Description During the pandemic, an increased focus on the importance of environmental (air, surfaces, etc.) disinfection has been emphasized.

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 should educate and help frontline personnel successfully execute best practices in topics that may include prevention of CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAP/VAE, C. difficile and MRSA, as well as prevention strategies such as hand hygiene and disinfection and sterilization.

This online educational course offers any Infectious Diseases practitioner an opportunity to learn the basics of healthcare epidemiology, infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. Written by adult and pediatric experts in the field, case-based information is presented in a dynamic and interactive learning environment intended to highlight the role of the healthcare epidemiologist.