Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Neonatal Settings

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Course Overview
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center's course on Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Neonatal Settings provides an overview of infection prevention and control challenges unique to the neonatal environment. Topics include risk factors for newborns and mothers, common neonatal/newborn infections, and strategies to prevent the spread of infections to newborns and mothers.

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

Identify risk factors for newborns and mothers
Discuss neonatal/infant infections
List the essential prevention strategies for preventing spread of disease to newborns and mothers

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.

Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book: https://publications.aap.org/redbook
CDC Contraindications to Breastfeeding: https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/contraindications-to-breastfee...
CDC Breast Milk Mix-Up: https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/other_mothers_milk.htm
SHEA white paper series on S. aureus in the NICU: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.51

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