CERTIFICATION BOARD OF INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Recertification

CERTIFICATION BOARD OF INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Recertification by Continuing Education

RECERTIFICATION Domain-specific Infection Prevention Units (IPUs) BY CONTINUING EDUCATION Available to all candidates who hold the CIC® and are up for recertification beginning in 2020 Recertification examination will continue to be offered

RECERTIFICATION BY CONTINUING EDUCATION Candidates must submit professional portfolio demonstrating completion of a minimum of 40 IPUs All IPUs are required to be from an accredited organization Candidates can accumulate IPUs any time after their previous recertification submission date throughout their five year recertification period

IPUs CATEGORIES ü ü ü ü ü Online, paper, or live format education Organizational educational offerings (multi-day or single day) Attendance at national conferences Academic education Publications Presentation Participation in professional organization Teaching Research

DOMAIN CATEGORIES Identification of infectious disease processes Management and communication Surveillance and epidemiologic investigation Education and research Employee and occupational health Environment of care Preventing and controlling the transmission of infectious agents Cleaning, sterilization, disinfection, asepsis

EARNING IPUs Can I use this activity? ü Subject matter related to infection prevention and control and falls within at least one of the eight “domains” ü Presented through or sponsored by an accredited organization ü Able to verify attendance or participation by providing required documentation YES!

EARNING IPUs Will my CEUs/CNEs be accepted? ü Yes. Your CEUs/CNEs translate to IPUs, as these were obtained through an accredited organization. ü However, not all CEUs/CNEs will be weighted the same as IPUs. ü You are responsible for determining which domain your CEU/CNE activity fits in. CNEs/CEUs IPUs

POTENTIAL ACCREDITED PROVIDERS …and many more!

RECERTIFICATION BY IPUs TIMELINE Professional portfolio available January 1 st of recertifying year Record activities and upload verification documents Submit portfolio by October 31 st Random audit of portfolios If successful, new five year recertification period begins

VERIFICATION All activities must provide some form of documentation for verification. Some examples include: ü Certificate of attendance ü Verification letter ü Appointment letter on official letterhead A complete list of required verification documentation within each IPUs category can be found on the CBIC website on the IPUs criteria chart.

COMPLETING THE PORTFOLIO Available beginning in January to 2020 recertifying candidates! Complete all sections with an asterisk All incomplete required sections are highlighted

COMPLETING THE PORTFOLIO Incomplete items will be displayed here:

COMPLETING THE PORTFOLIO Once 40 IPUs and at least 6 domains are completed, the option to submit payment appears After payment is submitted, the portfolio is submitted

LAPSED DEADLINE/AUDITING ü If a candidate fails to submit a portfolio by October 31 st, he or she must take the online recertification examination. This exam must be purchased by November 30 th and completed by December 31 st. ü If a candidate’s portfolio is selected for a random audit and the units are not accepted during audit review, the candidate has the opportunity to resubmit their portfolio. ü If after portfolio resubmission the portfolio is still not accepted, the candidate must take the proctored recertification examination, which must be completed by December 31 st.

RESOURCES IPUs FAQ page: https: //www. cbic. org/CBIC/Certification. FAQs/Recertification. htm#Recertification. IPUs downloadable Criteria Chart: https: //www. cbic. org/CBIC/Recertify/Recertification-by-Continuing. Education/IPUs-Criteria-Chart. htm

Please visit the CBIC website at www. cbic. org for more information. If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact CBIC at info@cbic. org.