The Contact Tracing and Infection Control Course

The Contact Tracing and Infection Control Course

Contact tracing could be what frees the world from the grasp of COVID-19. It’s a popular method of containment that’s already helped flatten the curve. But for this to work long-term, we need more qualified healthcare professionals with the proper training—training that isn’t easy to find.

The Contact Tracing and Infection Control course covers all CDC-recommended training elements required to successfully identify patients who have come in close contact with a particular virus or contagion. We’ll discuss important breach avoidance strategies and outline the main steps involved in the contact tracing process.

Course Outline:

  • Infection Control and Barrier Protection Proficiency: Transmission Prevention & Control of Infection
  • Preventing Needlestick & Sharp-Object Injuries
  • Engineering & Work Practice Controls
  • Protection from Blood-Borne Pathogens
  • Barriers & Personal Protective Equipment
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in a Healthcare Environment
  • Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization
  • Handwashing Infection Control in Healthcare
  • Sepsis Awareness & Education
  • Certificate of Sepsis Prevention Proficiency
  • COVID-19 CMS Guidelines
  • Infection Control Basic Proficiency (CICBP) Final Exam
  • Contact Tracer Proficiency: COVID-19 Basics
  • Current Testing Options for COVID-19
  • Epidemiology & Terminology Relating to COVID-19
  • Contact Tracing Communication Basics
  • Confidentiality, Patient Privacy, Ethics, and Complexities
  • Contact Tracing & Case Monitoring
  • HIPAA Documentation & Training
  • Applied HIPAA Security for Healthcare Professionals

 

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This is a not-for-credit course.
As such, you will not earn units and the class will not be reflected on your banner schedule or on transcripts. As a not-for-credit course, Financial Aid cannot be used to pay for or offset the costs of this course.

 

Cost : $999.00, includes:
  • Complete online access to expert-created curriculum
  • One-on-one support from your trainers and our technical support team
  • 22 hours of curriculum
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Payment Plan option:
(Offered through Career Step only)
12 monthly installments – 8% interest
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