Course Overview
The Virginia
Infection Prevention Training Center’s Introduction to a CHIP Program module serves
as a roadmap to start a train-the-trainer program at your facility. This module
is the first in a series of three modules for implementing a CHIP program.
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 who have minimal to moderate practice or fieldwork experience
with infection prevention and control concepts.
Audience examples include advanced beginner to
proficient infection preventionists and HAI/AR/IPC staff, novice to proficient
healthcare or public health epidemiologists, and antimicrobial stewardship
program pharmacists.
Overall Learning Objectives
- Describe the role of a CHIP within their
institution
- Discuss how to implement principles of the
CHIP program
- Analyze infection prevention problem scenarios
and incorporate key evidence-based infection prevention strategies as
appropriate during outbreak sessions
- Describe the CHIPs responsibility to adhere to
evidenced-based prevention strategies and the execution of these strategies
within their own institution
- Describe the learner’s responsibility to
monitor infection prevention and control practices of those medical and
ancillary personnel and intervene as necessary to assure compliance and safety
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education (CE) credit is available for this course until 9/25/2026. To claim credit, please watch this video in its entirety, then visit the VCU Continuing Medical Education activity page to obtain your credit.
VIPTC’s Champions of Healthcare in Infection Prevention
VIPTC has created the following series of videos to help you build or strengthen your CHIP program in your facility. Also included in the Intermediate and Advanced Courses in Infection Prevention & Control, these modules together give specific focus to building and maintaining a CHIP program. Topics include the foundations of building a CHIP program, how to implement a CHIP program in your facility and possible challenges, and how to sustain and adapt your CHIP program over time. To view the other modules, please see the links below.
Modules
