This online course presents the microbiological perspective of infection prevention to aid in decision making.

Content/Features:

• Fundamental concepts in basic microbiology
• The host versus the microorganism
• Host defenses, microbial invasion, and colonization
• Modes of disease transmission
• Healthcare-associated infections
• Infections of community onset
• Infection prevention interventions 

Length:
7 hours

Cost:
$140 members/$210 non-members

Access:
First-time users – click the orange "register" button above to begin registration. 

Returning students –

Please follow the steps below to return to your course.

Step 1:
Log in to APIC.org using the green “Sign in” button at the top of the homepage.
 
Step 2:
Visit www.apic.org/anywhere to see the list of online courses. Click the course you wish to return to.

Step 3:
On the course information page, click the green button in the middle of the page titled "Return to course"**. Click that button to pass through to your courses.

**Note: if the button is orange and reads “register” instead of  green reading “return to course” please sign in to the site using step 1 above.

Nursing contact hours: 8

How do I get contact hours?

To receive contact hours for an online course, you must complete the program in its entirety and complete an online evaluation. Your feedback is not only required by the accrediting organization, but it is vital to development of future programming.

How do I meet requirements to evaluate the program?

Complete the online evaluation from your computer immediately upon completion of the course by using the course survey link provided in the training menu. Once the online evaluation is complete, you will be eligible to obtain your contact hours via the certificate of completion. 

• Windows XP (or later)
• Powerpoint 2003 (or later)
• Browser that accepts cookies, Flash and JavaScript (check can be run here) 

Plug-ins:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 (or higher)

Technical support: 

Anywhere@apic.org