The objective of the course is to develop the necessary competencies in healthcare personnel on best practices in infection prevention to improve the quality of care by reducing healthcare-associated infections and adequate antimicrobial control.
The Diploma is aimed at health professionals who have completed their third level studies.
(doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, speech therapists, respiratory therapists, chemists),
technologists, nutritionists) and who are interested in getting involved in the field of health care prevention.
health care-associated infections.
Minimum requirements: Basic concepts of infection control, hospital epidemiology,
research methodology, biostatistics.
Approval requirements: To pass the Diploma, the student must have obtained a grade higher than 7.0 for each module, as well as an attendance to 80% of the classes.
Dr. Carmen Soria Segarra, Msc., Ph.D.
- Ph.D. in Clinical Medicine and Public Health. University of Granada. Spain.
- Ph.D. in Health Sciences at the Pedro Kourí Institute, Cuba.
- Master in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine. Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute, Cuba.
- Master's Degree in Medical Sciences, specialization in Hospital Infections and Hospital Epidemiology. University of Valparaiso. Chile.
- Master on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Carlos III University, Spain.
- Doctor in Medicine and Surgery. Santiago de Guayaquil Catholic University.
- Diploma in Statistics and Scientific Research.
- He has lectured in Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, Argentina, Chile,
Mexico, Dominican Republic, Panama, Guatemala, Uruguay, Brazil, United States.
- He has several publications in journals indexed in JCR and is part of research groups of ZIKA, COVID-19 and IAAS.
- Author of two book chapters.
- Member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
- Member of the Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
- Research Professor at Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil.
- Infection Control Coordinator of Hospital Luis Vernaza.
Dr. Ab. Juan Carlos Pérez Ycaza, Mg.
- Doctor of Medicine and Surgery.
- Lawyer of the Courts and Tribunals of the Republic.
- Master in Hospital Management.
- Health Services Specialist.
- Master in Procedural Law and Oral Litigation.
- Former Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and former Director in charge of INSPI and ARCSA.
- Former Deputy National Director of the National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences.
- Postgraduate university professor.
- Legal advisor and litigation attorney.
Dr. Patricio Nercelles Muñoz, Mg.
Pola Brenner Friedmann, Mg.
- Epidemiologist, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of
Valparaíso.
- Academic Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Medical Sciences, mention in Infections.
Intrahospital and Hospital Epidemiology of the School of Medicine of the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
University of Valparaíso.
- Certified in Infection Control by the Chilean Society of Infection Control.
Infections and Hospital Epidemiology, and by CBIC (Certification Board in
Infection Control).
- Consultancies at the Pan American Health Organization in infections
in-hospital outbreaks. Member of the rapid response group for outbreaks of the
World Health Organization.
- Subrogating technical director and evaluator of the accreditation entity ACA Ltda. in Chile.
- Previous positions:
o National Program for the Control of Intrahospital Infections of the Ministry of Health.
o President of the Chilean Society of Infection Control and Epidemiology. o President of the Chilean Society of Infection Control and Epidemiology.
Hospital.
o Coordinator and Evaluator of the IIH Accreditation Program and PECAH of the
Ministry of Health.
o Coordinator of the CINELA project (Preventing Infections in Latin America).
Dr. Claudia Soria Segarra, Msc., Ph.D. (e)
- Ph.D. (e) Clinical Medicine and Public Health. University of Granada. Spain.
- Master's Degree in Bacteriology-Mycology from the Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro
Kouri de la Habana Cuba.
- Master's degree in Molecular Microbiology from the Universidad Nacional de San Martin.
Buenos Aires. Argentina.
- Coordinator of microbiology laboratories of: Enrique C. Maternity Hospital.
Sotomayor, Children's Hospital Francisco Icaza Bustamante, Hospital General
Guasmo Sur, Sosegar Clinical Laboratory.
- Teacher of refresher courses.
- Professor, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Guayaquil.
- Accredited Researcher and categorized Senescyt No. REG-INV-15-00848.
- Reviewer of journals such as Plos One, BMC Infectious Diseases, Revista Científica Inspi-LIP.
Dr. Gisella Toro
- Specialist. Anesthesiology. Since 1995.
- Diploma in Strategic Management and Marketink UTPL.
- Diploma in Curriculum Design by Competencies, University of Guayaquil.
- Instructor of the programs. CINELA...Valparaiso University. Sterile U.
- Member of the Guayas Infection Control Society.
- Member of the Association of Sterilization Professionals.
- Publication: Poster Session 2015 IAHCSMM Conference and Expo Congress
International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management
(May 3 to 6 2015 Fort Lauderdale Florida).
- Certified Central Equipment and Sterilization Technician ID 32764. Board of
U.S. Central Equipment and Sterilization Plant Certification
America Lebanon NJ.
- Conflict of Interest: Clinical Specialist 3M Andean Region.
Ángel Catagua
- Master's Degree in Data Science in ESPOL 2022.
- Engineer in Computer Statistics at ESPOL 2012.
- Storyteller at INCAE in 2022.
- Data Scientist at Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Estadística 2020.
- Several publications in indexed journals.
- Director of the Guayas Nucleus of the Ecuadorian Statistical Society.
- Teacher, Consultant and Trainer at the School of Chefs and Society.
Ecuatoriana de Estadística since 2014.
- Experience in Vitapro, Crecoscorp, Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil.
Dr. Roxana Trejo
- Bachelor's Degree as Medical Surgeon, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
University Campus, Mexico City, 1995.
- Master's Degree in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology, Instituto de Epidemiologia
National Institute of Public Health (INSP).
- 19 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Surveillance
Clinical and Hospital Epidemiology.
- Spokesperson for the Communication Council Voice of the Companies in their campaigns:
#ThatWeUse and #ThatVaccineWeOne.
- Founding Member and Board of Directors of the Latin American Association for the Control of
Infections (ASLACI).
- Former President of the Mexican Association for the Study of Infections.
Nosocomial (AMEIN).
- Pioneer of the first platform for the registration of accidents due to
and splashes, as well as care for the injured.
- Corporate Manager of Epidemiology, Prevention and Infection Control of the
The American British Cowdray Medical Center.
Dr. César Narvaéz, Ph.D. (e)
- Ph.D. in progress at the University of Granada, Spain.
- Master's Degree on HIV infections Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Spain.
- Specialist in Internal Medicine - Universidad de Guayaquil.
- Specialist in Infectious Diseases at Universidad Santa Maria de
Buenos Aires.
- Postgraduate Professor, Universidad Espíritu Santo (UEES).
- Chief of Infectious Diseases Department OMNI Hospital.
Silvia Guerra, Mg.
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
- Diploma in Prevention and Control of Intrahospital Infections.
University of Chile. School of Medicine. Nursing Unit.
- Master in Epidemiology. School of Medicine.
- IH Control Specialist. Faculty of Nursing.
- Coordinator of the Hospital Infection Control Unit of the
Ministry of Health of Uruguay.
Virtual Modality
Module 1: General Considerations of Hospital Infections.
Module 2: Statistical Methods in Hospital Epidemiology
Module 3: Antimicrobial Multidrug Resistance
Module 4. Epidemiologic Surveillance in sites and situations/Special outbreak studies
Module 5. General measures for the prevention and control of HCAIs
Module 6. Specific measures for the prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI)
Module 7. Healthcare-Associated Infections Programs
Module 8. Disinfection and sterilization
