AHCA is ready to help members meet the
new Infection Preventionist specialized training requirement finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Reform of Requirements of Participation for Long Term Care
Facilities. AHCA’s Infection Preventionist
Specialized Training (IPCO) course provides
education for healthcare professionals who seek to serve as Infection
Preventionists and prepares individuals to meet the antibiotic stewardship
requirements taking effect in November.
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 now to survey for the expanded infection prevention & control and antibiotic stewardship requirements.
- The course is an online, self-study program with 23 hours of training that meets the educational requirements outlined by CMS. It includes online lectures, case studies and interactive components taught by subject matter experts who have real life experience working in long term/post-acute care.
AHCA’s course 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 in ahcancalED. The IPCO course can be accessed here or at: https://educate.ahcancal.org/p/ipco.
Discounted group purchase rates are
available for groups of 25 or more.Those
interested in making a group purchase should email AHCA at educate@ahca.org.
To access ahcancalED and the IPCO course, members will need
to login with their AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords.
For assistance obtaining AHCA/NCAL usernames
and passwords, please email update@ahca.org
with your name and facility contact information.
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