Infection Preventionist Training for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Online Course
The CDPH HAI Program is currently updating the Infectionist Preventionist Training for SNFs Online Course. Sign up for the HAI Program’s distribution list to receive course re-launch notifications. See the Skilled Nursing Facilities Infection Preventionist Training Resources page for a list of available courses that are eligible to fulfill the IP training requirements.
Course Description
This self-paced 20-hour course offers flexibility to work around busy healthcare worker schedules.
The course provides practical guidance for implementing an infection prevention program in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and demonstrates how to use evidence-based guidelines for preventing serious healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), including central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). Students will learn to measure staff adherence to infection prevention practices, educate staff on these practices, and provide feedback using adherence monitoring results. Additionally, they will learn to use facility HAI data to design effective infection prevention strategies, conduct outbreak investigations, and implement essential activities to prevent workplace infections.
Course Registration and Completion
There is no cost to attend this course. Preregistration is required. CEUs will be awarded to those who complete all course modules, pass each knowledge check, and submit a course evaluation within a defined timeframe.
Students may complete modules in one or more sittings. If a student is unable to complete the requirements by the posted deadline, they will be required to restart the entire course in a subsequent cohort. No partial CEU credit will be given for completed modules if all course requirements were not successfully fulfilled.
Suggested Audience
Individuals responsible for infection prevention and control programs in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). This may include individuals who have completed courses in biology, laboratory technology, licensed vocational or registered nursing, public health, or a related field.
Primary Objectives
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the most important care practices for preventing CLABSI, CDI, HAI, respiratory infections, and CAUTI.
- List evidence-based sources for infection prevention recommendations
- Apply principles of infection surveillance for areas such as microbiology, cleaning/sterilization/disinfection, care of the environment, antibiotic stewardship, and employee health
- Describe how to analyze and utilize HAI data to prioritize infection prevention activities Describe national, state, and local regulatory bodies that oversee infection prevention and HAI public reporting
California Department of Public Health/HAI Program approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 17280, for 20 contact hours.
Contact HAI Program at HAIProgram@cdph.ca.gov