Session 2 | Microbiology for the Infection Preventionist

This session will focus on significant pathogens responsible for healthcare-associated infections, multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) and development of an emergency management plan.

Target Audience

This course is designed for novice, beginner and newly competent staff working in IP.

Learning Objectives

  • Clarify difference between colonization and infection
  • Distinguish between gram-positive and gram-negative organisms
  • List important considerations in specimen collection and transport
  • Identify steps in an outbreak investigation
  • Discuss the role of the infection preventionist in emergency planning and mitigation
Course summary
Course opens: 
06/16/2021
Course expires: 
06/30/2026
Part of: 
Compass HQIC Network Infection Prevention Basics Course
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This session will focus on significant pathogens responsible for healthcare-associated infections, multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) and development of an emergency management plan.

  • Clarify difference between colonization and infection
  • Distinguish between gram-positive and gram-negative organisms
  • List important considerations in specimen collection and transport
  • Identify steps in an outbreak investigation
  • Discuss the role of the infection preventionist in emergency planning and mitigation

Linda R. Greene

Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC, is Director of Infection Prevention at the University of Rochester Highland Hospital, Rochester, New York. She has extensive experience in infection prevention in the acute care, long-term care and ambulatory surgery settings. Greene held leadership roles in her local Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) chapter before becoming a member of the APIC Board of Directors. She served as APIC president in 2017. Greene serves APIC and the IPC profession in myriad ways, including as an advisor and contributor to APIC position papers and implementation guides. The author of dozens of peer-reviewed publications, she is an expert on quality improvement, antimicrobial stewardship and healthcare-associated infections.

Nursing Contact hours and Certificate of Attendance are not available for the on-demand course.

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