Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) organized two days comprehensive training session on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for its 11th batch of Interns on September 8-9, 2026.
As part of PAHS’s ongoing commitment to fostering a safe and healthy environment for patients, healthcare workers, and institutional stakeholders, the training focused on delivering evidence-based practices and standard protocols designed to mitigate healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Facilitated by IPC nurse specialists Rachana Shrestha, Keshari Dangol, and Urmila Singh, the training emphasized key strategies to enhance hospital safety and streamline infection containment protocols:
- Healthcare Waste Management: Standard procedures for the segregation, handling, and safe disposal of medical waste.
- Sterilization and Disinfection Principles: Key guidelines for maintaining sterile environments and equipment integrity.
- Sources and Transmission Pathways: Identification of major sources and mechanisms of transmission of infection within hospital settings.
- Infection Reduction Strategies: Practical intervention protocols to minimize cross-contamination and institutional risk.
- Stakeholder Impact: Assessment of how healthcare-associated infections affect patients, medical staff, visitors, and the broader community.
Through continuous training programs like this, PAHS reinforces institutional compliance with global hygiene standards, ensuring that newly on-boarding medical professionals are fully equipped to maintain a secure healthcare environment.