Course Overview
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s intermediate module, Extending the Reach of Infection Prevention: A Nurse Link Program in Action, explores the purpose, structure, and sustainability of link nurse programs. Participants will discover core strategies for building a successful program, sustaining long-term engagement, and measuring impact through real-world project examples.
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 who have minimal to moderate practice or fieldwork experience with infection prevention and control concepts.
Audience examples include advanced beginner to proficient infection preventionists and HAI/AR/IPC staff, novice to proficient healthcare or public health epidemiologists, and antimicrobial stewardship program pharmacists.
Overall Learning Objectives
- Describe the concept of a link nurse program
- Describe the strategies for building an effective link nurse program
- Describe strategies to achieve long-term success with a link nurse program
- Describe examples of successful projects undertaken by link nurse programs
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for this course until May 1, 2026. Once viewed, please visit the
activity page to obtain your credit.
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VIPTC’s Champions of Healthcare in Infection Prevention Series
VIPTC has created the following series of videos to help you build or strengthen your CHIP program in your facility. Also included in the Intermediate and Advanced Courses in Infection Prevention & Control, these modules together give specific focus to building and maintaining a CHIP program. Topics include the foundations of building a CHIP program, how to implement a CHIP program in your facility and possible challenges, and how to sustain and adapt your CHIP program over time. To view the other modules, please see the links below.
Modules
