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ForwardInfection Prevention Decoded
Chicago, IL US
April 28, 2026 to April 29, 2026
This two-day training equips infection preventionists and accreditation professionals with practical, survey-ready strategies to strengthen infection prevention and control across diverse healthcare settings. Through focused sessions on accreditation and regulatory standards, high-risk area surveillance, sterilization and HLD processes, the environment of care, and off-site ambulatory oversight, participants will gain a clear understanding of where breakdowns occur and how to identify risks in real time. Learners will also develop skills in interdisciplinary collaboration and apply their knowledge through interactive case studies and scenario-based surveillance drills. By the end of the program, attendees will leave with actionable tools, improved confidence, and a structured roadmap to enhance patient safety and regulatory readiness.
Target Audience
- Healthcare Quality Professionals
- Nurses
- Infection Preventionist
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Develop a clear understanding of the 360° Joint Commission standard changes, with emphasis on how these updates impact infection prevention expectations, documentation, and interdisciplinary readiness for surveys.
- Identify and address infection prevention risks throughout high-level disinfection (HLD) and sterilization processes, and develop strategies to support safety, compliance, and effective risk mitigation.
- Develop a roadmap for effective surveillance of high-risk hospital departments and all other operational partners, highlighting risk-prone practices, gaps in infection control infrastructure, improve collaboration, including standardization and oversight across diverse settings.
- Demonstrate how infection control intersects with the physical environment, utilities, and facility operations, and empower participants to recognize and address EOC-related infection risks proactively during rounds and surveillance
- Identify effective surveillance practices of off-site ambulatory care environments, highlighting risk-prone practices, gaps in infection control infrastructure, and how to standardize oversight across diverse settings.
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Vizient, Inc.
433 W Van Buren St
Suite 805
Chicago, IL
60607
United States
FACULTY & PLANNERS
Faculty
Ahnna Parker, MSN, RN-BC, CIC
Clinical Accreditation Advisor
Vizient, Inc.
Diane Cullen, MBA, MSN, RN, CIC, CPHQ
Clinical Accreditation Advisor
Vizient, Inc.
Planning Committee
Wendy Forys, JM, MSN, BS, RN
Sr. Director, Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient, Inc.
Allison McDonald
Program Service Manager, Regulatory and Accreditation Services
Vizient, Inc.
Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education
Vizient, Inc.
Kim Bentley, CHCP
CE Programs Manager
Vizient, Inc.
DISCLOSURE
As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
Statement of Content Validity
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
FDA Off-Label Use
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.
Disclosure Statements
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation Statement(s)
Nurses (CNE)
This activity is designated for 12.50 contact hours.
Healthcare Quality Professionals (CPHQ)
This activity is approved by NAHQ® for 12.50 CPHQ CE credits.
Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC)
Infection Prevention Decoded has been approved for 10 Infection Prevention Units (IPUs) by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC)
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AAPA CMEVizient Inc. has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria.
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 12.50 ANCC
- 12.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 12.50 General CE - Attendance
Select the “Obtain Credit” button to access the activity evaluation and to claim CE Credit.
Please Note:
- If the "Register/Take Course" tab is displayed instead of the "Obtain Credit" tab, you must first login to proceed with the credit claim process.
- This activity requires learners to confirm their attendance using an activity code. An Access Denied error message indicates that your attendance was not recorded via SMS text or QR code scanning.
Please click here to enter the code you received at the end of the activity to verify your attendance if you have not already done so: https://continuingeducation.vizientinc.com/code
Required Hardware/software
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