Webinar Overview
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s course
on Legionella Prevention and Control focuses on infection prevention best
practices for Legionella prevention and treatment within healthcare settings.
Target AudienceTarget 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:
Intermediate to Proficient Infection Preventionist, Intermediate to Proficient
HAI/AR/IPC staff, Intermediate to Proficient Healthcare/Public Health
Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease /Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Pharmacist.
Overall Learning Objectives
- Summarize basic principles of Legionella prevention
and control
- Identify unique challenges around Legionella within
Virginia
- Identify guidelines and resources for Legionella
prevention and control for healthcare institutions
- Describe the role of the infection preventionist in
legionella prevention and control within the healthcare setting
- Describe the relationship between Virginia
Department of Health and healthcare institutions around legionella mitigation
and control
Continuing Education
Credit
Continuing education (CE) credit is available for this webinar until March 13, 2027. To claim credit, please watch this video in its
entirety, then visit the VCU Continuing Medical Education
activity page to obtain your credit.
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