OVERVIEW

Online Primer on Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Control & Antimicrobial Stewardship is organized by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

Course opens: 04/03/2023
Course expires: 04/02/2026

Description:
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.

Topics covered include:

Pathogen transmission
Outbreak management in the healthcare setting
Approach to control of bioterrorism agents
Advanced occupational health management
Implementing antimicrobial stewardship
Prevention and management of multidrug resistant organisms including Clostridioides difficile, surgical site infections and device-associated infections.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

Describe the role of the healthcare epidemiologist.
Analyze when to involve the healthcare epidemiologist and infection control experts - specifically during outbreaks, bioterrorism threats and advanced topics in occupational health management.
Discuss how to implement principles of antimicrobial stewardship.
Define the epidemiology, surveillance and prevention of healthcare-associated infections including multidrug resistant organisms, Clostridium difficile, surgical site infections and device-associated infections.