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Online Course

  Infection Control for Non-clinical Healthcare Workers  

 

Syllabus | Registration Form

 

Continuing Professional Education Contact Hours for CHESP Renewal: 10

 

This online infection control course is designed for non-clinical staff in health care facilities. The content of this program covers a wide spectrum of infection control topics – from a brief introduction to the microbiology of major organisms like Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) and Clostridium difficile to transmission and prevention. The course also covers content on disease outbreaks, precautions, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), guidance documents from the CDC, and OSHA standards for Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP).

 

This online course is designed as a self-directed educational program for non-clinical health care employees. Individuals are responsible for logging on to the course and completing the assigned reading material and answer all required assignments each week. Participants of this program will collaborate, interact, review material, and ultimately, learn from the reading materials and each other’s knowledge and experiences.

 

Course Objective:

The objective of this course is to facilitate an adult learning and collaborative environment in which non-clinical managers and directors can expand their knowledge and prepare for the many challenges facing healthcare facilities related to spread of infectious diseases.

 

Program Dates:
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010

 

Price:
Member price - $197
Non-member price - $247

 

Syllabus | Registration Form

 

Online Education System Requirements:

ASHES Online Education programs are hosted on the iCohere platform. You can access iCohere from any computer with internet access 24/7. A 5-minute presentation will be available prior to course start to allow course participants to familiarize themselves with iCohere. The presentation will cover how to post the required assignments, how to locate the required reading material each week, etc.

 

Requirements for accessing an iCohere site:

  • Internet connection (at least 56K recommended)
  • Browsers for Microsoft Windows: Internet Explorer 5.5 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.2 or later, Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later.
  • Browsers for Macintosh OS 10.x: Safari, Netscape Navigator 7.x, and Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later.
  • Browsers for Macintosh OS 9.x: Netscape Navigator 7.x, Linux (many 2.6 kernel distributions), and Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later.
  • Cookies must be enabled.

 

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