GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HOSPITAL INFECTIONS AND CONTROL/HEM-5180
Course Title: HOSPITAL INFECTIONS AND CONTROL
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Identify basic theories and practices related to hospital infections
Discuss the role of health personnel in the management and surveillance of hospital infections
Discuss hospital infection epidemiology with its basics
Keep up-to-date with infection control programs
Demonstrate professional responsibility for the prevention of hospital infections

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  General characteristics of hospital infections (definition, importance, epidemiology, risk factors, etc.)
2. Week  Infection control programs (international, national or regional, hospital) and responsibilities of health professionals (hospital management, physician, nurse, etc.)
3. Week  Organization and responsibilities of health professionals in infection control (hospital management, physician, nurse, etc.)
4. Week  International and national surveillance methods and epidemic research in hospital infections
5. Week  Infection control measures in patient care (standard measures, isolation measures / measures specific to contamination patterns) and evidence-based practices
6. Week  Infection control measures in patient care (standard measures, isolation measures / measures specific to contamination) and evidence-based practices (continue)
7. Week  Hospital infections and personnel health; hospital infections and legal aspects
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Current approaches and evidence-based practices in the prevention, treatment and care of health care-associated respiratory tract infections
10. Week  Current approaches and evidence-based practices in the prevention, treatment and care of health care-associated surgical site infections
11. Week  Current approaches and evidence-based practices in the prevention, treatment and care of health care-associated urinary tract infections
12. Week  Current approaches and evidence-based practices in the prevention, treatment and care of health care-associated intravenous catheter-related infections
13. Week  Current approaches and evidence-based practices in the prevention, treatment and care of health care-associated vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections
14. Week  Current approaches and evidence-based practices in the prevention, treatment and care of health care-associated methicillin-sensitive and resistant infections
15. Week  Antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance and prevention ways  
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
3
2
6
 Preparing a Presentation
6
2
12
 Presentation
3
2
6
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
3
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
3
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
126
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
16X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Hülya BULUT , Assoc. Prof. Dr. SEVİL GÜLER DEMİR)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bhulya , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sevil.guler )
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sevil.guler@gazi.edu.tr , bhulya@gazi.edu.tr)