ACTVET Approved Infection Control Training & DOH CME Course for Healthcare Professionals
Strengthen your knowledge of infection prevention, clinical safety, and healthcare quality with Advanced Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Training in Abu Dhabi from MEDWAY Training & Consultancy L.L.C.
Our ACTVET Approved Advanced Infection Prevention & Control training is designed for healthcare professionals seeking to develop advanced knowledge of infection prevention practices, healthcare-associated infection prevention, outbreak response, sterilization and disinfection, environmental safety, antimicrobial resistance, risk management, and quality improvement.
Where the specific training activity is approved for DOH CME, eligible healthcare professionals may also receive CME credits subject to the applicable Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH) requirements and activity conditions.
The program combines instructor-led learning, clinical case discussions, practical applications, scenario-based learning, and professional evaluation to help participants apply infection prevention principles in real healthcare environments.
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ACTVET Approved Advanced Infection Control Training
MEDWAY Training & Consultancy L.L.C. provides ACTVET Approved Advanced Infection Prevention & Control training for eligible participants.
The program is designed to support structured learning in infection prevention and control and help participants develop practical knowledge relevant to healthcare environments.
The training addresses important areas including:
- Infection prevention principles
- Healthcare-associated infection prevention
- Standard precautions
- Transmission-based precautions
- Hand hygiene
- PPE
- Sterilization and disinfection
- Decontamination
- Isolation practices
- Outbreak investigation
- Emerging infectious threats
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Environmental infection control
- Healthcare waste management
- Infection-control audits
- Risk assessment
- Quality improvement
ACTVET-related requirements and applicable certification or completion documentation are subject to the specific approved program and applicable requirements.
DOH CME for Advanced Infection Prevention & Control
Where the specific MEDWAY activity has received DOH CME approval, eligible participants can receive the applicable CME credits by satisfying the approved activity requirements.
CME eligibility is linked to the specific approved activity, including its approved topic, date, duration, attendance, participation, and evaluation requirements.
Participants should:
- Attend the scheduled training session
- Participate as required
- Complete the applicable evaluation
- Provide accurate participant information
- Follow the activity-specific CME instructions
- Complete any other applicable requirements
Participants who do not satisfy the required attendance and participation conditions may not be eligible to receive the applicable CME credit.
Why Choose MEDWAY for Advanced Infection Control Training?
Infection prevention is a multidisciplinary responsibility. Effective infection control requires healthcare professionals to understand risks, follow appropriate precautions, monitor compliance, and contribute to continuous improvement.
ACTVET Approved Training
Access structured ACTVET Approved Advanced Infection Prevention & Control training through MEDWAY.
DOH CME Opportunity
Where the specific activity is DOH CME approved, eligible healthcare professionals can claim the applicable CME credits after meeting the required conditions.
Advanced Infection Prevention Concepts
Explore infection transmission, HAI prevention, outbreak response, antimicrobial resistance, environmental safety, and risk management.
Practical Clinical Application
Connect infection-control principles with situations encountered in hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and other healthcare environments.
Case-Based Learning
Analyse realistic healthcare scenarios and identify appropriate infection prevention interventions.
Quality & Patient Safety Focus
Understand how infection prevention contributes to safer clinical environments and healthcare quality.
Who Should Attend Advanced Infection Prevention & Control Training?
The program is suitable for healthcare professionals involved in patient care, infection prevention, healthcare quality, laboratory services, clinical operations, and patient safety.
Recommended for:
- Physicians and doctors
- Nurses
- Infection Prevention & Control practitioners
- Hospital and clinic staff
- Allied healthcare professionals
- Laboratory technicians
- Healthcare assistants
- Public health professionals
- Clinical quality professionals
- Healthcare facility supervisors
- Healthcare professionals involved in patient safety
- Professionals involved in infection prevention and control
Suitability and eligibility may depend on the requirements of the specific ACTVET-approved program and CME activity.
Advanced Infection Control Course Highlights
ACTVET Approved Training
Develop advanced infection prevention knowledge through an ACTVET Approved training program.
DOH CME Activity
Where applicable, the specific MEDWAY activity may be approved for DOH CME.
Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention
Understand key risk factors and prevention strategies for healthcare-associated infections.
Advanced Infection Prevention Strategies
Explore infection transmission, surveillance, risk assessment, monitoring, and prevention approaches.
Outbreak Preparedness
Understand the principles involved in recognizing, investigating, and responding to potential infection outbreaks.
Sterilization & Disinfection
Develop knowledge of cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, decontamination, and equipment-handling principles.
Antimicrobial Resistance
Explore the relationship between infection prevention, healthcare-associated transmission, and antimicrobial resistance.
Environmental Infection Control
Understand environmental cleaning, healthcare waste management, sharps safety, and contamination prevention.
Quality Improvement
Learn how audits, monitoring, documentation, corrective actions, and staff education can support infection-control improvement.
What Will You Learn During Advanced Infection Prevention & Control Training?
1. Foundations of Advanced Infection Prevention
Build a strong understanding of the principles supporting effective infection prevention programs.
Topics include:
- Chain of infection
- Modes of transmission
- Standard precautions
- Transmission-based precautions
- Risk assessment
- Hand hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Respiratory hygiene
- Safe clinical practices
2. Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention
Understand factors contributing to healthcare-associated infections and explore practical prevention strategies.
The program may address:
- HAI risk factors
- Infection surveillance
- Prevention strategies
- High-risk clinical environments
- Patient safety measures
- Healthcare worker responsibilities
- Monitoring and quality improvement
3. Sterilization, Disinfection & Decontamination
Develop an understanding of infection prevention processes related to reusable medical equipment and healthcare environments.
Key areas include:
- Cleaning principles
- Disinfection
- Sterilization
- Decontamination
- Equipment handling
- Storage considerations
- Environmental safety
- Quality monitoring
4. Isolation & Transmission-Based Precautions
Learn how appropriate precautions can reduce the transmission of infectious organisms within healthcare facilities.
Topics include:
- Contact precautions
- Droplet precautions
- Airborne precautions
- Isolation practices
- Patient placement considerations
- PPE selection and use
- Safe patient movement
- Healthcare worker protection
5. Outbreak Investigation & Response
Healthcare facilities may encounter suspected clusters of infection requiring rapid assessment and coordinated intervention.
Participants explore:
- Recognition of potential outbreaks
- Initial response procedures
- Case identification
- Risk assessment
- Infection-control interventions
- Communication and coordination
- Monitoring and follow-up
- Corrective actions
- Lessons learned
6. Emerging & High-Risk Pathogens
Understand infection prevention considerations associated with emerging infectious threats and high-risk clinical situations.
Topics may include:
- Emerging pathogens
- Transmission risks
- Healthcare worker protection
- Isolation considerations
- Exposure management
- Environmental controls
- Preparedness and response planning
7. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Prevention
Explore the relationship between infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance.
Participants examine:
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Healthcare-associated transmission
- Prevention strategies
- Antimicrobial stewardship awareness
- Appropriate infection-control practices
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
8. Environmental & Healthcare Waste Management
Effective infection prevention extends beyond direct patient care.
The program addresses principles related to:
- Environmental cleaning
- Healthcare waste segregation
- Safe handling practices
- Sharps safety
- Contamination prevention
- Environmental risk reduction
- Healthcare facility hygiene
Clinical Safety, Audit & Quality Improvement
A strong infection prevention program requires continuous monitoring and improvement.
Participants explore:
- Infection-control policies and procedures
- Risk assessment
- Compliance monitoring
- Infection prevention audits
- Documentation
- Performance indicators
- Corrective actions
- Quality improvement strategies
- Staff education and awareness
The objective is to help healthcare teams identify gaps and support safer clinical environments.
Advanced IPC Training Methodology
MEDWAY uses an interactive and practical approach designed to connect infection-control knowledge with real healthcare situations.
Instructor-Led Learning
Structured presentations covering advanced infection prevention and control concepts.
Clinical Case Discussions
Analyse realistic healthcare situations and identify appropriate infection-control responses.
Practical Demonstrations
Explore appropriate approaches to infection prevention procedures and clinical safety practices.
Scenario-Based Learning
Work through outbreak, exposure, isolation, and infection-control scenarios.
Group Activities
Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to identify risks and develop practical solutions.
Protocol & Policy Discussions
Understand how infection prevention principles can be incorporated into healthcare policies and procedures.
Knowledge Assessment
Evaluate understanding through applicable course assessments and learning activities.
CME Evaluation
For applicable DOH-approved CME activities, participants complete the required evaluation process.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the Advanced Infection Prevention & Control program, participants should be able to:
- Explain the principles of infection transmission and prevention in healthcare environments.
- Apply standard and transmission-based precautions appropriately.
- Demonstrate improved understanding of hand hygiene, PPE, isolation, and safe clinical practices.
- Identify key risk factors associated with healthcare-associated infections.
- Explain the principles of sterilization, disinfection, cleaning, and decontamination.
- Recognize potential infection outbreaks and describe appropriate initial response measures.
- Discuss infection prevention considerations for emerging and high-risk pathogens.
- Explain the relationship between antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention.
- Apply infection-control principles to environmental and healthcare waste management.
- Participate effectively in infection prevention audits, monitoring, and quality improvement.
- Support the development of a stronger infection prevention culture within healthcare organizations.
- Promote safer clinical environments through consistent application of infection prevention practices.
ACTVET Approved Certification & Course Completion
Successful participants who meet the applicable requirements of the ACTVET Approved program receive the relevant course completion or certification documentation according to the applicable program requirements.
The applicable requirements may include:
- Attendance
- Participation
- Completion of learning activities
- Knowledge assessment
- Practical activities where applicable
- Final evaluation
- Other program-specific requirements
Participants should ensure that all applicable course requirements are completed before receiving the relevant documentation.
DOH CME Information
For a specific MEDWAY Advanced Infection Prevention & Control activity that has received DOH CME approval, eligible participants must satisfy the requirements of that approved activity to receive the corresponding CME credit.
Important CME Conditions
CME eligibility is linked to the specific approved activity and is not automatically applicable to every infection-control course offered by MEDWAY.
Participants must:
- Attend the scheduled session
- Join at the allotted time
- Participate as required
- Complete the applicable evaluation
- Provide the required information
- Follow the CME activity instructions
CME credits are issued subject to the applicable DOH requirements and successful completion of the approved activity conditions.
Who Can Benefit from Advanced IPC Training?
Advanced infection prevention knowledge can support professionals working across multiple healthcare environments, including:
Hospitals | Clinics | Medical Centers | Laboratories | Long-Term Care | Healthcare Facilities | Public Health Settings
The training can contribute to continuous professional development and support healthcare teams in strengthening patient-safety and infection-control practices.
Advanced Infection Control Training Online
This course is also available as a live online class on Zoom or Microsoft Teams, in addition to classroom training at our Khalifa Street centre. A self-paced online version is also available if you prefer to study in your own time. You learn in real time with a MEDWAY trainer, ask questions and complete the course assessment online.
Individuals and organizations can book online classes on dates arranged around their requirement. Teams can join together from their own workplace. Visit our Online Training page or message us on WhatsApp to book.
ACTVET approved: the online sessions for this course are approved by ACTVET (Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training). Participants who successfully complete the course and assessment requirements receive the ACTVET approved certificate, the same as in the classroom.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Advanced Infection Prevention & Control training?
Advanced IPC training is a professional healthcare program covering infection transmission, healthcare-associated infection prevention, isolation precautions, sterilization and disinfection, outbreak response, antimicrobial resistance, environmental safety, risk management, and quality improvement.
Is the Advanced Infection Control course ACTVET Approved?
Yes. MEDWAY provides ACTVET Approved Advanced Infection Prevention & Control training, subject to the applicable program requirements.
Is the Advanced Infection Control course DOH CME approved?
Where the specific MEDWAY activity has received DOH CME approval, eligible participants can receive the applicable CME credit after satisfying the requirements of that approved activity.
How many CME credits will I receive?
The number of CME credits depends on the specific DOH-approved activity, its approved duration, and applicable CME requirements. MEDWAY will provide the relevant CME information for the scheduled activity.
Do I need to attend the complete session to receive CME?
Participants must satisfy the attendance and participation requirements specified for the particular DOH-approved CME activity. Partial attendance may affect CME eligibility.
Can I claim CME if I do not attend the scheduled training?
CME eligibility is subject to the attendance requirements of the approved activity. Participants who do not meet the required attendance criteria may not be eligible to receive the corresponding CME credit.
Who can attend Advanced Infection Prevention & Control training?
The program may be suitable for doctors, nurses, infection-control practitioners, allied health professionals, laboratory personnel, healthcare assistants, public health professionals, quality professionals, and other relevant healthcare staff.
Is this course useful for Infection Control Practitioners?
Yes. The program addresses advanced infection prevention concepts relevant to infection surveillance, risk management, outbreak response, education, audits, and quality improvement.
Is the course suitable for nurses?
Yes. Infection prevention is an important component of safe clinical practice, and the training can strengthen nurses' understanding of infection-control principles and patient safety.
Does the course cover healthcare-associated infections?
Yes. Healthcare-associated infection prevention is a key component of the program, including risk factors, prevention strategies, surveillance, monitoring, and quality improvement.
Does the course cover outbreak management?
Yes. The program addresses principles related to outbreak recognition, investigation, risk assessment, response, communication, and infection-control interventions.
Does the course cover sterilization and disinfection?
Yes. The program covers relevant principles of cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, decontamination, equipment handling, and environmental safety.
Will I receive a certificate?
Eligible participants who successfully complete the applicable program requirements receive the relevant course completion or certification documentation according to the applicable program requirements.
For a DOH-approved CME activity, applicable CME documentation is provided subject to meeting the activity requirements.
Can this course support professional development?
Yes. Advanced IPC training can support continuous professional development by strengthening knowledge of infection prevention, patient safety, risk management, and healthcare quality.
Is this training suitable for hospitals and healthcare organizations?
Yes. Infection prevention is multidisciplinary, making the training relevant to healthcare teams working across hospitals, clinics, laboratories, medical centers, and other healthcare facilities.
Can MEDWAY arrange group or organizational training?
Organizational and group training arrangements can be discussed based on participant numbers, preferred dates, training requirements, and applicable program arrangements.
How can I register for the Advanced IPC training?
Contact MEDWAY Training & Consultancy L.L.C. to confirm the available training schedule, eligibility, ACTVET program requirements, DOH CME details where applicable, fees, and registration procedure.
Enroll for Advanced Infection Prevention & Control Training in Abu Dhabi
Strengthen your infection prevention knowledge, improve clinical safety practices, and contribute to safer healthcare environments through ACTVET Approved Advanced Infection Prevention & Control training with MEDWAY.
Where applicable, participate in a DOH CME-approved activity and fulfil the required conditions for the corresponding CME credit.
MEDWAY Training & Consultancy L.L.C.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- ACTVET Approved Advanced Infection Control Training
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- Healthcare organization training
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