Continuing Education for Nurses

Basic Training For Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections
June 16-18, 2010 - Holiday Inn Decatur

This three-day course is designed to give new infection preventionists all they need to get started in infection control. The sessions cover all the major components of an effective infection prevention program, and provide an environment conducive to learning through the use of exercises, real-life examples, and interactivity.

Target audience for the course includes new infection preventionists, as well as those in need of a refresher course. Attendees of this conference come from a variety of health care settings, including: acute care, long term care, long term acute care, home care and hospice, behavioral health, ambulatory surgery centers, physician’s offices, emergency services, public health, corporate/educational health services, correctional facilities, and others.

COURSE TOPICS

Topics to be covered in this course are:

•   Surveillance
•   Emergency Preparedness and Response
•   Isolation
•   Microbiology
•   Statistics
•   Sterilization, Disinfection and Antisepsis
•   Employee Health
•   Outbreak investigation
•   Site-specific healthcare-associated infections
•   Breakout sessions for both acute and non-acute care settings

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

At the completion of the program, attendees will be able to:

•   Develop a system for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections
•   State the various components of transmission-based isolation precautions, as published in CDC’s Guideline for Isolation in Healthcare Facilities
•   Present surveillance data using statistical methods such as rates and ratios
•   Describe basic principles of sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis
•   Prepare a facility-wide emergency preparedness and response plan for threats such as an influenza pandemic or a bioterrorism event
•   Develop a comprehensive plan for surveillance based on whether your facility is an acute care or a non-acute care facility
•   State several of the major microorganisms which are common causes of disease in many healthcare facilities, their modes of transmission and prevention methods
•   Prepare an employee health program using the current OSHA requirements
•   State the steps used in an outbreak investigation
•   State the major site-specific infections and how to prevent transmission of these infections.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

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CONTINUING EDUCATION ACCREDITATION

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Contact Hours: 17.7

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Registration fee is $465.00 if payment received by May 14, 2010. After May 14, 2010, registration fee is $495.00. Fee includes all sessions and handouts. To register for this course, visit: https://www.icpassociates.com/registration.aspx or fill out the downloadable registration form.

CONFERENCE DATES AND LOCATION

The course will be offered on June 16-18, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Decatur, Georgia

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

• A special rate of $99.00 per night is available to conference attendees.
• When calling to make reservations, state that you are with ICP Associates: Infection Control Conference 2010 in order to receive the special discounted rate. For room reservations, call (404) 371-0204
• IMPORTANT: Reservation deadline is May 24, 2010. After that, room blocks may be full, requiring you to get lodging elsewhere, or pricing will be increased. Please ask for their policy on cancellation or change.