Microbes and Isolation

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This course is part of our Foundational Course in Infection Prevention and Control. See below for links to other modules!

Course Overview

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s foundational module on Microbes and Isolation focuses on the key organisms causing infection in healthcare environments and the fundamental principles you must know to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

Target Audience

Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals beginning their experience in infection prevention and control training and who have little to no practice in infection prevention and control concepts.

Audience examples include novice infection preventionists, clinical healthcare professionals, and nonclinical healthcare leaders, such as environmental services managers, who are seeking foundational infection prevention and control knowledge.

Overall Learning Objectives

Describe key organisms relevant to infection prevention including viruses, bacteria, mycobacteria, parasites, and bugs
Discuss universal (standard) precautions
Compare and contrast types of isolation including droplet, airborne, and contact

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for this course from 2/20/24 to 2/20/27. 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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Resources

Looking for a way to teach others about hand hygiene or contact precautions? Check out our training videos, Hand Hygiene with Florence Nightingale and Contact Precautions featuring Acinetobacter.
CDC Infection Control Basics including Standard Precautions for All Patient Care and Transmission-based Precautions.
CDC Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Appendix A which includes type and duration of precautions recommended for selected infections and conditions.

VIPTC’s Foundational Course in Infection Prevention and Control

The Foundational Course in Infection Prevention & Control is designed for healthcare professionals who require focused education on beginner-level infection prevention and control (IPC) concepts. The goal of the course is to provide specialized training on fundamental infection prevention subjects including vaccines, hand hygiene, microbes, personal protective equipment, waste management, and cleaning/disinfection.

Modules:

Visit viptc.vcu.edu to access our full library of on-demand courses, training videos, and infection prevention resources.

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