This course explores the contemporary principles and practices of infection control for community care and public health. In particular, it examines the science and practice of surveillance and outbreak management. It critiques the role of the contemporary infection control practitioner in hospital and community settings, and the importance of developing professional practice networks that transcend context. It examines context-specific and practice-specific issues in infection prevention and control. <br/>Prerequisites: 8845NRS Sciences of Infection and Disease, 8846NRS Clinical Infectious Diseases<br/>Incompatible: 8851NRS Prevention of Infection -- Course Website
