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Specialist IDEM training module for nurses and other health care workers

Aim

To extend and enhance the IDEM training for nurses and other HCWs provided in the interdisciplinary foundation module by developing a specialist IDEM training module for nurses and other HCWs, covering safe transport of patients, safe triage, safe sampling and sample handling, initial case management, infection control skills, psychological effects of traumatic events, alerting mechanisms and communications skills, for use in the onsite training course at INMI and wider dissemination via the ETIDE website.

Specialist IDEM training module for nurses and other health care workers
Knowledge/Learning Objectives
Topic	The Trainees should be able to identify/explain/describe
Major Incident Management	Importance of emergency preparedness in the context of their role within their organisation Principles of effective risk identification Evaluate ways in which emergency management risks may be mitigated Nursing resource and working condition management Sources of local and national epidemiological data and its role in raising awareness of potential infectious disease emergencies Sources of advanced technical advice including national and international guidelines Principles of outbreak recognition including identification of unusual clustering Effective alerting and reporting systems and chains of command Identification of internal and external roles and responsibilities (in particular clinical nurse and public health nurse role) Legal and ethical issues for nurses and other HCWs
Syndromic presentation, basic clinical management	Principles of safe triage and assessment Syndromic presentations of biological agents (either deliberate or accidental) likely to produce an infectious disease emergency Introduction to modes of transmission by agent Possible differential diagnosis Basic clinical management options New and evolving algorithms in the recognition and treatment of differing agents Pre and post exposure prophylaxis, microbiological and instrumental tests, medical treatment Specialised nursing care for patients affected by high transmission infective diseases
Principles of infection control and transmission prevention	Differing types of infection control precautions (standard precautions including respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette: transmission based precautions including airborne, droplet and contact) Isolation procedures Categories of disinfectant and their use in HID Waste management issues including resources for assistance Appropriate handling of human remains, addressing safety, psychosocial and forensic needs National and international guidelines for the selection and use of PPE Efficacy and selection of PPE in different environments and with different agents Correct hand washing procedures Correct use of aseptic technique Safe and appropriate decontamination of patients, equipment and environment
Safe sampling & handling techniques	Safe packaging, labeling and transportation of infectious substances Safe and appropriate decontamination of patients and equipment Safe patient transfer within and between healthcare facilities Post-mortem procedures
Psychological effects	Psychological impact of biological incident on patients and healthcare professionals Psychosocial stress responses to a critical event Impact of psychological and emotional factors on behaviour within specific groups e.g children, elderly, immigrants, staff etc Strategies to combat negative psychological effects Importance of effective psychological support for patients and healthcare workers
Communication and Education skills	Facilitate and maintain effective, reliable and clear communication with staff, patients and families Evaluation of correct clinical documentation Education of staff, patients and other HCWs