Infection Prevention and Control Strategies for Pharmacy

Course Overview

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s course in Infection Prevention and Control Strategies for Pharmacy: Requirements for Safe Sterile Compounding discusses the basic requirements for the sterile compounding facilities including the physical location, airflow, and specialized cleaning requirements. The course will also review PPE and hand hygiene requirements within ante and clean rooms. 

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

• Recall the different risk levels for sterile drug processing and contamination

• Explain the hand hygiene and PPE requirements for sterile compounding

• Describe the requirements for physical facilities to ensure proper compounding

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for this course. CE credit is available from March 15, 2024 to March 15, 2027. Once viewed, please visit the activity page to obtain your credit. 

Resources

• FDA’s Human Drug Compounding Progress Report: https://www.fda.gov/media/102493/download