Attn: Nursing Home Providers
New Online Training Course in Infection Prevention and Control for Nursing Home Staff with Free CE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), launched a new Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training course. This specialized nursing home training is designed for individuals responsible for infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in nursing homes. The course covers:
- Core activities of effective IPC programs
- Recommended IPC practices to reduce:
o Pathogen transmission
o Healthcare-associated infections
o Antibiotic resistance
The course introduces and describes how to use IPC program implementation resources including policy and procedure templates, audit tools, and outbreak investigation tools. The course is made up of 23 modules and sub-modules that can be completed in any order and over multiple sessions. Free CME, CNE or CEUs available upon completion of the course. Access this new training course on CDC TRAIN.
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