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Prevention CHKC: Course in HAI Knowledge and Control
What is Prevention CHKC?
Prevention CHKC is designed to train frontline healthcare personnel, defined as those “responsible for direct patient care” in best practices to prevent and control HAIs and pathogens that can spread in the healthcare setting. Training educates frontline personnel to successfully execute best practices in topics that include:
- Prevention of CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAP/VAE
- Prevention of C. difficile and MRSA
- Prevention strategies:
- Methods for appropriate performance and timing of hand hygiene in the healthcare setting
- Disinfection and environmental control
Prevention CHKC Update
As of 3/21/2023, we've updated the Prevention CHKC Training Modules to ensure they are relevant and accurate based on new recommendations and science.
Commercial Supporter
The Prevention Course in Healthcare-Associated Infection Knowledge and Control (Prevention CHKC) is supported in full by an educational grant from Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD).
Target Audience
Prevention CHKC is intended for frontline healthcare personnel, defined for the purposes of this project as individuals in a healthcare facility “responsible for direct patient care.” These individuals may be physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nursing assistants, medical assistants, emergency medical technicians, patient care technicians, respiratory therapy technicians, surgical technicians, anesthesia providers, students, ID fellows, critical care fellows, transportation personnel, physical and occupational therapists and aides, and others. Prevention CHKC was developed from the standpoint of delivery of healthcare in acute care in the United States, but may be adaptable for other locations.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Review best practices for the prevention of device-and pathogen-associated infections in hospitals, e.g. CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAP/VAE, C. difficile, and MRSA, how to perform and promote hand hygiene, and how to improve frontline personnel’s understanding of disinfection and sterilization as appropriate for their role(s)
- Demonstrate ways to perform basic HAI prevention strategies, plus advanced approaches for outbreak management
- Examine performance and accountability measures within the healthcare team to implement infection prevention practices
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Course Content Authors and Editors:
Erik Dubberke, MD, MSPH (Course Co-Director/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Cassandra Salgado, MD, MS (Course Co-Director/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
David Pegues, MD (Course Co-Director/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Mayar Al Mohajer, MD, MBA, CAQ, CPHQ, FACP, FIDSA (Author/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS, FACP (Author/Editor)
Speaker Honorarium: BD
Nancy Christy, MT, MSHA CIC (Author/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Christopher Evans, PharmD, BCPS (Author/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH (Author/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Seetha Lakshmi, MD (Original Author)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Cynthia Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID (Author/Editor)
Consultant: Roche
Ann Marie Pettis, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC (Nurse Planner/Content Expert/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Rossana Rosa, MD (Author/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Marin Schweizer, PhD (Author/Editor)
Consulting Fee: 3M
Contracted Research: PDI
Contract Research: 3M (ended 06/2022)
Valerie Deloney, MBA (Author/Staff/Editor)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
All relevant financial relationships listed above have been mitigated.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
PHYSICIANS:
CME
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
NURSES:
CEU
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION STATEMENT
Physicians (CME and ABIM MOC):
In order to receive Physician credit, participants must successfully complete both the post-tests with passing scores of 100% and the course evaluation. You will have unlimited opportunities to take the post-tests.
Nurses (CEU):
Nurses who complete this activity will be awarded a maximum of 6.75 nursing contact hours. In order to receive nursing credit, participants must successfully complete the post-tests with passing scores of 100%. Participants will be awarded continuing education commensurate with their completion. Nursing Contact Hours will be awarded for completion of this activity through March 29, 2024.
DISCLAIMER
The information provided during this CME internet activity enduring material is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition.
For questions please email: learningce@shea-online.org
Available Credit
- 6.75 ABIM MOC
- 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.75 Nursing Contact Hours
- 6.75 Participation
Price
Thank you for your interest in registering for the Prevention CHKC course provided by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). SHEA is a professional society that improves public health by establishing infection-prevention measures and supporting antibiotic stewardship among healthcare personnel. As a first-time user, you will need to create a profile before you can sign up for the Prevention CHKC course. Once you’re profile has been completed, you’ll be able to register for the course. If you are already a member, you’ll simply need to log in to sign up for Prevention CHKC.
Complete Pre-CHKC in order to identify your learning path. You can take the modules it recommends in any order, as well as additional modules outside of your learning path. Upon completion of each module, you’ll move to the Post-CHKC test to evaluate how much you’ve learned. You’ll need to get 100% of the questions correct to move to the next module and earn credits/certificates.
Continuing Education Credits and Certificates:
- Once you pass the Post-CHKC of each of the modules you wish to complete, you will complete the PROGRAM EVALUATION, claim credits and select your certificate(s).
- You can only claim credits ONCE. Be sure to claim credits AFTER you have completed all desired modules.
- You will be able to print/download the certificate of completion and accreditation certificates for which you opted in.