Discussion Guide: Infection Control-Discussion Guide for Infection Control Course

Discussion Guide for Infection Control Course

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The Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) offers a 60-minute group discussion guide to reinforce infection control practices for home-based primary care (HBPC), following an online education activity. This guide is a comprehensive tool designed to help facilitators lead a discussion, focusing on key infection control learning objectives for providers, patients, and caregivers. <br /><br />The audience for this discussion includes learners who have completed HCCI's online course on infection control for home-based settings. To facilitate the discussion, the guide recommends using hard copies of the "Next Steps" and optionally the "Infection Control Strategies" handouts. A flipchart is also suggested for capturing comments and focusing discussions.<br /><br />The agenda for the session includes an introduction, an exploration of general infection risks, special consideration infection risks (such as multi-drug resistant organisms and bed bugs), strategies to minimize these risks, and a debrief. <br /><br />Key learning objectives are to:<br /><br />1. Recognize general infection risks in home settings and their impact on patients, family members, and providers.<br />2. Describe infection risks needing special consideration.<br />3. Apply strategies to minimize infection risks, including provider behaviors, contraindications to house calls, and infection control programs.<br /><br />Each topic is equipped with question prompts to initiate thoughtful discussions among participants:<br /><br />- In the introduction, discuss the comparative infection risks between home-based and hospital settings.<br />- For general infection risks, discuss planning strategies before appointments, shoe preferences in homes, and bag organization. Participants should also reflect on challenges in implementing these strategies and how to overcome them.<br />- On special consideration risks, evaluate strategies to handle MDROs and bed bugs, and discuss any additional strategies needed.<br />- Under strategies to minimize risk, review situations when home visits should be avoided due to infection risks, actions to take when entering is contraindicated, and the potential benefits of an infection control program.<br /><br />Lastly, the debrief involves identifying practices that need improvement or should be continued, and planning actionable next steps from the handout.

Keywords

Home Centered Care Institute

infection control

home-based primary care

group discussion guide

infection risks

strategies to minimize risks

MDROs

bed bugs

infection control program

facilitator tool