Hygiene in outpatient facilities

In outpatient facilities healthcare workers have to deal with different types of pathogens. Hands play an important role in transferring them. Pathogens are able to survive on surfaces for long times. Learn why, when and how hand hygiene and surface disinfection need to be done to fight against the most common pathogens.

In this training you will learn:

• Hand hygiene
• The most common pathogens
• The 4 areas of hand hygiene and when they are indicated
• Procedures how to disinfect the hands and what needs to be considered
• How to prevent skin irritation

Surface hygiene

• Recognition of high touch surfaces
• Routine disinfection and targeted disinfection
• When and how to disinfect surfaces
• Types of surface disinfectants and practical hints for daily work

This module is certified.

This E-Learning is a complex training for outpatient facilities covering hand hygiene and suface hygiene as well as practical hints for your daily work.