Course Overview

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s course on Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Long-Term Care Settings is designed to provide an overview of infection prevention for workers in congregate care facilities. Topics in Part 1 include the history of long-term care, trends in congregate care facilities, common infections in long-term care, and communication within one’s care community.

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.