Course Overview
Looking to strengthen your infection prevention & control program? Want to make your facility even safer? Learn about the Virginia Department of Health’s proactive infection prevention and control assessments and hear a first-hand account of what it’s like to have on-site assessment.
This is an on-demand course with CE credit offered. Students will be prompted to log in or create an account with Canvas in order to access the course materials.
Speakers: Rehab Abdelfattah, MD, MPH; Wendy Fariss, BSN, RN, CIC; Kaila Cooper, MSN, RN, CIC; Danielle Murphy, MS, RN, CPN; Connie Atkinson, BSN, RN, CIC
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
- Differentiate between Proactive Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Assessments and a state inspection
- List four practice settings that are eligible to request a proactive IPC assessment from the Virginia Department of Health
- Recall steps for requesting and scheduling a proactive IPC assessment
- Discuss the processes of a proactive IPC assessment before, during, and after the visit
Continuing Education (CE) Credit
Continuing education credit is available for this course until October 11, 2026. If you are interesting in receiving credit for this webinar, please view the video on the activity page on the VCU Health Continuing Education platform.
