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Environmental Cleaning (Web-based)


Course Summary

Course:  WB4224
CE Expiration:  08/26/2021, 11:59 PM (ET)
Available CE:  CME, CNE, CEU, CPH, CHES

• EC101: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection: Principles of Infection Transmission and the Role of the Environment

Describes the important role that the hospital environment can play in pathogen transmission and shares useful concepts to include when optimizing a hospital cleaning and disinfection program.

• EC102: Cleaning and Disinfection Strategies for Non-Critical Surfaces and Equipment

Provides an overview of strategies to consider when training staff about cleaning and disinfection policies and procedures, and identifies tools to assist with monitoring and auditing these practices.

• EC103: Using a Quality Improvement Approach to Improve Environmental Cleaning Practicies

Explores using quality improvement strategies, like Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA), to monitor and guide infection prevention improvement initiatives.

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Target Audience

Infection Prevention Team/Committee, Hospital Leaders, Clinical Educators, Nurse Managers, Physician Managers, Environmental Services Manager, All Staff, and Patient and Family Advisors


Continuing Education Accreditation Statements
Continuing Medical Education for Physicians (CME):

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this Enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Continuing Nursing Education for Nurses (CNE):

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 1 contact hours.

IACET Continuing Education Units (CEU):

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU's for this program.

Certified Public Health (CPH):

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1 CPH recertification credits for this program.

Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES):

Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1  total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.  CDC provider number 98614.

TCEO does not provide CPE certificates. As a Pharmacist, you must log into the CPE monitor 8 weeks after the activity to obtain CE credit.