თეთრეულის, სამრეცხაოს და დასუფთავების სტანდარტები [HYG-02]

თეთრეულის, სამრეცხაოს და დასუფთავების სტანდარტები [HYG-02]

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) affect an estimated 7–10% of hospitalized patients in high-income countries, with rates substantially higher across much of the WHO European Region, including Georgia and the broader South Caucasus. Contaminated linen, inadequately decontaminated surfaces, and non-compliant housekeeping practices are consistently identified among the modifiable environmental contributors to HAI transmission, including pathogens such as Clostridioides difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales. Despite this evidence, environmental hygiene programmes frequently receive insufficient institutional investment, and frontline teams often lack standardised, actionable frameworks for daily implementation. This course addresses that gap directly, building the technical competence and systems-thinking required to establish audit-ready hygiene infrastructure across inpatient wards, procedural areas, and support services.

Course content is grounded in WHO Guidelines on Core Components of Infection Prevention and Control Programmes (2016), WHO’s Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation standards for environmental services, and ISO 14644 cleanroom and controlled-environment principles where applicable to healthcare settings. Instruction is structured around real-world facility scenarios, enabling learners to move from regulatory understanding to operational practice rather than remaining at the level of abstract policy. Case-based assessments draw on facility archetypes representative of Georgian secondary and tertiary care settings, ensuring contextual relevance alongside international standard alignment.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish between the risk classifications of healthcare linen — including infectious, used, and theatre linen — and apply the corresponding segregation, containment, and transport protocols mandated by WHO and national Georgian sanitary norms.
• Implement a structured laundry cycle that meets thermal and chemical disinfection thresholds (71 °C for 25 minutes or equivalent validated chemical process) and document compliance for accreditation audits.
• Design zone-specific housekeeping schedules for facilities of varying complexity, incorporating contact-time requirements for EPA-registered or WHO-recommended disinfectants across routine, enhanced, and terminal cleaning levels.
• Evaluate the adequacy of environmental cleaning through structured audit tools, including ATP bioluminescence interpretation, visual inspection scoring, and fluorescent marker methods aligned with JCI environmental services standards.
• Construct a corrective action plan in response to audit non-conformities, specifying measurable targets, accountable roles, and re-audit timelines consistent with a continuous quality improvement cycle.
• Demonstrate correct personal protective equipment (PPE) selection and donning/doffing sequence for housekeeping personnel working across standard, contact, and droplet precaution areas, reducing occupational exposure risk.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for infection prevention and control nurses, hospital epidemiologists, and environmental services supervisors working in acute, rehabilitative, or long-term care settings. It is equally relevant to facility managers, quality and accreditation officers, and nursing unit leads who hold accountability for environmental hygiene performance indicators. Professionals at all career stages will benefit, though the course is particularly valuable for those preparing facilities for JCI or Georgian National Accreditation Centre review cycles.

Course Structure

The course is delivered fully online through the GMJ Academy platform, comprising six structured modules with an estimated study time of four to five hours, inclusive of case-based exercises and formative quizzes. Participants who achieve a pass mark of 80% or above on the final summative assessment will receive a GMJ Academy certificate of completion carrying confirmed CPD credit hours recognised under Georgian continuing medical education requirements.