The Infection Prevention Boot Camp 2020 has been developed to prepare staff serving in the role of the Infection Preventionist with the basic skills of preventing and controlling infections.

Objectives:-

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the role of the infection preventionist
• List the core competencies of the infection preventionist
• Identify two agencies that have requirements or standards for infection prevention and control
• List two OSHA compliance documents related to infection prevention
• Explain how to develop an infection control risk assessment
• Describe how to develop an infection prevention plan
• Discuss the process for evaluating your infection prevention program
• Describe the chain of infection
• Explain the difference between incidence and prevalence
• Discuss the types of epidemiological studies
• List the elements of an effective surveillance program
• State factors that increase the risk of infection for patients
• Explain the importance of proper specimen collection and transport of specimens on patient results
• Describe normal flora, contaminants, and pathogens for different body sites
• Discuss the interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and the identification of multi‐drug resistant organisms
• List the transmission‐based precautions
• Discuss measures to prevent the occurrence and transmission of multi-drug resistant organisms
• Describe the diagnosis, transmission, prevention, and control of three infectious diseases
• Discuss the risk factors for the development of a urinary tract infection
• List three ways to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections
• Discuss measures to prevent healthcare-associated pneumonia
• Compare surveillance methods and data collection for ventilator-associated pneumonia versus healthcare-associated pneumonia
• List key components of the CLABSI prevention bundle
• Describe the proper ways to maintain the intravascular device
• Describe basic and advanced risk reaction strategies to prevent surgical site infections
• Differentiate between cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization
• Discuss Spaulding’s classification and give an example for each type
• Describe methods to reduce the risk of cross‐contamination during reprocessing for non‐critical, semi‐critical, and critical medical devices
• List the steps of an outbreak investigation
• Understand how to apply the steps to investigate a possible outbreak.

Agenda:-

Part 1: (August 13, 11:00 AM EST - 01:00 PM EST, 120 Minutes)

• The Role of the Infection Preventionist
• Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance
• The Infection Prevention Program

Part 2: (August 13, 01:30 PM EST - 03:30 PM EST, 120 Minutes)

• Epidemiology & Surveillance
• Basic Microbiology

Part 3: (August 13, 04:00 PM EST - 06:00 PM EST, 120 Minutes)

• Infectious Diseases

Part 4: (August 14, 11:00 AM EST - 01:00 PM EST, 120 Minutes)

• Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections
• Prevention of Pneumonia
• Prevention of Vascular Site Infections

Part 5: (August 14, 01:30 PM EST - 03:30 PM EST, 120 Minutes)

• Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
• Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization
• Outbreak investigations

Part 6: (August 14, 04:00 PM EST - 06:00 PM EST, 120 Minutes)

• Construction and Renovation
• Basic Infection Rate Calculations
• Reporting Your Data

Who Should Attend?

RNs, nurse practitioners, medical technologists, infection control coordinators, and individuals new to the role of infection preventionist.