Course Overview
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center's course on Infection Prevention and Control in Immunocompromised Populations provides an overview of infection prevention and control challenges unique to high-risk populations. Topics include device-related infections, patient education, surveillance strategies, vaccinations, environmental cleaning and disinfection, and water management.
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 persons undergoing treatment for cancer
- Discuss prevention of healthcare-associated transmission of infections
- Describe outbreak management of respiratory and gastrointestinal viral illnesses
- Identify environmental risks and mitigation strategies
- Explain strategies to prevent communicable diseases from healthcare workers and visitors
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing Education (CE) credit is not offered for this course.
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