Foundations of Fungal Infection Prevention in Hospitals
How healthcare-associated fungal infections arise and how air, water, construction and cleaning controls reduce risk for vulnerable patients.
An overview of what you will study and build.
Foundations of Fungal Infection Prevention in Hospitals explains how healthcare-associated fungal infections arise and how the hospital environment can be managed to protect vulnerable patients. Students study the main organisms involved, then look in detail at air quality and the specific risks created by construction and renovation, water systems as fungal reservoirs, and cleaning, disinfection and device care. Outbreak recognition and investigation are covered with real examples, and the course closes by bringing these elements together into a practical prevention plan.
Fungal outbreaks in hospitals are often linked to building work, ventilation failures or contaminated equipment, and prevention depends on cooperation between clinical, estates and cleaning teams. This course suits infection prevention practitioners, estates staff and nurses working with high-risk patients. Tutors are infection prevention professionals and mycologists. For the final project, each student drafts a fungal infection prevention plan for a hospital unit or building project, including risk assessment, controls, monitoring and communication.
6 modules, one growing line of knowledge.
Hover or tap a module to follow the path from the first session to the final project. Open a module to see the topics it covers.
- Organisms involved in hospital outbreaks
- Patients at highest risk
- Sources and transmission routes
- Ventilation and filtration
- Construction risk assessment
- Dust control and barriers
- Water reservoirs for fungi
- Showers, sinks and drains
- Water management plans
- Cleaning products and fungal spores
- Disinfection of surfaces
- Care of devices and equipment
- Signals of a possible outbreak
- Investigation steps
- Environmental sampling in outbreaks
- Mapping risks by area
- Selecting controls and monitoring
- Roles, training and communication
Foundations of Fungal Infection Prevention in Hospitals
By the end you will be able to:
- Identify the main sources of healthcare-associated fungal infection.
- Apply construction risk assessment principles to protect vulnerable patients.
- Recognise water systems and surfaces as potential fungal reservoirs.
- Describe the steps of a fungal outbreak investigation.
- Draft a structured fungal infection prevention plan for a unit.
Where this programme sits in the school.
Where this programme can take you.
Roles and uses that build on what you learn here. Outcomes depend on your experience and local market.
- Infection prevention practitioner assistant
- Healthcare estates and facilities officer
- Construction project coordinator for healthcare buildings
- Environmental services supervisor in hospitals
- Quality and patient safety officer
Requirements, assessment and certificate.
Admission requirements
No prior mycology knowledge is required; experience in healthcare, estates or infection prevention is helpful.
How you are assessed
Students are assessed through participation in live sessions and module exercises based on scenarios and checklists. The final prevention plan is reviewed by the professor.
Final project
A fungal infection prevention plan for a hospital unit or building project covering risks, controls, monitoring and communication.
Certificate
Course Certificate
On completing the programme and its project, Fungaris issues a Course Certificate. Accreditations are assessed according to the training completed and the local regulations of each country.
How the programme grows, phase by phase.
- Healthcare-associated fungal infections
- Air quality and construction risk
- Water systems and environmental reservoirs
- Cleaning, disinfection and device care
- Outbreak recognition and investigation
- Building an infection prevention plan
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Questions about this programme
Do I need experience to study Foundations of Fungal Infection Prevention in Hospitals?
No prior mycology knowledge is required; experience in healthcare, estates or infection prevention is helpful.
How is Foundations of Fungal Infection Prevention in Hospitals taught?
Live online, in 6 modules with a working professional, a small group and a final project.
How am I assessed?
Students are assessed through participation in live sessions and module exercises based on scenarios and checklists. The final prevention plan is reviewed by the professor.
What is the final project?
A fungal infection prevention plan for a hospital unit or building project covering risks, controls, monitoring and communication.
What certificate do I get?
On completing the programme and its project, Fungaris issues a Course Certificate. Accreditations are assessed according to the training completed and the local regulations of each country.
What can I study after Foundations of Fungal Infection Prevention in Hospitals?
The natural next step is Diploma in Medical Mycology Foundations.
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