This course qualifies for 1 CE / 1 IPU and corresponds to the following Infection Prevention Unit (IPU) domain(s):
- Identification of Infectious Disease Processes
- Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
- Employee / Occupational Health
- Education and Research
- Environment of Care
At the end of this program, the learner shall be able to:
- Review FTAG changes in LTC for infection control & prevention
- Define each phase of the FTAG program with changes
- State requirements for a “well established and all-encompassing infection control program”
- Outline surveillance programs for LTC with NHSN benefits
- Define expectations/regulations around hand hygiene & employee health programs
- Highlight expectations around an Antibiotic Stewardship program
- Define what a trained infection preventionist means