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Deadline to register: 3/20/2026
The purpose of this course is to train designated long-term care staff to establish an effective infection control program in accordance with North Carolina Administrative code rule 10a NCAC 41a .0206.
This 3-day program addresses the structure and content of a high-quality infection control program with lectures on IC program development, surveillance and reporting, and basic statistics. Clinical content addresses the most common infections in long-term care: UTI’s, respiratory infections, and wound infections. Antibiotic stewardship is addressed as LTCF’s are now required to have an antibiotic stewardship program. Presentations on environmental issues, safe injections/glucometer care, and OSHA Final Rule, and non-clinical legal aspects of infection control in LTC round out the course. Also included are presentations on the Role of the State Health Dept., and state and federal guidance governing LTCFs.
Desired learning outcome: 100% of infection preventionist (IP) learners in long-term settings will self-report an increase in knowledge of sterilization, disinfection, antibiotic utilization, common infections in high-risk groups, and epidemics, environmental issues, safe injections/glucometer care, and OSHA Final Rule, basic statistics for surveillance, legal aspects of infection control, as well as their understanding of the interface between hospital, ambulatory care, and community health settings and infection control.
Participants must attend the course in its entirety starting at 8:00 am - 5:00 pm each day.
Date of course: March 30 - April 1, 2026
Format: Live classroom in Chapel Hill North Carolina and virtual/live-streaming sessions
Approval Statement: This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Contact Hours: 19.5
Disclosure Statement:
No one with the ability to control content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company, except for the following:
· William Rutala is a consultant for PDI, Ideate Medica and Kinnos
· Zachary Willis is a PI for Merck and Pfizer, and via these company’s contracts with UNC-CH.
These relationships have been mitigated.
