Course Overview

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s course on Infection Prevention & Control Strategies for Burn Patients provides an overview of essential infection prevention strategies that can be used in burn unit settings. Topics include the burn unit environment, special considerations, and specific hospital-associated infections common among burn patients.

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.