Education

Whether you're new to the field or have years of experience, VIPTC offers comprehensive infection prevention and control (IPC) education opportunities for those interested in growing their professional skillset. Thanks to funding from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), courses and webinars are currently being offered with no registration fee.

Course Levels

Programming will focus on the rationale behind foundational infection prevention practices including hand hygiene, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and basic prevention strategies, and drug resistant organism recognition and control (including isolation, environmental cleaning and disinfection, basic epidemiology and surveillance training, and personal protective equipment).

Upcoming Webinars

Stay tuned for our upcoming webinars!

2023 Course Schedule

Foundations, Intermediate, & Advanced Level Training

Foundations Course in Infection Prevention & Control | On-demand

Intermediate Course in Infection Prevention & Control | On-demand

Specialty-specific Training

Infection Prevention & Control in Home Health & Hospice | On-demand

Past Webinars

VDH Proactive Infection Prevention & Control Assessments | September 2023
Rehab Abdelfattah, MD, MPH, CIC; Wendy Fariss, MSN, RN, CIC; Kaila Cooper, MSN, RN, CIC; Danielle Murphy, MS, RN, CJCP, CPN; Connie Atkinson, BSN, RN, CIC

Legionella Prevention & Control | July 2023
Kelly Blythe, MPH; Michael Butts; Heather Minton, BS, MS, M(ASCP), CIC; Luz Caicedo, MPH, CPH, CIC, CRCST, VA-BC; Kaila Cooper, MSN, RN, CIC
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Candida auris Update | April 2023
David Weber, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA, FRSM; Shaina Bernard, PharmD; Wendy Fariss, BSN, RN, CIC; Kaila Cooper, MSN, RN, CIC; Michael Stevens, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA, FACP
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Ebola Update | February 2023
Amy Britton, MSN, RN, CCRN; Jennifer Cuzzolina, MSN, RN, CIC; Jade Flinn, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN 
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NHSN Reporting for Long-Term Care | December 2022
Theresa Rowe, DO, MS
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Data Reporting and Infographics Best Practices | October 2022
Rachel Pryor, MPH, BSN, RN  
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2021-2022 Year in Review: What's New and What's Novel in IP | August 2022
Kaila Cooper, MSN, RN, CIC; Amie Patrick, MSN, RN, CIC; Michael Stevens, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA, FACP; Joan Buckner, MA, RN, CIC; Michelle Doll, MD, MPH; Karen McGoldrick, MT (ASCP), CIC, CHOP; Heather Minton, BS, MS, M (ASCP), CIC; Michelle Peninger, BS (MT), CIC
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Mpox (Monkeypox) Update | July 2022
Michelle Doll, MD, MPH
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COVID-19: Infection Prevention Considerations for the Behavioral Health Setting | February 2022
Diane Heipel, BSN, RN, CIC; Michelle Doll, MD, MPH; Kaila Cooper, MSN, RN, CIC
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COVID-19 and Long-term Care Facilities | January 2022 
Arjun Srinivasan, MD and Michael Stevens, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA, FACP

Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Associated Infections and 2022 Outlook | December 2021                                                              Richard Wenzel, MD, MSc
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Recognition of Infectious Diseases in Refugees and Infection Prevention Considerations | October 2021                                        Michelle Doll, MD, MPH and Angela Myrick-West, MPH, CIC
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