Introduction

Welcome to the Infection Prevention and Control Practices open educational resource!

The goal of this resource is to support your knowledge and skill performance of the following infection prevention and control practice (IPCP) skills: hand hygiene, alcohol-based hand rub, donning and removing personal protective equipment (PPE), and removing non-sterile gloves.

The intended audience are novice healthcare students in undergraduate programs. This resource is best used after you have learned about IPCP in your healthcare program.

The infection prevention and control practices content follow the Public Health Ontario’s Provincial Infections Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC) guidelines. However, individual institution practices may vary according to institutional guidelines.

By the end of this resource you will be able to:

• Identify various infection prevention and control practices.
• Apply knowledge of infection prevention and control skill techniques.
• Explain rationale for various infection prevention and control practices techniques.
• Perform correct skill techniques for infection prevention and control practices including hand hygiene, alcohol-based hand rub, donning and removing PPE, and removing non-sterile gloves.