Instructor Training
The Decon Instructor Development Training builds the internal resources needed to ensure hospital personnel remain self-sufficient in their patient decontamination and hazardous materials response skills. The emphasis of the course is on instructor training – teaching instructors how to train others to become active members of the hospital’s Decon Team.
In an effort to maintain your decontamination capability levels throughout the year, this training course also includes one year of the What's NextTM Decontamination Sustainment Program.
OVERVIEW
DETAILS
ADDITIONAL INFO
OVERVIEW
The Decon Instructor Development Training Program combines lecture, hands-on skill training, student proctored demonstrations, and curriculum delivery instruction to prepare attendees to become a decontamination trainer at their facility.
Duration: 6-8 hours
Class size: Maximum of 5
Class Location: On site at the client hospital
DETAILS
Participants of the Instructor Training need to have completed the DQE Operations Level course within the past 12 months and be familiar with their hospital’s decontamination standard operating procedures, Emergency Decontamination Operations Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and all associated decontamination and personal protective equipment.
Upon completion of the Instructor Training, participants should be able to demonstrate and instruct the following items proficiently:
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Recognition, notification and activation procedures for an Emergency Decontamination Operation (EDO)
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Decon Team roles and responsibilities, the use of incident management, and documentation requirements
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Setup and dismantling of a decontamination corridor
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Donning and doffing chemical protective clothing
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Selection and use of respiratory protection
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Decontamination procedures for ambulatory, semi and non-ambulatory patients
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Proper procedures for managing a multiple casualty HazMat incident
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Product identification using various reference materials and resources
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Clean up objectives after an EDO
In addition, the DQE instructor will cover topics including:
- Levels of training the facility can provide
- Organizational overview to support various training levels
- Troubleshooting as it relates to decontamination procedures and equipment
- Practical use of the DQE sustainment program, DQE-On-Demand®, an extensive eLearning program designed to standardize the required educational material and support the training activities of the instructor
This training course also includes on free year of the What's Next Decontamination Sustainment Program.
ADDITIONAL INFO
The Decon Instructor Development Course includes a subscription to DQE-on-Demand® Hospital Decon Internet Training to support the instructor's training needs.
DQE Hospital-based Decontamination Programs