Department of Public Health - Acute Communicable Disease Control

Basics of Infection Prevention for Long-term Care Settings─2 Day Mini Course
April 16-17th, 2019

Course Description:
This course is an educational program held by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH). The program is for Infection Preventionists (IPs) and associated staff who work in long-term care settings, including skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation facilities. The course is adapted from California Department of Public Health’s “Basics of Infection Prevention” course and intended for beginning and intermediate IPs. It is free to attend and those who attend both days are eligible for nursing CEUs (approximately 10).

Full course description is available HERE

Agenda HERE
Day One: Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Day Two: Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Environment of Care and CHEST Program for Environmental Services
Collaborating with Hospitals
Microbiology
MDROs, CDI, and Antibiotic Selection
CRE and Novel MDROs
Urinary Tract Infection Prevention
Legionella
State and Federal Regulatory Requirements

Course Archive
The following are presentations from previously held courses.