03340nas a2200301 4500008004100000024000700041245005500048210005400103260001800157300001200175490000600187520247400193653001402667653002202681653001302703653001102716653001702727653001302744100002502757700002002782700002902802700002802831700003102859700002602890700002802916700003302944856006102977 2022 eng d a0300aPharmacy Infection Control: Education and Training0 aPharmacy Infection Control Education and Training cDecember 2022 a105-1120 v83 a

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to explore the Education and Training policy of pharmacy infection control as a new initiative project in Saudi Arabia. Methods: It is a narrative review of pharmacy infection control. The literature search was done using databases, including PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar, about specific pharmacy practice infection control policies and procedures. The search time was from the 1960s to October 2021. The topic was in English and included narrative review, meta-analysis, systemic review, and guidelines across all hospitals and community pharmacy services. Moreover, the national and international guidelines of general research in hospital practice. The pharmacy research committee formulated and consisted of various experts, including clinical pharmacists, drug information pharmacists, and infection control specialists. Some authors drafted the policy and procedures, and others reviewed and corrected them. The additional author, an infection control specialist, revised the final document. The study emphasizes the Pharmacy infection control policy of Research Education and Training. Results: The Pharmacy Infection control Education and Training policy consisted of various items, including program objectives, admission requirements, teaching and education methodology, and Pharmacy infection control Education and Training steps in pharmacy practice. The education and training contained five models. Namely hand hygiene and personal protective equipment, environment and workplace, employment immunization and occupational safety, pharmacy wastage and spill cleaning, pharmacoepidemiology with a pharmacy infection control surveillance, and pharmacy infection control quality management. Each model described Module description, Learning Objectives, Module Outlines, and Competency items. Conclusion: The pharmacy infection control policy of Research Education and Training is a new initiative for pharmacy career professionals. The Pharmacy infection control Education and Training pharmacy policy aims to improve infection control skills and encourage pharmacists’ compliance with infection control regulations in different places in the public and healthcare organizations. Therefore, education and training in pharmacy infection control policy are necessary for the pharmaceutical care services in Saudi Arabia.

10aEducation10aInfection control10aPharmacy10aPolicy10aSaudi Arabia10aTraining1 aAlomi, Yousef, Ahmed1 aAlyousef, Anhar1 aIslam, Mohammed, Mominul1 aAlmadany, Maha, Hussein1 aAlqannass, Bader, Abdullah1 aYounis, Eman, Elsayed1 aNoaimi, Rehab, Ahmed Al1 aAbushomi, Hamidah, Qasim Ali uhttps://ptbreports.org/article/2022/8/3/105530ptb2022814