Course 1: Infection Prevention and Control Program

Welcome to Infection Prevention and Control Program.

In this course, we will take a more comprehensive look at the Infection Preventionist’s responsibilities as the leader in establishing a nursing home’s interdisciplinary Infection Prevention and Control Program.

Training the Next Generation of Wisconsin Nursing Home Infection Preventionists complements the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) foundational training to enhance the Infection Preventionist's (IP) knowledge, competence, and confidence. This course builds on the CDC's Module 1 - Infection Prevention and Control Program.

Infection has been a long-standing problem in Wisconsin nursing homes and nationally. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requires each nursing home to have one or more IP with specialized training in infection prevention and control (IPC).

The CDC developed the Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course in 2019 for IPs to develop and implement IPC programs. In 2020 the American Nurses Association and the CDC partnered to provide Project Firstline, a free online series and tools for IPC programs. Even with these resources, there continues to be a desperate need for IP training. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an even larger spotlight for addressing this need. 

PREREQUISITE

We expect learners to complete the CDC's Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course before beginning this course. 

If you have not completed the CDC's training, please stop this course now and complete it before beginning.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals serving as Infection Preventionists (IPs) in nursing home settings.

Elements of Competence

This continuing education (CE) activity is designed to improve learner competence in the following areas:

  • ACGME/ABMS Competencies - Patient care and procedural skills, interpersonal and communication skills, practice-based learning and improvement, systems-based practice
  • National Academy of Medicine Competencies - Provide patient-centered care, employ evidence-based practice, apply quality improvement, utilize informatics
  • Interpersonal Education Collaborative Competencies - Roles/responsibilities, interpersonal communication, teams and teamwork

GLOBAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES

As a result of participation in this course members of the healthcare team will be able to:

  1. Utilize an interprofessional approach in the development of a nursing home Infection Prevention and Control Program
  2. Perform an Infection Prevention and Control Risk Assessment, interpret the assessment results and develop a plan to respond to identified risks as needed
  3. Perform a variety of infection-related risk assessments, interpret risk assessment results and develop a plan to respond to identified risks as needed
  4. Develop an infection tracking system, interpret and report data generated from this surveillance system, and use the results to demonstrate achievement of identified goals or strategize for improving outcomes
  5. Employ approaches for controlling the spread of pathogens in outbreak and non-outbreak situations

COURSE 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

As a result of participation in this course members of the healthcare team will be able to:

  1. Utilize an interprofessional approach when developing the Infection Prevention and Control Program  (IPCP)
  2. Differentiate between a Facility Assessment and an Infection Prevention and Control Risk Assessment
  3. Establish an interprofessional  Infection Prevention and Control Committee
  4. Develop an IPCP based upon an interprofessional Facility Assessment and an interdisciplinary Infection Prevention and Control Risk Assessment
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.50 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 1.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Registration opens: 
09/08/2022
Course expires: 
09/07/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Training the Next Generation of Wisconsin Nursing Home Infection Preventionists
Rating: 
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CONTENT DEVELOPER

Deb Patterson Burdsall

Deb Patterson Burdsall,  PhD, RN-BC, IP, CIC, FAPIC 

Deb Patterson Burdsall, PhD, RN-BC, IP, CIC, FAPIC has worked in long term care since 1974. Deb is board certified in infection prevention and control (CIC), and ANCC certified in gerontological nursing.

Deb has a BA in psychology with a minor in biology from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and a diploma in nursing from The Evanston Hospital School of Nursing. She received her MSN and PhD from the University of Iowa College of Nursing. Her doctoral dissertation study involved examining how healthcare personnel use gloves when caring for patients, and testing the reliability of a glove use surveillance tool.

Deb is currently working for Hektoen Institute with the Illinois Department of Public Health. She works to find evidence-based, cost effective infection prevention strategies for long term care.

CONTENT REVIEWER

Linda McKinley, RN, PhD, MPH, CIC, FAPIC

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Christopher J. Crnich, MD, PhD, Course DirectorDeb Burdsall, PhD, RN-BC, IP, CIC, FAPICDiane Dohm, BS, MT, IP, CIC, CPHQ
Ashlie DowdellAnna Eslinger, RN, WCC, IPTola Ewers, MS, PhD, Coordinator
Victoria Griffin, BSN, RN, IP, SMQ, ESRDLinda McKinley, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPICMarilyn Michels, RN, MSN, CRRN, CIC, FAPIC

POLICY ON DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.

For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.

The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please contact info@icep.wisc.edu.

Disclosure link: 
Disclosures: Planning Committee, Author, Speaker, and Content Reviewers
Discloser List CME Internal Report

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this Internet Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this Internet Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 1.50 ANCC contact hours.  

Continuing Education Units

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for .15 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1.5 hours. 

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.50 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 1.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Cost:
$0.00
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Accessibility

The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please notify us at help@icep.wisc.edu.

Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to info@icep.wisc.edu.

Required Hardware/software

Free, current version of Chrome (preferred), Firefox, Safari, Edge and Adobe Acrobat Reader or other .pdf reader. Some older browsers and Internet Explorer could produce error messages or not display the content correctly.