Infection Preventionists & Healthcare Epidemiologists: Evolving Roles and Relationships

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This continuing education course reviews the roles of the key partners — infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists — in fighting healthcare-acquired infections and championing patient safety.

EXPERT INSTRUCTOR: Janet Haas, PhD, RN, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify key milestones in the development of Infection Prevention and Control departments.
2. Verbalize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) requirements for Infection control leadership.
3. Describe at least one area for further role definition in infection control and hospital epidemiology.
4. Describe some ways for infection preventionists to succeed in the epidemiologist role.