This course is part of
our Infection Prevention in Home Health & Hospice Mini-Course.
See below for links to other modules!
Course
Overview
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s advanced module, IPC for Home Health & Hospice Module 2: Best Practices and Infection Control, equips infection preventionists with the skills to navigate unique home care challenges. Participants will explore limitations of standard best practices in the home, apply core infection control strategies, address the diverse needs of home-based populations, and learn how to engage patients and families in infection prevention. The course also offers guidance on building a comprehensive IPC program tailored for home care and hospice services.
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
- Identify limitations of
infection prevention best practices in the home health environment
- Discuss foundational infection
control strategies and their applications in the home health/hospice setting
- Explore different aspects of
care offered in the home care setting (peds, hospice, infusion therapy,
specimen collection) and infection prevention challenges/opportunities
- Review the components of a
comprehensive infection control program plan for home care
Continuing Education Credit
If you would like to take this full course for credit, please view the content
on the VCU
Health Continuing Education site. CE credit is available for
this mini-course through August 7, 2026. To view the content without
CE credit, watch here.
IPC for Home Health & Hospice Modules:
- Contextual Overview of Infection Prevention in Home Health
and Hospice
- Best
Practices & Infection Control
- Cleaning
& Disinfection
- Waste
Management
- Occupational
Health
- Surveillance
Visit viptc.vcu.edu to
access our full library of on-demand courses, training videos, and infection
prevention resources.
