FREE COURSE

Infection Control and Prevention 2023

American Society of Anesthesiologists
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What's in this course?

Learn about the importance of proper hand hygiene, safe medication administration practices, and the role of environmental contamination in the spread of hospital-acquired infections.

Anaesthesia

Patient Safety

Target Audience

All members of the anaesthesia care team. 

Varied activities

Lectures, audio, case studies, infographics, assessments.

Duration

2 hours

Level

Basic

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  • This course offers opportunities for CME/CPD activity.

    SURGhub and the American Society of Anesthesiologists do not award CME credits directly. It is the responsibility of the individual participant to determine eligibility for CME/CPD credit through a locally-accredited provider. Participants are responsible for downloading and presenting the certificate of completion to a local accrediting body to claim self-directed CME/CPD credits.
    Learners can record time spent on each tutorial and claim for CPD credit that corresponds with the extent of their participation.
Certificate of Completion
Course author

Dr. Scott Watkins, MD 

Dr. Watkins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Johns Hopkins University. He practices pediatric and pediatric cardiac anesthesia at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology. Dr. Watkins obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency and fellowship training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has completed additional training in quality improvement science through the Intermediate Improvement Science Series (I2S2) at the James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. His academic interests include patient safety, quality improvement and the use of simulation for systems improvement.

This course is provided by the American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASA® is the leading anesthesiology professional society with more than 55,000 members globally. Since its founding in 1905, the Society raises and maintains the standard of the practice of anesthesiology through education, advocacy and quality improvement by focusing on patient care and safety. ASA is dedicated to helping physician anesthesiologists and their care teams provide the highest quality of care in a patient-centered, physician led environment.  

Course Content

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