Social Service Sector - Curriculum

Infection Control Training and Support

The project provides targeted infection control training and support to frontline staffs and managerial staffs in five sectors: social service, education, property management, hotel, and catering, to equip them with up-to-date infection control knowledge, skills, and simulation training opportunities to:

Raise the awareness of infection control and build confidence within industries.
Enhance the skills and knowledge of frontline employees in implementing infection control and prevention measures.
Increase the awareness and capabilities of managerial staffs in infection control management and handling infectious disease outbreaks.
Strengthen the industry's resilience and recovery capabilities against infectious disease outbreaks.

Content of Training

1. Infection Control Training Course

Target: Mainly frontline staff

Topics include but not limited to (some of which may be tailored to the needs of the respective units):

  • Transmission pathways and protective measures
  • Food safety
  • Hand hygiene
  • Cleansing and disinfection supplies
  • Environmental cleanliness and disinfection
  • Waste disposal
  • Donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Needlestick injuries
  • Symptoms of infection and its monitoring
  • Infection control management
  • Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
  • Other relevant knowledge
  • Knowledge and management of infectious diseases
  • Prevention of infection and response to outbreaks

Mode:
Lecture, game, workshop, scenario-based learning, simulation training, experiential learning, video, etc.

2. Table Drill on "Infectious Diseases Outbreak Prevention and Management"

Target: Managerial staff
  • Facilitate managerial staffs through tabletop infectious disease outbreak prevention and management simulation exercises with scenarios closely related to their units.
  • Facilitate units to revise or create internal workflows or guidelines related to infection control.

3. On-site Visit and Assessment Service

Target: Managerial staff
  • Pre and post on-site visits and assessment with unit managerial staff
  • Conduct comprehensive discussions and exchange knowledge on feasible infection control measures.
  • Facilitate units in developing improvement items and follow-ups

Arrangement of Infection Control Training and Support

Day 1

Infection Control Training Course

Target: Mainly frontline staff
About 2.5 hours

On-site Visit and Assessment Service 1

Target: Managerial staff
About 1.5 Hours
Day2

Table Drill on "Infectious Diseases Outbreak Prevention and Management"; On-site Visit and Assessment Service 2

Target: Managerial staff
About 3 hours

Course duration: 

Approximately 7-8 hours over two days 

Language: 

Cantonese  

Speaker:  

Registered Nurse 

Fee: 

Free of charge

Certificate: 

Attendees who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion issued by our organisation

Training Venue: 

Service units of participating premises

Other services (please contact individually if needed): 

  • Infection Control Consultation Service
  • Ventilation Inspection Service
  • N95 Respirator Fit Test Service
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Become Infection Control Shielders

Eligibility: 

Participating units must complete (1) Infection Control Training Course, (2) Table Drill on "Infectious Diseases Outbreak Prevention and Management", and (3) On-site Visit and Assessment Service 1&2.

The participating unit will join us to become a member of the "Infection Control Team, the Shielders" to combat infectious diseases, working together with the project ambassador “Shieldy” to enhance community health. Upon meeting the above conditions, the participating unit will:

  • Automatically enrolled as “Shielders”, no additional application is required;
  • Receive a “Shield Mark” certificate issued by this project;
  • Be invited to display the “Shield Mark” at the premises, on the unit's website (if applicable); and have the unit's name listed on the project's webpage.
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For enquiries, please call / WhatsApp 3103 4096 or email icts@redcross.org.hk