Renal Virology: Blood Borne Viruses

Course Overview
This course covers the following topics: Blood borne viruses Immune System Vaccines Infection Prevention and Control
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  • Written by experts
  • Introductory
  • 100% online
  • Video content
  • Multiple choice quiz
  • Approx. 1-2 hours to complete
  • Completion certificate
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About this course
Blood borne viruses
At the end of this section, you will be able to:
  • Identify hepatitis B & C, HIV & HTLV: mode of transmission, brief pathophysiology, complications, treatment
  • Critically analyse measures for BBv transmission preventive measures within HD units
  • Focus on Hep B & C in renal patients

Immune System
  • This section will cover:
  • How the immune system protects people from infectious diseases
  • Understanding of pathogenesis of inflammation & infection
  • Brief over of dysregulation of the immune system in patients with chronic kidney disease

Vaccines
  • This section will cover:
  • Managing and administering vaccines
  • Legal aspects
  • Roles & responsibilities
  • Record keeping

Infection Prevention and Control
Once you have completed this section you will be able to:
  • Critically analyse measures for reducing BBv transmission within HD units
  • Relate this to the understanding of the importance of hand hygiene and patient education
  • Understand the WHO "5 moments for hand hygiene for haemodialysis units"

Course authors and designers

Roseline Agyekum

FHEA MSc PG Cert HCP BSc CCN RN | Lecturer Practitioner 
Roseline's educational research area is long term conditions with special interest in chronic kidney disease awareness especially among people of African and Afro-Caribbean Ancestry. Her publications have focused on vascular access longevity. Vascular access is the Achilles heel of haemodialysis as a renal replacement therapy.

Florin Ivan

Project Manager, Learning Hub | King's Health Partners