Pandemic Infection Control

Pandemic Infection Control is organized by AchieveCE. This course has been approved for a maximum of 3.0 Contact Hours.

Release Date: 06/21/2026
Expiration Date: 06/21/2029

Description:
This course is designed to help health care providers identify the mechanisms by which infectious diseases may be transmitted and what preventative measures are needed to take to avoid a pandemic illness.

What you will learn:
After successfully completing this section, the student will be able to:

• Define Infection Control
• Identify and explain the mechanisms by which infectious diseases may be transmitted to and among humans. Be able to give examples of each.
• Discuss the various mechanisms by which infectious diseases can be transmitted. Give examples of vector-borne transmission of disease.
• Preventative measures to avoid a pandemic illness. Differences in the transmission of diseases between people groups, based on age, health status, and location
• Discuss the importance of hand washing in preventing disease transmission.
• Examine the differences in effective infection control measures under normal circumstances vs. during a pandemic
• Infection control best practices. Appropriate PPE. Recognizing exposure
• Discuss airborne transmission of disease, distinguishing between droplet spread versus droplet nuclei.
• Important precautions and responsibilities for EMS personnel in protecting themselves
• Considerations for international and domestic travel

Course Features

• Instant certificates
• All required courses
• Instant reporting to CE Broker
• 7-day live chat & phone support
• Auto reporting to CPE Monitor
• Unlimited course attempts

Course content

• Introduction
• The Spread of Infectious Disease(s)
• Preventative Measures and Guidelines for Pandemic Infection Control3
• Effective infection control measures under normal circumstances vs. during a pandemic
• Factors affecting the transmission of communicable diseases
• International and Domestic Travel
• Infection control standard precautions in healthcare
• Conclusion