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Queen's Infection Prevention & Control Online Professional Development Course - Winter 2023

Event Date: February 27, 2023 - July 2, 2023 | Online Course

Purpose
This Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Professional Development Course is an online interactive course for health professionals who are new to the field of Infection Prevention and Control or are about to enter into the practice of Infection Prevention and Control. The purpose of the course is to introduce participants to the practice of Infection Prevention and Control and to increase participants’ knowledge and skills for managing the prevention and control of infections and disease in health care settings.

Course Objectives
Course objectives are based on the content as outlined by CBIC (Certification Board for Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.)

Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify fundamental concepts of epidemiology and microbiology as they relate to IPAC
Examine and investigate scenarios to practice problem-solving for IPAC
Practice critical thinking and management skills for engaging in:
- routine practices and additional precautions,
- surveillance,
- outbreak control of infections and disease within clinical and public health settings
Apply research, teaching, and lifelong-learning skills through engagement within a problem-based, online learning community

Certification
Completion of the Queen's IPAC Online Professional Development Course course does not certify the learner as an Infection Prevention & Control practitioner, but it does help to prepare the student for CIC examination.

Program Setup

Course content is presented within 12 interactive modules and accompanied by weekly assessments.
A module is released each Monday and can be 1, 2 or 3 weeks in length.
All weekly quizzes and assignments are due on Sundays by 11:30pm ET.
To pass this course and receive the certificate of completion learners must achieve an overall average of 70% and complete all assignments and quizzes.

Live Sessions
This course has a synchronous component where students are expected to attend a minimum of three live sessions via Zoom within the 18 weeks. These will consist of either webinars or Ask Me Anything online sessions (all sessions are held in Eastern time zone).

Module Topics:

Life-long Learning: Principles of Adult Learning
Evidence-Based Medicine & Literature Searching
Infectious Diseases Processes-Clinical Microbiology
Routine Practices and Added Precautions
Disinfection, Sterilization, Re-processing and Construction
Epidemiologic Investigation and Surveillance
Epidemiology of Health Care Acquired Infections
Employee and Occupational Health Safety
Public Health and Education
Management of Infection Prevention and Control

T2202A Tax Form
This is a professional development course. This means that learners of the course are not considered Queen’s students and the course fee is not viewed as tuition. Therefore, there are no T2202A tax forms for the course.

Please refer to the program website for further details on the course: https://healthsci.queensu.ca/faculty-staff/opdes/programs/infection-prevention-control-online-course

As we are working remotely at this time we are not able to accept phone calls. If you have questions after you have read the registration page and course website please direct them to: [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY ONLINE CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED

Contact Information

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Queen’s University Royal Charter, 1841, as amended, and will be used for educational, administrative and statistical purposes. Questions regarding the collection or use of this personal information should be directed to [email protected]

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Registration Questions

Have you ever attended Queen's University?

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Are you currently working in infection control?

Yes

How long have you worked in infection control?

How did you hear about the Queen’s IPAC Online Professional Development Course?

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Refund Policies Are Firm and Strictly Enforced.

Please be aware that a $42 admin fee will be charged per person for any refund. Refunds are not available for promo codes not applied at time of registration. Learners must ensure that they process and confirm any intended withdrawals by February 1, 2023 since unawareness of the deadline or its consequences will not be accepted. Please find the details for this here. No special financial consideration is given to Learners who must withdraw after the deadline. Learners should be aware that when they withdraw from a course at any time after the refund deadline, they have effectively occupied a place in the class for the entire term. Since space in classes is limited, an underlying principle of this policy is to ensure that as many opportunities as possible are left open for learners seeking to register.

Registrations are non-transferable.

Yes, I have read and accept the refund policy in its entirety

Weekly Dedicated Time is Necessary
The IPAC Online Professional Development Course will require 7-12 hours per week on average doing coursework. This is the combination of modules, discussions, assignments and quizzes each week. Please confirm that you are committing to these hours. No special financial consideration is given to Learners who were unaware of the hours this course entails.

Yes, I have read and accept the Weekly Dedicated Time is Necessary in its entirety

Review of all IPAC Course Information

Please ensure you read and understand the information about what the course entails on the Queen's IPAC Online Professional Development Course webpage, prior to registering for the program. Failure to clarify any questions about how the course is laid out before registration will not be considered for refund after the February 1, 2023 deadline.

Any questions surrounding the program can be sent to [email protected]

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Our office offers a variety of continuing professional development programs. Would you like to receive notifications about upcoming programs through the CPD newsletter?

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Cancellations and Refunds Policy

Please be aware that a $42 admin fee will be charged per person for any refund.

Refunds are not available for promo codes not applied at time of registration.

No refund will be given for withdrawal requests received after February 1, 2023.

Registrations are non-transferable.

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