This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on best practices for preventing and detecting pneumonias. It provides the learner with an overview of when to use different options for respiratory support, and how to differentiate the different types of pneumonia.
Legionella
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It defines when and how to use standard and transmission-based isolation precautions, and outlines appropriate use of contact, droplet, and airborne infection isolation. It also provides instruction on correct technique for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE).
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on the importance of antibiotic stewardship programs in acute care hospitals and promotes engagement from frontline personnel. It provides the learner with the tools and information to optimize the use of antibiotic and infectious diagnostic testing and reviews potential unintended consequences of antibiotic use and inappropriate infectious diagnostic testing and the role of antibiotic stewardship programs.
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on infection control practices in the context of occupational health, such as decreasing the risk of colonization in healthcare personnel, keeping healthcare personnel healthy, and preventing transmission between healthcare personnel and their patients.
Bloodborne Pathogens;Respiratory Infections;COVID-19;Influenza;Select Pathogens of Public Health Concern;Gastrointestinal Infections;Tuberculosis ;Norovirus, Meningitis, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella,Pertussis;
This is an online course with 5 modules intended to provide infection preventionists with the understanding about how high level disinfection and sterilization are performed, how a facility can prevent infections due to improper reprocessing and how a facility can assure regulatory compliance. The modules are: 1) Physical Plant Design, 2) Spaulding Classification Scheme, 3) Decontamination, Precleaning, and Transport, 4) High-Level Disinfection (HLD), and 5) Sterilization Process.
SPICE
IPC Intermediate Level
English
Video
CNE
CEU
Infection Preventionist
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Acute Care Rehabilitation Hospital or Long-term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Acute Care Hospital
Pediatric/NICU
Dental
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Cleaning & Disinfection
High-Level Disinfection
Sterile Processing
Auditing/ Observation/ Monitoring/ Assessment Tools
Regulatory Compliance
Outbreak Investigation
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It delineates cleaning and disinfection responsibilities for clinical staff and for housekeeping/environmental services department works. It describes how non-critical, semi-critical, and critical equipment are classified (Spaulding criteria) and how cleaning and disinfection tasks differ for the different levels.
