Partnering For Health: Practical Steps of Infection Control

Workshop Report

This report provides a short summary of the recent workshop hosted by The Society for Quality in Healthcare in Nigeria at the Lagos Travel Inn, Ikeja, Lagos on the 26th of March, 2015. The main purpose of the workshop was to give its participants, a hands-on-experience, to practical solutions to the implementation of everyday infection control practices both at home and in the hospital. To also enlighten the participants on the importance of the appropriate segregate of medical waste all in the bid of improving infection control practices of patient safety and most of all, to impart knowledge. This report, has been prepared for circulation to participants but it is also intended as a resource for those interested in Infection Control who were for one reason or another, unable to attend. A total of 34 Participants attended the Workshop and the attendance cut across Healthcare Personnel including medical practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, clinicians, and members of the society.

Workshop Themes & Objectives

The Theme of the Workshop: Partnering for Health: Practical Steps to Infection Control.
The specific Workshop objectives were:
1. To remind us infection control never ends
2. Understand the components of a successful hand hygiene program
3. Learn how to manage an outbreak in the hospital setting
4. Effective use of antibiotics
5. Prevention of health and environmental danger through medical waste management

Programme

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