Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
INFECTION DISEASES	Second cycle	SEC223		3	3.00	3.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	-
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof.Dr. Müge OĞUZKAYA ARTAN
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof.Dr. Müge OĞUZKAYA ARTAN
Teaching assitant(s)	-
Mode of delivery	Face to face.
Course objective	In hospital, knows the basic infection control and prevention guidelines and prevent either themselves or environment, patients as a health care technician.
Course description	Basic infection and infection control knowledge.

Course contents

1	introduction to infectious diseases.
2	Hand hygiene and hand hygiene practices
3	General symptoms of infectious diseases
4	Prevention of infections
5	Definition of hospital-acquired infections
6	Hospital-acquired infections (intravascular catheter infections and nosocomial respiratory tract infections)
7	General precautions in infection control
8	Surgical site infections and urinary tract infections
9	Midterm exam.
10	Post-midterm evaluation – Blood and blood product-borne infections
11	Respiratory tract infections
12	Infection transmission and prevention in procedures such as the use of surgical instruments, ventilators, and intravascular catheters
13	Waste management
14	Infection control in operating rooms and intensive care units
15	Notifiable diseases
16	Epidemics
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	knows transmission and prevention guidelines in infectious diseases.
2	knows standard infection prevention methods and apply.
3	knows the importance of hand hygiene and apply.
4	knows what a nosocomial infection is and ways to prevent it.
5	knows the waste protocol.
6	knows the standard precaution protocols in operation room.
7	knows the infectious agents transmitted by blood and blood products and preventions.
8	knows the standard precautions for operation room personnel.
9	knows the standard precautions for heath care personnel.
10	knows the importance of vaccination.

*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

1	Have theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to fulfill their professional roles and functions.
2	Act in accordance with professional ethics principles and values
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	15	2	30
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	5	5
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			70
ECTS			3.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	-
Additional references	Wilke Topçu A, Söyleitr G, Doğanay M. Enfeksiyon hastalıkları ve mikrobiyoloji. 2010.

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