Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
MCPH2038-1  
Fight against infections and prevention
  • Hospital hygiene
  • Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
  • Vaccinology and antibiotic therapy supplements, including Prophylactic antibiotic treatment
Duration :
Hospital hygiene : 12h Th
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection : 18h Th
Vaccinology and antibiotic therapy supplements, including Prophylactic antibiotic treatment : 18h Th
Number of credits :
Specialised master in hospital pharmacy6
Lecturer :
Hospital hygiene : Geneviève Christiaens
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection : Pierrette Melin
Vaccinology and antibiotic therapy supplements, including Prophylactic antibiotic treatment : Baudouin Byl
Coordinator :
N...
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Hospital hygiene
key words: prevention, infection control, epidemiology
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
  • Microbiology supplements
- Revision about microbiological diagnostic tools, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and their limits - Revision about antibiotics - Emergence of multi-resistant bacteria - Ecology of resistance - Role of the pharmacist and educational tools towards a better use of antibiotics - More about infections associated with Legionella and prevention control in the environment (water system)


  • Sterilisation - disinfection
- Introduction - Organization of a Central Sterilization Unit within hospitals and relationship with the different medical and surgery departments - Microbial targets - Definitions and goals - Sterilization methods:          Physical procedures (dry and moist heat, air and liquid filtration, irradiation)         Gazeous sterilization (ethylene oxyde, formaldehyde, H2O2 plasma)         Chemical agents  (peracetic acid)         Sterilization control and sterility assurance - Antiseptics and disinfectants - To illustrate the course a visit is organized in the central sterilization department of the University Hospital of Liege
 
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Hospital hygiene
key words: prevention, infection control, epidemiology
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
At the end of this course, students will be able to
  • provide useful comprehensive recommendations and explanations for the best compliance to an antimicrobial treatment.
  • to understand the main drivers for antibiotic stewardship
  • argue about the role of antibiotic pressure on emergence of resistance.
  • describe the impact of contaminations on pharmaceutical products.
  • describe the main sterilization methods, equipments, wrapping, controls and their characteristics, to be used within hospital 
  • refer to regulatory requirements about the organization of the central sterilization department in hospitals
  • explain the principle and limits of sterility tests.
  • discuss the indications and limits of the main antiseptics and disinfectants and argue about the choices.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
Master in Pharmacy included different specific courses as microbiology, pharmacology and quality assurance
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Hospital hygiene
theoritical  interactive assessment
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
Lectures,
Questions and answers during and following lectures
Illustration by a didactic visit of the central sterilisation department of the University Hospital of Liege
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Hospital hygiene
face-to-face
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
Face to face
Printed version of slide shows distributed before lecture and availability of an electronic version
Recommended or required readings :
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
Slide shows are compulsory. The following references can strengthen acquired knowledge: - Hugo and Russell's Pharmaceuticals microbiology, S.Denyer, N. Hodges, S. Gorman, B. Gilmore, 8th Ed. 2011, Wiley-Blackwell - Microbial Quality Assurance in Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, and Toiletries, R. Baird,  Sally F. Bloomfield, Taylor andFrancis, 1996 - Bactériologie médicale, F.Denis, MC. Ploy, C. Martin, E. Bingen, R. Quentin et al. 2ème Ed., 2011, Masson Paris
Assessment methods and criteria :
Hospital hygiene
written examination
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
Written exams in january
Work placement(s) :
Hospital hygiene
not required
Organizational remarks :
Hospital hygiene
first semester
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
 None
Contacts :
Hospital hygiene
Geneviève Christiaens:
G.Christiaens@chu.ulg.ac.be
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
Clinical microbiology department University hospital of Liège, B-23 Sart Tilman, 4000 LIEGE Belgium Secretary
For any contact or to fix an appointment, please contact the secretary Mrs MC Lhote
Professor Pierrette Melin
 
Items online :
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection
Slide set 1 MCPH2038 partim
Slide set
Diaporama 2 MCPH2038 partim "Sterilization disinfection"
Slide set
Diaporama 3 MCPH2038 partim "Sterilization disinfection"
Slide set
Slide set 1 MCPH2038 partim
Slide set