CMSI - Graduate Certificate in Infection Prevention
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1. Understand and apply basic terminology, definitions and principles of epidemiology to infection prevention.
2. Identify the risk factors for an epidemiological problem and how these risk factors could have been prevented, if possible.
3. Explain the foundational principles of disease transmission to inform decision-making within the organization.
4. Create interventions to enhance healthcare worker awareness of transmission-based precautions and hand hygiene.
5. Explain the pathophysiology of hospital-acquired microbial infections that contribute to significant patient morbidity and mortality.
6. Analyze data from antimicrobial susceptibility testing programs and antibiograms to anticipate emerging threats from resistance pathogens.
7. Conduct a facility-level infection control program risk assessment and develop a prioritized program infection prevention plan based on findings.
8. Evaluate patient care areas for possible vehicles of infection.
9. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization, including areas of risk and quality control requirements.
10. Explain the foundational principles of infection prevention surveillance to inform decision-making and enhance information sharing.