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Blood Borne Pathogen Course

What will I learn?

Improve your medical skills with our Bloodborne Pathogens Course, created for healthcare workers looking to make things safer and improve patient care. This full course covers important topics like safety rules, including how to properly throw away used needles and other sharps, and how to use personal protective equipment. You'll also learn about how these diseases spread and what health problems they can cause if you're exposed. Learn how to prevent infections, what to do right away if something happens, and how important it is to keep learning so we can make healthcare safer for everyone.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online course with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Customize your course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet connection required

Develop skills

Enhance the growth of the practical skills listed below

Master safe disposal of sharps: Make sure used needles and other sharps are handled and thrown away correctly.

Use PPE properly: Protect yourself with the right personal protective equipment.

Practice good hand hygiene: Follow strict handwashing procedures.

Know how infections spread: Understand the ways pathogens are transmitted.

Make patients safer: Improve patient care by taking steps to prevent infections.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can modify the chapters and the workload.

  • Select which chapter to commence with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You’ll be able to generate additional chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional growth. It does not equate to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate qualification, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.