Basic Training For Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections

This three-day course is designed to give new infection control practitioners all they need to get started in infection control. The sessions cover all the major components of an effective infection control 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 practitioners in infection control, 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, behavioral health, surgery centers, public health, physician’s offices, emergency services, and corporate/educational health services.

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 FACULTY

The conference has dedicated faculty members who are all widely respected professionals with years of experience in the fields of infection control, microbiology, public health, and other related fields. Each of them are experienced presenters who give the attendees personal attention, encouraging questions and feedback.

Some of our distinguished faculty members will include:

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

To view the 2008 Conference agenda, please click here. 

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CONTINUING EDUCATION ACCREDITATION

An application has been submitted to the Georgia Nurses Association for approval of 17.75 contact hours. Please call Gail Bennett at 706.235.1167 for more information.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Registration fee is $425.00 if payment received by June 18, 2008. After June 18, 2008, Registration fee is $450.00. Fee includes all sessions and handouts. Please click here to register for this course or download our printable registration form.

CONFERENCE DATES AND LOCATION

The course will be offered on July 23-25, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Perimeter in Atlanta, Georgia.

The hotel is located in northwest Atlanta near the junctions of I-75 and I-285. A complimentary shuttle service is available to several of Atlanta’s major malls and shopping districts. Shuttle service from the Atlanta airport is provided by ANM Limo; cost is $20 1-way, $40 round trip, and is located in the ground transportation area at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

A special rate of $111.00 per night is available to conference attendees.

When calling to make reservations, state that you are with ICP Associates: Infection Control Conference 2008 in order to receive the special discounted rate.  Please click here to reserve your room for the conference.

IMPORTANT: Reservation deadline is June 24, 2008; 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.

HOTEL CONTACT INFORMATION:

Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter, NW
6345 Powers Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA  30339
Hotel Front Desk: 1-770-955-1700 | Hotel Fax: 1-770-955-0853
Toll Free: 1-800-972-2404