Intermediate Course for Infection Prevention and Control (Sept. 2022)

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 8:00 AM - Friday, September 23, 2022, 4:45 PM, VCU Health Training Center | 7818 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA

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The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center's Intermediate Course in Infection Prevention is a comprehensive overview of healthcare-associated infection prevention strategies from standard practice through advanced or adjunctive interventions for special situations or populations. This course also includes antimicrobial stewardship, data analysis techniques, and infection prevention specific to high risk units or populations (ICU, burn/wound patients, immunocompromised hosts, pediatric patients, dialysis and high-level disinfection). The course is built around the concept of establishing a “Champions in Infection Prevention” program in facilities as a means to build infection prevention expertise and local program reach in a train the trainer model. 

Target audience for this course are infection prevention professionals who have participated in and gained considerable knowledge through specialized infection and control training and have minimal to moderate practice or fieldwork experience with infection prevention and control concepts. 

This is a two-day course with optional on-demand content. In-person and virtual registration options are available; registration is limited. On-demand modules will be available for self-study on September 20th and will be accessible for 30-days. September 22nd & 23rd will be either in-person or live-streamed learning with breakout sessions. Please see schedule for details.

1. Discuss principles of infection prevention and control including: epidemiology, data analytics, pathogens and diseases, transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene programs, cleaning and disinfection, healthcare-associated infections, and environment of care.
2. Describe the role of infection prevention in meeting best practice standards and regulatory requirements across the continuum of care.
3. Identify and describe the relationship between public health and healthcare across the continuum through collaboration with the Virginia Department of Health.
4. Discuss how to develop, implement, and optimize a Champion of Infection Prevention Program.

Select the register tab above to complete your registration online. Registration closes on September 19, 2022.

This course is offered at no cost. Registration is required.

Registration is full.

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In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education 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.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 14.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity provides 14.5 contact hours (1.45 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA4008237-0000-22-119-L05-P

NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the online evaluation, VCU Health CE will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health CE does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 14.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

 

 

Accommodation
All participants have the right to participate in this continuing education activity without discrimination due to age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact us at [email protected] for more information. Requests for accommodations must be received 21 days prior to activity start date.

Complaint Policy and Resolution Process
All complaints must be made in writing to [email protected].

All complaints will be logged into the complaint log. The Director, Continuing Education will attempt to resolve the complaint within the first contact, when possible, and will respond to the client and customer's concerns within 5 business days of the initial complaint. At the time of the first contact, Director, Continuing Education will inform the complainant if more time will be needed to research the complaint.

If the complaint is still unresolved after communication with the Director, Continuing Education, or if the initial complaint is not addressed in a timely manner, the complainant may contact the President & CEO, UHS-PEP. The President & CEO will then contact the complainant and endeavor to resolve the complaint within 10 business days after being contacted.

The complaint log will be regularly reviewed to identify areas of operations and service that may require improvement. The Director, Continuing Education will research reoccurring complaint matters and recommend process and procedure changes, when appropriate. These changes will be noted on the Complaint Resolution Log, and any necessary policy and/or procedure updates will be made within 15 business days thereafter.

Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (14.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (14.50 hours), ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (14.50 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (14.50 hours), IPCE - Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (14.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

VCU Health Continuing Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.