The course is suitable for medical trainees in infection-related specialties, newly appointed consultants and other practitioners such as nurses and clinical scientists to gain a firm grounding in infection prevention and control.

The learning outcomes will focus on:

• Developing a sound approach to the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) and related issues of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
• Understanding national surveillance programmes for antimicrobial prescribing and AMR, plus data collection, analysis and feedback to produce information for action
• Understanding the basis of antimicrobial stewardship
• Outbreaks: learning about prevention and control with emphasis on investigation and data analysis
  Learning how to use molecular typing techniques for outbreak investigation
• Introducing technical aspects of hospital hygiene e.g. ventilation, disinfection and sterilisation
  Covering organisational and behavioural aspects of HCAI prevention and control.