At the end of the CPE activity the participants will be able to:

• Recognize the benefit to patients and healthcare workers in adhering to scientifically accepted principles and practices of infection prevention and control.
• Recognize non-specific disease findings that should prompt the evaluation of healthcare workers.
• List strategies for preventing transmission of pathogenic organisms (HIV, HCV, HBV, TB).
• Describe specific measures to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens from patient to patient, healthcare worker to patient, and the patient to the healthcare worker.
• Describe the circumstances that require the use of barriers and personal protective equipment to prevent patient or healthcare worker contact with potentially infectious material.
• Identify occupational health strategies for preventing transmission of bloodborne pathogens and other communicable diseases in healthcare workers.
• Recognize the pharmacist's responsibility to adhere to scientifically accepted infection prevention and control practices in all healthcare settings and the consequences of failing to comply.
• Describe and recognize novel virus coronavirus strain COVID19 and compare it with other viral infections. Know how aggressive it could be a viral infection if not identified.