Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Ambulatory Surgical Centers

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Course Overview
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s course on Infection Prevention & Control in Ambulatory Surgical Centers focuses on infection prevention best practices specific to the unique setting of outpatient surgery. Topics include outpatient surgery, chain of transmission, healthcare-associated infections, and medication safety. Presented by Dr. Anupama Neelakanta, a hospital epidemiologist at Advocate Health System.

Target Audience

Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals who are or will be working in an ambulatory surgery center or 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 essential infection prevention strategies for preventing spread of disease in ASCs
Describe risk factors for surgical site infections in outpatient surgical centers
Explain the importance of surveillance and audits

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for this course until May 1, 2026. Once viewed, please visit the activity page to obtain your credit.

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