This course qualifies for 1 CE / 1 IPU and corresponds to the following Infection Prevention Unit (IPU) domain(s):
- Identification of Infectious Disease Processes
- Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents
- Environment of Care
- Cleaning, Sterilization, Disinfection, Asepsis
At the end of this course, the learner shall be able to:
- Explain the role of the environment in transmission of microbial pathogens and healthcare associated infections (HAIs)
- Describe and discuss surface biofilms, their significance, and contribution to disease transmission
- Summarize the best practices for environmental cleaning/disinfection
- Identify and highlight new and emerging technologies in environmental disinfection including continuously active disinfection
- Review evidence-based environmental infection prevention strategies for HAI prevention