Nasopharyngeal Swab – Collection and Handling Safely

About Nasopharyngeal Swab Program:

The Canadian College of Healthcare and Pharmaceutics is pleased to announce a one-day program on Nasopharyngeal Swab. The program is designed for health professionals and front-line workers to understand the concepts of Nasopharyngeal Swab. The program is delivered by a certified professional. The concepts of patient safety are included as well.

Who should take the course: This program is designed to cater all types of healthcare professionals:

• Nurses (RN, LPN)
• Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
• Medical Lab Technologists / Medical Lab Tech / Assistant (MLT / A)
• International Medical / Nursing Graduates
• Other health professionals

Program:

• Scope and Objectives for collecting Respiratory Specimens for testing
• Key elements of diagnostic testing
• Clear understanding of Types of Specimen and priority
• Importance of safe collection and handling of specimen.
• Good knowledge of different respiratory specimen and their technique of collection & handling

Learning Outcomes:

• To know how to collect and handle different respiratory specimen, especially Nasopharyngeal swabbing.
• To use prioritization and organization skills to respond with a sense of urgency and meet timelines.
• To know when and how to ask for help from a supervisor, senior clinician and other healthcare professionals.
• To participate in meetings that discuss updates in the sample collection and recognize priorities.
• To develop importance of high level of attention to accuracy and details