2021-2022 / 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 crédits  

Lecturer

Hospital hygiene : Jonathan Alfageme Gonzales
Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection : Marie-Pierre Hayette
Vaccinology and antibiotic therapy supplements, including Prophylactic antibiotic treatment : Baudouin Byl

Substitute(s)

Microbiology supplements ; sterilization and disinfection : Pierrette Melin

Coordinator

N...

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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, hybrid 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

Axelle Dumazy:
adumazy@uliege.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

Advice of SHC May2017 Recommandation Sterilisation Desinfection
Official Belgian Recommandation to implement in Belgian hospitals.

edited as Advice by the SHC of Belgium in May 2017