General IPC
Infection prevention and control pre-service education and training curriculum: foundational...
Core competencies for infection prevention and control professionals
Hand hygiene
Manuals and training packages
Slide sets and leaflets
Slide sets
- Education session for trainers, observers and health workers on hand hygiene
To help your hand hygiene representative to advocate hand hygiene to health-care workers and managers. - Hand Hygiene Slides Accompanying the Training Films (slides revised August 2009)
To train health-care workers on health care-associated infection and hand hygiene. The hand hygiene training video is available streaming.
Leaflets
- Hand Hygiene Why, How and When Brochure (revised August 2009) A summary of the Why, How and When of hand hygiene
- Glove Use Information Leaflet (revised August 2009)
On the appropriate use of gloves with respect to hand hygiene. - Frequently-asked Questions (revised May 2010)
Answers to your questions on hand hygiene in health care.
5 moments game video
The game is designed to encourage health care workers and students to creatively engage with the principles of hand hygiene in their real life encounters. Set in the international alien hospital, players encounter a series of challenges to test their knowledge of the 5 Moments for hand hygiene surrounding compassionate, clinical care. The game is an innovative, free resource, developed collaboratively by the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Hub, the WHO Academy, Marist University and Serious Games Interactive.
Access to the game at https://5mgame.lxp.academy.who.int/
Videos
WHO Academy: self-paced training module
Reminders in the workplace
Reminders in the workplace are important to prompt health-care workers to practice hand hygiene and to inform patients and their visitors of the standard of care they should expect from their health-care workers.
Prevention to surgical site infection
Manuals and training packages
IPC Training: Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) – December 2018 update
Decontamination and reprocessing of medical devices
Additional training resources – Surgical site infections prevention key facts
WHO Academy: self-paced training module
Videos
Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Manuals and training packages
Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
OpenWHO self-paced training module
Injection safety
Manuals and training packages
PC Training: Injection safety and needle-stick injury management
WHO Academy: self-paced training module
Videos
Core components for IPC
Manuals and training packages
IPC training: leadership and programme management in infection prevention and control module
Trainer guide | Student handbook | Presentation
New IPC recommendations from WHO - the importance of IPC actions in fighting AMR
Powerpoint Presentation (14 November 2016) | Audio recording
Leadership
OpenWHO self-paced training modules
Environmental cleaning
Manuals and training packages
Environmental cleaning and infection prevention and control in health care facilities in low- and middle-income...
Those who clean are the first line of defense against health care-associated infections (HAIs), and support efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance...
Environmental cleaning and infection prevention and control in health care facilities in low- and middle-income...
Those who clean are the first line of defense against health care-associated infections (HAIs), and support efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance...
WASH FIT manual for trainers
This manual for trainers outlines the information and materials required to undertake training in line with the WASH FIT Guide, including background documents,...
This poster and info sheet outline key steps for effective surface cleaning and disinfection in health-care settings, ensuring a safe environment for patients...
IPC and antimicrobial resistance
The following resources are made available for educational support to frontline health workers as well as facility leaders on the importance of IPC to combat AMR in health care settings.
- Teleclass: Guidelines for the prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in health care facilities audio & slides
- IPC to combat AMR in health care settings: PPT, Trainer guide & Student handbook