Epidemiology Methods for Infection Prevention

This course is part of our Advanced Course in Infection Prevention and Control. See below for links to other modules!

 
Course Overview 
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center's advanced module, Epidemiology Methods for Infection Prevention, equips healthcare professionals with essential epidemiologic tools for infection control. Participants will learn to evaluate key study designs in hospital epidemiology, recognize and address study bias and confounding variables, and apply scientific literature to make evidence-based decisions in infection prevention. This course empowers attendees to refine their decision-making processes and strengthen their infection control programs.
 
Target Audience
Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals who are leading infection prevention activities in their facilities. These are infection prevention professionals with extensive knowledge of infection prevention and control concepts and considerable practice or fieldwork experience with infection prevention and control.
 

Audience examples include expert infection preventionists and HAI/AR/IPC staff, expert healthcare or public health epidemiologists, and infection prevention program directors and medical directors.

 
Overall Learning Objectives

• Describe commonly used study designs in hospital epidemiology and infection control
• Recognize study bias and confounding variables
• Apply scientific literature to inform decision-making

Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education (CE) credit is available for this course from 9/25/2023 to 9/25/2026. To claim credit, please watch this video in its entirety, then visit the VCU Continuing Medical Education activity page to obtain your credit.
 

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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
• Epidemiology Methods for Infection Prevention
• 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