Overview

The impacts of COVID-19 and competing pressures on psychologists are changing the landscape of running a practice. This activity serves as a tool to educate on best practices to improve client safety, develop a pattern of risk reduction to navigate life more safely during a pandemic, and adapt to whatever environment presents itself when moving to different sites or working with clients with different needs. The State guidelines at this time will direct overarching requirements, but the participant will be able to assess what further changes are needed to ensure low risk of exposure, in proportion to what exists in the community of work.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

Access to this activity is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

APS CPD-Approved

This activity has been assessed against the APS Standards for CPD activities and approved for its education quality.

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Activity details

• On-demand webinar recording

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• understand the modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2,

• identify highest and lowest risk environments,

• know the term 'transmission-based precautions’ and what it means with examples,

• recognise that PPE is the weakest preventative used but how to use it correctly to reduce risk of transmission of infection along with hand hygiene and cleaning of high touch points, and

• implement a suite of risk reduction strategies.

Presenter(s)

Margaret Jennings

About the presenter(s)

Margaret is a Melbourne based microbiologist who has worked in clinical and research bacterial/viral/immunology laboratories and lectured/tutored/demonstrated at tertiary level. Other experiences include: - clinical/sharps waste audits in Victorian hospitals - recognised course (Dept. of Health and Human Services Vic) for pre/post HIV testing. - Review of the use of chemical disinfectants in hospitals as part of a study program - invited by the RACGP to contribute to their 5th edition Infection Prevention & Control standards and again for the 2022 edition.