e-Bug Health Educator Training
Improve your ability to teach children and young people how to prevent the spread of infection and to use antibiotics responsibly.
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How it works
e-Bug Health Educator Training
Learn how to use the e-Bug teaching resource
e-Bug is operated by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as a free educational resource for teaching young people aged 3-18 about the spread, prevention, and treatment of infections and antibiotic use.
This course was developed by UKHSA and the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) for teachers/educators, and others who work with children or young people. Use this course to learn more about important health topics and increase your knowledge, skills and confidence in using e-Bug resources, which tie into efforts to reduce the spread of infections and antibiotic resistance in the UK.
What topics will you cover?
This course focuses on a variety of health topics spread over a three-week period.
- Week 1: Introduction to microbes, hand hygiene, and respiratory hygiene
- Week 2: Food hygiene and oral hygiene
- Week 3: Antimicrobial resistance
Each week features a different set of learning outcomes that align to the topics covered.
Who is this accredited by?
The Royal College of Pathologists is a professional membership organisation with charitable status, concerned with all matters relating to the science and practice of pathology.
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On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Explain to children and young people that microbes live everywhere, come in different shapes and sizes, and there are useful and harmful microbes.
- Demonstrate to children and young people how infection can spread through our hands, coughs and sneezes and why it is important to use soap and the six steps of hand-washing.
- Demonstrate and explain to children and young people how microbes can spread through food or unclean kitchen surfaces.
- Explore the influence that sugary food and drinks have on oral health with children and young people, and demonstrate the benefits of effective tooth-brushing.
- Explain the importance of antibiotics to children and young people, demonstrate what antibiotic resistance is and how we can prevent it.
Who is the course for?
Primary and secondary school educators, as well as those who lead community groups targeting children and young people. This course is designed for child educators in different settings around the UK, but may be appropriate for other countries and settings. Parents who are home educating might find this course useful if they would like to learn how to teach children about the prevention and spread of infection and caring for themselves and others when ill.
The course might also be of interest to healthcare professionals who work with children, for example, school nurses. Local authority or government officials involved in the management of infections and improving antibiotic use within communities, might also find this course useful.
Who will you learn with?
Medical epidemiologist, lead for Antimicrobial Resistance & Prescribing at UK Health Security Agency
Paediatric infectious diseases consultant at Evelina London Children's Hospital
@aliciad3
Who developed the course?
BSAC
Founded in 1971, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is committed to addressing the growing threat of drug resistant infections around the world.
UK Health Security Agency
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for planning, preventing and responding to external health threats by providing intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage. UKHSA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$19.99
For your first month. Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$54/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 25 Dec 2024
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