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 4: Waste Management, helps healthcare professionals understand the regulatory and practical aspects of managing medical waste in home-based care settings. Participants will explore differences between acute and home care waste practices, learn best practices for safe handling and labeling, and identify strategies for developing and implementing a waste management plan tailored to home health and hospice environments.
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
- Differentiate between
infectious waste management in the acute care vs home care environments
- Discuss best practices for
waste management in the home care setting
- Explore the elements of an
effective waste management plan
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.
