2024 January 8-10 Virtual Long-Term Care Infection Preventionist Essentials Iowa Training

Welcome to the 2024 January 8-10 Virtual Long-Term Care Infection Preventionist Essentials Iowa Training!

This virtual course includes two and a half days of live virtual training via Zoom as well as online modules. Please review all the following information carefully to make sure you maximize your learning and earn the certificates of completion at the end. 

To earn the Long-Term Care Infection Preventionist Essentials Training Certificate you must do all of the following:

• Complete the 2.5-day live virtual training and post-event evaluation.
• Complete the 11 online modules listed below and achieve 80% on the related knowledge checks to support learning. You have unlimited attempts on the quizzes.
• Score an 80% or higher on the final knowledge review and assessment for the program. You will have unlimited attempts to complete it. Each question comes with a rationale to support your learning. 
  • NOTE: For Fill-in-the-blank questions, be as simple as possible with your response. For example, if the question is asking for a numerical value, only provide the number, no accompanying text. You will be marked wrong if you provide more than you need to. 
• Complete the Post-Course Survey Evaluation for the overall certificate of completion. 

COURSE WORK MODULES:

• Pre-Course Work (If time is available, we recommend you complete the pre-course modules prior to the in-person training.)
  • Introduction to NHSN
  • The Role of the Infection Preventionist in LTC
  • Microbiology Essentials
• Post-Course Work
  • IP as an Educator, Part 1
  • IP as an Educator, Part 2
  • Facility Design, Construction, and Renovation,
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship/AHRQ Toolkits
  • Monitoring the Health of the Community
  • Quality Assurance
  • Interdisciplinary Services
  • Surveillance: The IP as a Detective

APIC’s Learning Management System will track your progress. Once you have completed all of these items, you will be able to download your certificates under the Course Work tab within the “Certificates of Completion” section. 

Important notes:

• To earn the certificates of completion, you have up to 90 days after the 2.5-day live virtual training to complete all the requirements above. 
• Contact hours: If, for any reason you only complete the live virtual 2.5-day training, you can earn contact hours for the Live Training Certificate only. Once you have earned your contact hours, they can be found in the Course Work tab under the “Certificates of Completion” section. 
• Please find your PDF copy of the Workbook (PowerPoint slides) for this program above under the Agenda and Workbooks tab.

Agenda and Workbooks

Course materials including the full agenda and workbook can be found under the Agenda and Workbooks tabs. During and after the live virtual workshop, all additional handouts will be available under the Handouts and Resource List tab.

Discussion Board

Using the Discussion tab for this course, we encourage you to post messages, questions, and resources that may be beneficial to your fellow learners.

Technical Issues

Please try the steps below to troubleshoot if your online course work does not load or if you receive an error message:

1. We recommend you use Google Chrome as your web browser.
2. Make sure your browser is up to date by clicking the ellipsis (top right corner in your Chrome browser) then click Help and About Google Chrome. The browser will automatically update.
3. Clear the cache and cookies in your browser.
4. Use a private network (ex: home) as opposed to a public network (ex: work, school). Many facilities have pop-up blockers and firewalls turned on to prevent content from loading. You may need to contact your IT department to troubleshoot. 

If you have questions about the course, please don't hesitate to email us at customeducation@apic.org.