Introduction to Hospital Infection Prevention and Control

PUB HLT X 410

The course provides fundamental knowledge required to support an Infection Prevention program in the healthcare setting along with an introduction to key concepts in hospital epidemiology.

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What you can learn.

Gain an introduction to infection prevention in health care settings
Understand essential skills for clinical microbiology in hospitals
Learn how to minimize risk to health care workers
Discover standard and transmission-based precautions

About this course:

The course provides fundamental knowledge required to support an Infection Prevention program in the healthcare setting along with an introduction to key concepts in hospital epidemiology. The course will outline the role of infection prevention professionals in improving patient safety outcomes. The topics covered in this course include: hand hygiene, standard and transmission-based precautions, environmental services, construction projects, device associated infections, multidrug resistant organisms, introduction to clinical microbiology, occupational health and minimizing risk to healthcare workers, sterilization and disinfection, and ambulatory services.

Fall 2025 Schedule

September 22 - December 7

This section has no set meeting times.

Future Offering (Opens July 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)

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Instructor: Tiffany Dogan

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Fee:

$2,445.00

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Notes

Enrollment Deadline: September 28, 2025.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after October 05, 2025

Course Requirements

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