Education
It is important to keep up with the latest evidence, guidelines, and best practices in your area of expertise. By doing so, you can enhance your professional competence, confidence, and credibility, as well as improve the quality and safety of the care you provide.
By engaging in online courses, webinars, or workshops you can not only update your knowledge and skills but also demonstrate your commitment to lifelong learning and professional development.
Keep scrolling for opportunities to learn & click on the links to take you to the relevant pages.
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Toi - Ohomai - Master of Applied Professional Studies (Infection Prevention and Control)
The Master of Applied Professional Studies – Infection Prevention and Control supports you to broaden your knowledge and experience through reflective practice, critical evaluation, in-depth analysis of issues and applied research. Offers level 7 post grad certificate in Infection Risk Management also. **This course is not currently available due to limited enrollments, but we are working to bring it back.
University of Otago
Offering two post grad courses NURS471 Special topic. Foundations of infection prevention & control (30 points)- NURS472- Special topic. IPC in practice (30points) Note: these courses are offered every two years.
Griffith University
The Griffith Graduate Infection Control Program is the longest running and most successful tertiary infection prevention and control education program across Australasia. The programs are offered online, full-time and part-time. You can choose to complete the Graduate Certificate first and then continue on to the Master of Infection Prevention and Control or, if you meet the admission requirements, you can apply for entry directly to the Masters program.
IPCNC Fundamentals
This course introduces new and existing infection prevention and control practitioners to the key concepts of infection prevention and control (IPC) which underpin IPC practice in all healthcare settings. The practitioner will complete 9 learning modules via distance learning, supported by an experienced infection prevention and control practitioner mentor. Learning will be enhanced via regular Zoom meetings with your mentor and other course participants. This course is suitable for a healthcare worker who has a role or an interest in IPC and can commit to around 60 hours of study over 4 months. A certificate will be awarded to participants on completion of the course. Participants can claim up to 60 hours professional development hours.
ACIPC (Australasian College of Infection Prevention & Control)
multiple IPC courses offered. The ACIPC Foundations of Infection Prevention and Control course provides a valuable pathway for IPC learning and is an important resource for those wishing to pursue a career as an Infection Control Professional. Gives 80-90 CPD hours AQF8
Learn Online
Learn Online a learning resource for health practitioners register to view the course catalogue. NZAT is featured here also.
World Health Organization
Explore free online courses with life-saving health knowledge from the World Health Organization. Courses contain a variety of topics including AMR, vascular catheter associated bloodstream infections, tropical disease, vaccine safety, water safety and more. Visit the WHO academy to learn more.
CDC - Project Firstline
Project Firstline provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare workers.
CDC - Infection Control Training Toolkits
Want to lead an infection control training for healthcare workers? Project Firstline has developed training resources that cater to all styles of learning, so healthcare leaders can train their team with content that is engaging and accessible. Project Firstline’s resources are easy to use and can be integrated into existing infection control training programs. Whether you have 5 minutes or 30 minutes, you can lead an effective infection control training with your team.
Hand Hygiene Australia
5 moments of Hand Hygiene. Hand hygiene modules are available for many different professional groups to prevent healthcare infection
Te Tahu Hauora- HQSC
offering courses such as Hand hygiene, IPC basics for aged care, and work safe & clean
Ko Awatea Learn Online
primarily offering courses for North Island HNZ
Health learn
Online learning data base used mostly in South Island HNZ. multiple courses including IPC
Open Polytechnic
Intro into IPC STE301 Level 3 NZ certificate in sterilizing technology
ARA
Infection Prevention and Control course GCIM701 Level 7 5 credits Delivered as part of the graduate certificate in nursing programme.