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Certificate of Mastery in Infection Prevention (CMIP)

This blended program provides EVS leaders and professionals with the requisite knowledge to meet CMS requirements for a “trained” professional in infection prevention and control specific to the clinical environment of care.

A combination of online and in-person training, CMIP cultivates and validates the knowledge required to coordinate and align efforts across the care team to implement infection prevention strategies and improve outcomes.

Intended Audience

  • Health Care Environmental Services Directors, Managers, and Supervisors
  • Contract Agencies and Consultants
  • Industry Suppliers
  • Trainers and Educators
  • Ambulatory Surgical Center, Outpatient and Long-Term Care Professionals

Learning Objectives

  • Apply up-to-date, evidence-based principles and practices effective in eliminating the transmission risk of pathogens.
  • Meet CMS standards that require facilities to have trained persons in infection prevention related to the environment of care standard.
  • Apply principles of epidemiology to the environmental assessment of risk and explore the associated practices that link infection prevention and the clinical environment of care.

Program Timeline

  • Earn up to 34 CECs
  • Virtual Meetings
  • Final Project

Program Pricing

Member: $899 | Non-member: $1099

 

Upcoming Schedule

There are currently no upcoming CMIP Review sessions. Check back or sign up for updates.

Program Info

The CMIP blended program cultivates and validates the knowledge required to coordinate and align efforts across the care team to implement infection prevention strategies and improve outcomes. It is the only workshop that translates the requisite knowledge of an Infection Preventionist into real-world day-to-day environment of care operations.

 

Why Should You Enroll in CMIP Training?

 

  • Get introduced to the plethora of regulations, standards, and recommendations that outline infection prevention and control practices.
  • Examine the practical application of epidemiological principles and review concepts in microbiology including microorganisms, emerging resistance, and their roles in infection and disease transmission.
  • Explore the principles of cleaning and disinfection as well as the changes that are occurring in disinfectant and disinfection technologies.

 

  • Please send your cancellation request in writing to ahe@aha.org at least 15 days prior to the program start date.

    Your refund will be subject to a $300 cancellation fee. No refund or credit will be issued for cancellations for inquiries within 10 business days.

  • Can’t send your team off-site to get the training they need? Let us bring expert trainers to your organization! If you have 15 or more participants, complete the Private Training Request form and host a private training at your facility.

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