This course is part of our Foundational Course in Infection Prevention and Control. See below for links to other modules!
Course Overview
The Virginia Infection
Prevention Training Center’s foundational module on Hand Hygiene provides an overview of infection prevention best
practices specific to hand hygiene in patient-facing roles. Topics include hand
hygiene as an infection prevention strategy, how to perform hand hygiene, and
the WHO 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene.
Target Audience
Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals beginning their experience in infection prevention and control training and who have little to no practice in infection prevention and control concepts.
Audience examples include novice infection preventionists, clinical healthcare professionals, and nonclinical healthcare leaders, such as environmental services managers, who are seeking foundational infection prevention and control knowledge.
Overall Learning Objectives
- Identify
the value of hand hygiene as an infection prevention strategy
- Describe
how to perform hand hygiene optimally using soap and water
- Describe
how to perform hand hygiene optimally using alcohol hand rub
- Describe
when to perform hand hygiene during a patient encounter
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education (CE) credit is available for this course from 2/20/24 to 2/20/27. To claim credit, please watch this video in its entirety, then visit the VCU Continuing Medical Education activity
page to obtain your credit.
VIPTC’s Foundational Course in Infection Prevention and Control
The Foundational Course in Infection Prevention & Control is designed for healthcare professionals who require focused education on beginner-level infection prevention and control (IPC) concepts. The goal of the course is to provide specialized training on fundamental infection prevention subjects including vaccines, hand hygiene, microbes, personal protective equipment, waste management, and cleaning/disinfection.
Modules:
