This assignment addresses the following course learning outcome/s:
1. Critique contemporary communicable diseases and related health care associated infections at a global, regional, national and local level;
2. Explore the association between science of infection and infectious diseases in the clinical context;
3. Develop and implement your knowledge of the aetiology, natural history, epidemiology, diagnosis, transmission, monitoring, and treatment of classic and contemporary infectious diseases across the lifespan;
Task description
For this task you are required to:
Choose one of the following vignettes relating to a contemporary or classic infectious disease which you are to provide a critical analysis of the literature on to provide an opinion:
You are the new Infection Prevention and Control Professional at a regional health district. The executive is considering introducing mandatory seasonal influenza vaccinations for healthcare workers but is unsure of the issues surrounding it. You are asked to look into it.
You are the Infection Prevention and Control Professional at a large facility. A physician has requested that a patient receive a faecal transplant for the treatment of Clostridium difficile. You know that this has been considered a controversial issue in the past and need to know more about the issue.
You are a healthcare worker working in a remote clinic and have been asked to investigate whether chemoprophylaxis for the contacts of a patient who has a group
A Streptoccocal (GAS) infection is required.
Assignment A
Relevant aspects of your argument and topic could include:
Aetiology, morphology
Epidemiology, incidence, prevalence
Clinical presentation
Natural history
Mode of transmission
Provisional and definitive diagnosis
Treatment
Management (including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, special considerations, clinical monitoring, adverse effects, interactions)
Relevant infection control and prevention considerations
Other considerations relevant to your organisms as determined from the critique of the literature, such as jurisdiction-based legislative reporting requirements.
The information presented MUST be referenced using APA 7th Edition.
A minimum of 20 scholarly articles per topic from relevant peer-reviewed journals and textbooks are to be used throughout this process.
Length: 1000 words
Other elements:
Ensure that you use scholarly literature (digitised readings, research articles, relevant Government reports and text books) that has been published within the last 10 years.
Provide a clear introduction and conclusion to your paper.
You may use headings to organise your work if you wish.
Unless otherwise instructed, write in the third person.
Use academic language throughout.
Refer to the marking criteria provided below when writing this assignment. This will assist you in calculating the weightings of the sections for your assignment.