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.
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.
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:
