Education & Presentations

Infection Prevention Education Resource

CBIC Examination Content Areas Reference Library

This website serves as a reference resource that houses educational presentations and materials related to the practice of infection prevention and control. Content is organized according to the eight Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) Examination Content Areas and is intended to support knowledge review, professional learning, and exam preparation for individuals pursuing Certification in Infection Control (CIC).

Materials provided on this site are intended for educational and informational purposes only and may be used as supplemental references to support understanding of infection prevention concepts.

Identification of Infectious Disease Processes

This section contains educational presentations related to the recognition, diagnosis, and understanding of infectious disease processes. Materials may address pathogen characteristics, clinical manifestations, modes of transmission, diagnostic testing, and factors influencing infection and colonization. Content is intended to support foundational knowledge used in infection prevention practice and certification review.

Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation

This section includes presentations that support infection surveillance activities and applied epidemiology. Topics may include data collection and analysis, outbreak identification and investigation, interpretation of surveillance metrics, reporting requirements, and use of surveillance systems. Materials are provided as references to support understanding of epidemiologic principles in healthcare settings.

Preventing and Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents

This section houses educational materials focused on measures used to prevent and control the transmission of infectious agents. Content may address standard and transmission‑based precautions, isolation practices, personal protective equipment (PPE), hand hygiene, and other infection prevention interventions used across healthcare environments.

Employee and Occupational Health

This section contains presentations related to occupational health considerations in infection prevention. Topics may include exposure management, immunization programs, post‑exposure evaluation, work restrictions, and policies designed to protect healthcare personnel and prevent transmission within the workplace.

Management and Communication

This section includes materials addressing program management, leadership, and communication within infection prevention and control. Content may cover policy development, regulatory and accreditation considerations, program evaluation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and communication strategies relevant to infection prevention roles.

Education and Research

This section provides presentations related to education, training, and research activities in infection prevention. Topics may include educational strategies, competency development, evaluation of practices, quality improvement initiatives, and interpretation or application of research findings to support evidence‑based practice.

Environment of Care

This section contains educational resources focused on the healthcare environment and its role in infection prevention. Materials may address water management, ventilation, construction and renovation, waste management, and environmental risk assessment as they relate to preventing healthcare‑associated infections.

Cleaning, Sterilization, Disinfection, and Asepsis

This section includes presentations related to cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and aseptic practices. Content may address reprocessing of medical devices, environmental cleaning, antisepsis principles, monitoring practices, and standards used to reduce the risk of infection associated with equipment and patient care activities.