A resource library built by your peers
Everything here came out of a real chapter meeting — presented by a colleague, a public health partner, or a subject matter expert who came to talk with us. We organize it by CBIC content area so it's easy to find what you need, whether you're preparing for your CIC exam or just trying to stay current.
We add to this after every meeting. If you presented something and want it included, reach out to any board member.
1. Identification of Infectious Disease Processes
Pathogen characteristics, clinical manifestations, modes of transmission, diagnostic testing, and factors influencing infection and colonization.
2. Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
Data collection and analysis, outbreak identification, surveillance metrics, reporting requirements, and epidemiologic principles in healthcare settings.
3. Preventing and Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents
Standard and transmission-based precautions, isolation practices, PPE, hand hygiene, and infection prevention interventions across healthcare environments.
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| Needleless Connector Design: Impact on Intraluminal Occlusion and Infection Risk |
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4. Employee and Occupational Health
Exposure management, immunization programs, post-exposure evaluation, work restrictions, and protecting healthcare personnel.
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| Nothing added yet — check back after upcoming meetings. |
5. Management and Communication
Policy development, regulatory and accreditation considerations, program evaluation, and communication strategies in infection prevention.
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| Nothing added yet — check back after upcoming meetings. |
6. Education and Research
Educational strategies, competency development, quality improvement, and applying research findings to evidence-based practice.
7. Environment of Care
Water management, ventilation, construction and renovation, waste management, and environmental risk assessment related to HAI prevention.
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| Nothing added yet — check back after upcoming meetings. |
8. Cleaning, Sterilization, Disinfection, and Asepsis
Reprocessing of medical devices, environmental cleaning, antisepsis principles, and standards to reduce infection risk from equipment and patient care activities.
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| Nothing added yet — check back after upcoming meetings. |