regular monitoring/ audit and
timely feedback of
 IPC standards/IPC best practices

 Compliance with regulations

 Feedback should be provided to all audited persons ,relevant


staff and hospital management and senior administration
 IPC program should also be periodically evaluated
Summary
 The infection and prevention and control has about 15
operational standards that all hospitals shall adhered to
 The surveillance part of infection prevention standard has big
role in identifying hospitals priories problem
 Evidence based infection control has been a key in fighting
hospital acquired infections and AMR
 Hospitals should implement multimodal strategies to improve
prioritized IPC intervention
Thank You!

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