AHCA is ready to help members meet the
new Infection Preventionist Specialized Training requirement finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the reform of Requirements of Participation for long term care facilities. The self-study Infection Preventionist Specialized Training (IPCO) online course provides 23 hours of training and education for healthcare professionals who seek to serve
as Infection Preventionists. Individuals
who complete the course will be trained to effectively implement and manage an
Infection Prevention and Control Program (including antibiotic stewardship
programs) at their nursing facilities.
Even though nursing facilities are not
required to have a designated Infection Preventionist until November 2019,
there are three compelling reasons why it is critical to register for this
training now:
- As of November 28, 2016, nursing facilities are being held accountable to more expansive infection prevention and control federal regulations.
- Beginning November 28, 2017, the federal requirements for nursing facilities expand further and require that every nursing facility develop and implement an antibiotic stewardship program. This is a new requirement that should be conducted with oversight from specially trained healthcare professionals.
- Surveyors nationwide are being trained this summer to survey for the expanded infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship requirements.
The IPCO course includes online lectures, case studies and interactive components taught by
subject matter experts who have real life experience working in long
term and post-acute care. It addresses both
clinical and organizational systems, processes and cultural aspects of
infection prevention and control that are fundamental to effectively leading
and administering successful infection prevention and control programs and
antibiotic stewardship programs. Upon
successful completion of this program, participants will receive certificates
including 23 ANCC contact hours.
The training course registration fee is $450
for AHCA/NCAL members and $650 for non-members. There are no refunds and no transfers. Payment and
registration must be made online here. Discounted group purchase rates are
available for groups of 25 or more. Those
interested in making a group purchase should email AHCA here.
To access the IPCO course, members will need
to log into ahcancalED with their AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords. For assistance obtaining AHCA/NCAL usernames
and passwords, please e-mail your name and facility contact information here.
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