From Novice to Expert Your Road to Success

From Novice to Expert: Your Road to Success in Infection Prevention APIC Roadmap CIC certification Competency Survey

Domains of Professional Development • Leadership Influence, not authority • Infection Prevention and Control The nuts and bolts • Technology How we do things • Performance improvement and implementation science When we need to make changes…

IP Certification: What is happening in Idaho? • As of January 1, 2018, Idaho has 31 certified IPs • HAI 5 year Plan • Increase the number of certified in infection control • Regional CIC/EPI Review Courses • Boise’s 3 day Intensive – February 12 – 14, 2018 • Pocatello’s 2 day course – February 26 – 27, 2018 • Coeur d’ Alene’s 2 day course – March 1 and 2, 2018

The CIC Credential A certification developed by the CBIC

From CBIC… • What is certification? • Certification has, as its primary purpose, the increased protection of the public by providing an objective measurement of standardized current knowledge recognized and respected within and outside the field of infection prevention and control. • Why should you be certified? • Certification represents the commitment of an infection preventionist and an institution to the continued improvement of infection prevention and control functions and their contribution to healthcare and patient safety • As an infection prevention professional, certification reaffirms that through your study and hard work, you have an internationally recognized level of knowledge in the field of infection prevention and control. It also gives you a sense of professional accomplishment

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About the Exam General: • Both the initial and the recertification examinations are made up of 150 questions. Of these questions, only 135 are scored. • The other 15 questions are being pre-tested for future examinations. • The initial certification examination is facilitated at a Prometric testing center. • You will have a total of three hours to complete the examination Things to remember: • Certification is good for 5 years* • Each version of the exam will require a different number of correct answers to pass. • READ the direction/ each question carefully.

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CIC Examination Content Outline Please note: The below content outline is for the initial certification examination. The recertification examination content outline contains the same content as listed below but the scored domains and number of items in each domain area may vary slightly. 1) Identification of Infectious Disease Processes (22 items) 2) Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation (24 items) 3) Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents (25 items) 4) Employee/Occupational Health (11 items) 5) Management and Communication (13 items) 6) Education and Research (11 items) 7) Environment of Care (14 items) 8) Cleaning, Sterilization, Disinfection, Asepsis (15 items) Each item (question) on the examination will target different cognitive levels. These levels are: 1. Recall 2. Application 3. Analysis

CIC content: Identification of Infectious Disease Processes (22 items) • Interpret the relevance of diagnostic and laboratory reports • Identify appropriate practices for specimen collection, transportation, handling, and storage • Correlate clinical signs and symptoms with infectious disease process • Differentiate between colonization infection and contamination • Differentiate between prophylactic empiric and therapeutic uses of antimicrobials

CIC content: Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation (24 items) • Design of Surveillance Systems • Collection and Compilation of Surveillance Data • Interpretation of Surveillance Data • Outbreak Investigation

CIC content: Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents (25 items) • Develop evidence-based/informed infection prevention and control policies and procedures • Collaborate with relevant groups and agencies in planning community/facility responses to biologic threats and disasters (e. g. , public health, anthrax, influenza) • Identify and implement infection prevention and control strategies related to: • EXAMPLES: HH, environmental pathogens, antimicrobial stewardship

CIC content: Employee/Occupational Health (11 items) • Review and/or develop screening and immunization programs • Collaborate regarding counseling, follow up, and work restriction recommendations related to communicable diseases and/or exposures • Collaborate with occupational health to evaluate infection preventionrelated data and provide recommendations • Collaborate with occupational health to recognize healthcare personnel who may represent a transmission risk to patients, coworkers, and communities • Assess risk of occupational exposure to infectious diseases (e. g. , Mycobacterium tuberculosis, bloodborne pathogens)

CIC content: Management and Communication (13 items) • Planning • EXAMPLE: recommend changes in practice based on current evidence, clinical outcomes, and financial implications. • Communication and Feedback • EXAMPLE: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in the identification and review of adverse and sentinel events. • Quality Performance Improvement and Patient Safety • EXAMPLE: Participate in quality/performance improvement and patient safety activities related to infection prevention and control (e. g. , failure mode and effects analysis, plan-do-study-act).

CIC content: Education and Research (11 items) • Education • EXAMPLES: • Prepare, present, or coordinate educational content that is appropriate for the audience • Provide immediate feedback, education, and/or training when lapses in practice are observed • Evaluate the effectiveness of education and learner outcomes (e. g. , observation of practice, process measures) • Research • EXAMPLES: • Conduct a literature review • Facilitate incorporation of applicable research findings into practice

CIC content: Environment of Care (14 items) • Recognize and monitor elements important for a safe care environment (e. g. , Heating-Ventilation-Air Conditioning, water standards, construction) • Assess infection risks of design, construction, and renovation that impact patient care settings • Provide recommendations to reduce the risk of infection as part of the design, construction, and renovation process • Collaborate on the evaluation and monitoring of environmental cleaning and disinfection practices and technologies • Collaborate with others to select and evaluate environmental disinfectant products

CIC content: Cleaning, Sterilization, Disinfection, Asepsis (15 items) • Identify and evaluate appropriate cleaning, sterilization and disinfection practices • Collaborate with others to assess products under evaluation for their ability to be reprocessed • Identify and evaluate critical steps of cleaning, high level disinfection, and sterilization

Links/resources: • Webinar: How to prepare for the exam https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Lmd 3 Hn. DZn. Bg • CBIC Candidate Handbook: file: ///C: /Users/prescotm/Downloads/2017 Candidate. Handbook. pdf • CBIC website for general info: https: //www. cbic. org/certification • We have 3 regional CIC/EPI Review Courses scheduled for Idaho’s Infection Preventionists (IPs) • Washington Department of Health – CIC Study Group webinar series hosted by Patty Montgomery, RN, MPH, CIC on Wednesdays at 1 - 2 p. m. MST. The 12 week course starts again in January. This course runs many times throughout the year. If you are interested in participating in the current study group, please contact patricia. montgomery@doh. wa. gov or 206 -418 -5558

As of January 1, 2018 the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology will be including A FREE practice exam with every purchase of the initial certification examination. The offer will be running until June 30, 2018. After June 30, the practice examination will be available again for purchase on the CBIC website for $50 USD. If you have any questions regarding the practice examination, contact us by email info@cbic. org or by phone (414) 918 -9796.

APIC: Roadmap for the Novice Infection Preventionist

What is the Novice Roadmap? • The Novice Roadmap Provides a general structure for your time of the job from day 1 until you pass the CIC exam. • It provides a list of job-specific knowledge, skills, and professional developments goals. • Can help you create your personal library of IP related resources Remember: Prioritizing the way you proceed through the roadmap will vary on your facility/program, background, level of experience, and resources available to you.

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Roadmap Tasks 1. Broken down by CBIC content* (page 6) or 2. Broken down by stage* (page 32) • track = CBIC content, key on pg 33. *Professional development area is not on the CIC exam

Beyond CIC • Chapter Opportunities! • Board membership • Committee membership • Proficient Practitioner Bridge (Coming soon!) • Enable IP’s to identify personal strengths and weaknesses to position to apply for APIC fellowship • APIC Fellowship • National APIC and CBIC board and committee opportunities

How am I doing? - APIC Competency Self. Assessment • Promoted by I-APIC chapter this fall • Respondents: 14 completed, 25 started • 36% respondents were CIC certified • Goal: Use to identify educational opportunities for I-APIC members and partners • If you want to take survey: https: //www. surveymonkey. com/r/C 7 N 3 TVZ • Reference for survey (go to “Competency Self-Assessment”) https: //apic. org/Professional-Practice/Infection_preventionist_IP_competency_model • APIC professional and practice standards: https: //apic. org/Resource_/Tiny. Mce. File. Manager/PDC/PPS. pdf