Course
Overview
The
Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s intermediate module, C. difficile
Updates Nov 2024, provides a comprehensive review of Clostridioides
difficile infections (CDI), their impact on healthcare-associated infections,
and strategies for prevention. Participants will explore the role of
antimicrobial stewardship programs in reducing CDI incidence, the importance of
diagnostic stewardship for appropriate testing, and key unresolved issues
affecting CDI management in healthcare facilities.
Target
Audience
Target
audience for this course are healthcare professionals who are or will be
directly involved in infection prevention activities in their facilities. These
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.
Audience
examples: Advanced Beginner to Proficient Infection Preventionist, Advanced
Beginner to Proficient HAI/AR/IPC staff, Novice to Proficient Healthcare/Public
Health Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease /Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Pharmacist.
Overall
Learning Objectives
- Describe the
current state of C. difficile in the world of HAIs
- Discuss the role of
antimicrobial stewardship programs in the prevention of C. difficile
infection (CDI)
- Discuss
implementation of diagnostic stewardship practices for appropriate use and
interpretation of C. difficile testing
- Identify unresolved
issues related to CDI
Continuing
Education Credit
Continuing
education (CE) credit is not available for this course.
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