This is run by the director of the Laboratory of Healthcare Associated Infection (LHCAI) in Colindale in collaboration with the Hospital Infection Society (HIS) and was established in the late 1980s. It has national and international attendees. It is an intensive one-week residential course with an emphasis on practical work, intra-group discussions as well as formal lectures and demonstrations by experts in the UK in infection control and many related fields. topics include: surveillance, audit, policy design and review, aspects of management, relevant epidemiological skills, outbreak control and prevention, organism typing, antibiotic prescribing, an introduction to hospital hygiene, legal and socio-economic aspects of hospital infection, the interface between the community and the hospital, and other important topics in hospital infection such as infections on the intensive care unit and in the immuno-suppressed. Previous attendance at the LHCAI/HIS course from 1990 onwards will be recognized retrospectively. However, there should be evidence of applied learning from this course in their reflective portfolio.
The course is recognised for CPD points and is a module for the Diploma in Hospital Infection Control (DipHIC), but can also be taken by those not registered for the DipHIC. The fee is £500-00 (non-residential).
For further information please contact Sheila Culkin, Laboratory of Healthcare Associated Infection, HPA, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, or email: sheila.culkin@hpa.org.uk
Download the application form below.
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