Emergency Preparedness

VIPTC’s Advanced Course in Infection Prevention and Control

The Advanced Course in Infection Prevention & Control is designed for those leading infection prevention efforts for their organizations and will focus on implementation science, epidemiologic methods for surveillance and basic biostatistical data analysis, interpretation of the literature for evidence-based practice, and leadership training.

Modules:

• Overview of Healthcare-Associated Infections
• Implementation Science
• Epi Methods for Infection Prevention: Basic Biostatistics
• Infection Prevention Program Cost Analysis & Writing a Business Plan
• Leadership & Managing Change
• Emergency Preparedness
• Healthcare-Associated Infections National Quality Reporting
• The Science of Meetings and Effective Facilitation
• Performance and Quality Improvement in Infection Prevention
• Modifiable Risk Factors and Performance Measures
• Reading and Using Scientific Literature
• Sustaining and Adapting a Champion of Infection Prevention Team
• Facility Design, Construction, and Renovations and Infection Prevention
• Water Management