Infection Control and Patient Safety

Module 1: Course Objectives & Financial Disclosures

Learning objectives and Texas state board requirements for Infection Control and Patient Safety

Module 2: Chain of Infection: Pathogens, Transmission, and Host Susceptibility

Module 3: Standard Precautions: Hand Hygiene, PPE, and Universal Application

Module 4: Transmission-Based Precautions: Contact, Droplet, Airborne Isolation

Module 5: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): MRSA, C. difficile, VRE, CRE

Module 6: Environmental Decontamination: Equipment Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization

Module 7: Sharps Safety, Bloodborne Pathogens, and OSHA Standards

Module 8: Respiratory Infections: Influenza, COVID-19, TB — Rehab Implications

Module 9: Wound Infection Recognition and Management in Rehabilitation

Module 10: Antibiotic Stewardship and Resistant Organisms: What Every Clinician Must Know

Module 11: Patient Safety Culture: Reporting Systems, Near Misses, and Root Cause Analysis

Module 12: Facility-Specific Infection Control: SNF, Home Health, Outpatient Clinic Protocols

Module 13: Emergency Preparedness and Outbreak Management in Healthcare Settings

Module 14: References

Evidence-based references and clinical resources