EngenderHealth's Online Infection Prevention Course

Other options for getting the IP materials

This Infection Prevention Course is designed for online use; however there are also four other options for getting EngenderHealth’s Infection Prevention training materials in a format that does not require an internet connection:

 

How to Download the Course

Downloading the modules for this course will allow you to read the text for the course without being connected to the Internet. You only need to be connected to complete interactive quizzes.

The download version of the course is a 1-megabyte "zip" file (a compressed file) that can take less than 10 minutes to download using a 28.8 modem (or less than 20 minutes using a 14.4 modem). If you get disconnected from the Internet while the course is downloading, you will need to reconnect and start the download over again.

To download the course, please follow the directions below:

 

Windows and Macintosh users:

Before downloading the course: In order to open the "zip" file, you will need a program on your computer that can open compressed files, such as WinZip or MacZip. These are "sharware" programs: If you do not already have one of these programs, you can obtain them free of charge at the following shareware.com Web pages (and at several other locations on the Internet): WinZip - for Windows. MacZip - for Macintosh.

To download the course:

  1. Click on the following link: ip.zip
  2. You will be asked to select a destination to save/download to, we suggest you choose your desktop.
  3. Once the 1-megabyte ip.zip file has fully downloaded, you can open it with WinZip or MacZip to install the course files.
  4. The different programs use slightly different terms, but you should choose to "expand" or "extract" all of the files in the ip.zip file.
  5. The course files will be placed in a folder titled "ip". We suggest you put the "ip" folder on your desktop, but you may also chose a different location when prompted. You can always move the "ip" folder to another location once it is installed.
  6. To begin the course, simply open the file named "index.htm" in the "ip" folder using a web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer.

 

View the course in Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

The IP Online Course can be viewed and printed from an Acrobat PDF file. 

This 2MB PDF version of the course can take less than 20 minutes to download using a 28.8 modem, or less time with a faster connection. This single-file version will allow you to read the text for the course without being connected to the Internet and to print all or part of the course in one action (note that the pages will not print in the same order which they occur in the online modules). You will only need to be connected in order to complete the interactive quizzes.

This PDF version was adapted and reformatted by PATH to be provided as one of the Safe Injection resources available on The Bill and Melinda Gates Children's Vaccine Program Web site. <http://www.childrensvaccine.org/html/safe_injection.htm>

You will need to have Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your computer in order to view this file. <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html>

Click for the Acrobat PDF version of the IP course

 

To order a printed copy, multimedia package, or reference booklet.

The published IP Curriculum can be found on our publications list and ordered from EngenderHealth using the order form.

Infection Prevention Curriculum: A Training Course for Health Care Providers and Other Staff of Hospitals and Clinics is a comprehensive course designed to train a broad range of health care workers in infection prevention aimed at low-resource settings in the developing world. Topics include handwashing, gloves, antiseptics and disinfectants, aseptic technique, use and disposal of sharps, instrument processing, housekeeping, and waste disposal. (1999)

Trainer's manual: $75 ; item code: MS-10TM
Participant's handbook: $10 ; item code: MS-10PH

Infection Prevention: Multimedia Package (Training CD-ROM and Reference Booklet)
An essential training and reference package for health workers in low-resource settings. The CD includes training modules on handwashing, gloving, aseptic technique, instrument processing, use and disposal of sharps, and housekeeping and waste disposal. The material may be used for self-instruction or as part of formal training in infection prevention. The booklet covers the same topics in more depth and serves as a quick desk reference. Booklet also available for sale on its own. (2001)

Infection Prevention: A Reference Booklet for Health Care Providers
This booklet serves as a quick desk reference on important infection prevention topics: handwashing, gloves, aseptic technique, use and disposal of sharps, instrument processing, and housekeeping and waste disposal. Designed for use by health workers in low-resource settings. The booklet is also available as part of Infection Prevention: Multimedia Package. (2001)

Multimedia Package (Training CD-ROM and Reference Booklet): $40 ; item code: MS-11P
Reference Booklet without CD-ROM: $10 ; item code: MS-11B

 

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