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Collaboration and Support of the CIC® Certification Examination Karen Anderson and Chris Zirges, Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc

A Webber Training Teleclass

Hosted by Paul Webber [email protected] www.webbertraining.com

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Collaboration and Support of the CIC® Certification Examination

[email protected]

October20,2016www.webbertraining.com

Objectives

1. DefinecurrentpartnershipsofCBIC2. IntroducetheCIC®FacilitatorResourceToolkit3. DiscusswaystosupportcerLficaLoninany

organizaLon4. OutlineotherwaystogetinvolvedwithCBIC

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Working Together

• CBICMission:toprotectthepublicthroughthedevelopment,administraLon,andpromoLonofanaccreditedcerLficaLonininfecLonprevenLonandcontrol.CBICmaintainsandpromotesprofessionalcerLficaLonofthehighestqualitythroughtheaccomplishmentofkeyobjecLves.

• CIC®helpsdefineacompetentworkforce

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Current Partners of CBIC

• AssociaLonforProfessionalsinInfecLonControlandEpidemiology(APIC)

• InfecLonPrevenLonandControlCanada(IPACCanada)

• InternaLonalFederaLonofInfecLonControl(IFIC)

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How do others support certification? • APICChapters

• Dallas/FortWorthChapter• ProfessionalAdvancementCommiYee

• Monthlystudygroups• In-personandviawebinar• Studyresources

• RecogniLonfornewlycerLfiedCICs• GreaterKansasCityChapter

• Facilitatedstudygroupsviaconferencecallsandin-person

• “CelebraLons”agendaitematmeeLngs

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How do others support certification? • IPACChapters

• BriLshColumbia• WontheCIC®ChapterAchievementAwardatIPACCanada2016

• Supportgroupwithmentors• EasternOntario

• 30%of2016chaptermembersareCICcerLfied• Scholarshipfund• RecogniLonofnewlycerLfiedICPs

• OYawaRegion• Studygroup• Pinningceremony

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How do others support certification? • StateHAIPrograms

• Texas• FundingthroughEbolagrants

• VariousorganizaLons• Scholarshipsforstudymaterialsandexamreimbursement

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CIC® Facilitator Resource Toolkit • DevelopedtoassistorganizaLons,member/professionalgroups,andanyonewhowantstosupportcerLficaLonininfecLonprevenLonandcontrol(CIC®)

• Components• LeYerfromthePresident• PPTpresentaLononUnderstandingtheCIC®CredenLal• TemplateleYertoasupervisor• ResourcesforfundingorreimbursementfortheCIC®Exam• TemplateleYertoafoundaLon,requesLngfunding• Howtosetupavirtualstudygroup(PDFversion)• WhatareothergroupsdoingtosupportcerLficaLon?• ListofCBICreferencesusedtowritetheexam

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Understanding the CIC® Credential • Pre-scriptedpresentaLon• AvailabletothepublicontheCBICwebsite• CanbeusedbyanyonetopresentontheCIC®CredenLal

• Suggesteduses:• OnyourorganizaLon’swebsite• Alinkinyoure-newsleYer• AtprofessionalmeeLngs

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Template Letter to your Supervisor • AlsopartoftheMarkeLngToolkit

• CateredmoretowardstheindividualIP/ICP

• Pre-scriptedleYerwithhighlightedfieldstofillinwithpersonalizedinformaLon

• ExplainsthebenefitofcerLficaLontoyoursupervisor

• AvailabletothepublicontheCBICwebsite

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Resources for Funding Reimbursement

• FindingfundingorreimbursementfortheiniLalCIC®examcanbedifficultifyouremployerwillnotpayforit

• StateHAIPrograms• Ebolagrants

• Hospital/OrganizaLonFoundaLons• APICCAAProgram• RegisteredNurses’FoundaLonofOntario

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Template Letter to your Foundation • ManyhospitalshaveseparatefoundaLonsthatmayprovideanothersourceforfunding

• UsethisleYertorequestfunding/reimbursementforyourexamfees

• CheckwithyourfoundaLontoseeiftheyhaveaspecificrequestform

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Virtual Study Groups • NoteveryonelivesnearotherIP/ICPswhopreparingtobecomeCICs

• Virtualstudygroupsallowcandidatestobridgethisgeographicalgap

• CBICprovidesexamplesandinstrucLonsfordifferentwaystocreatevirtualstudygroups

• Examples:• LinkedInGroups• GoogleGroups• OnlineLearningPlajorms

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References Used to Write the Exam • LocatedintheCandidateHandbook• Primaryandsecondaryreferencesused• Somechaptershavelibrariesofthesematerials

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Other Ways to Connect with CBIC

• CollaboraLonCorner• CIC®intheSpotlight• Contactus!

• [email protected]

• CBICbrochures

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For More Information… • PastWebberTeleclasses:

• DemysLfyingtheCIC®CerLficaLonExamhYp://www.webbertraining.com/recordingslibraryc4.php

• CBICPracLceAnalysis–WhatisitandWhyisitCriLcaltothetest?hYp://www.webbertraining.com/recordingslibraryc4.php

• CBICWebinars:• HowtoPreparefortheCIC®ExaminaLonhYps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmd3HnDZnBg&feature=youtu.be

• CIC®FacilitatorResourceToolkit:hYp://www.cbic.org/cerLficaLon/cic-facilitator-resource-toolkit

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Thank You!

FormoreinformaLononCIC®cerLficaLon,[email protected].

www.cbic.org

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October 27 ANTIMICROBIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS – CAN THEY REALLY BE BENEFICIAL? Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard, University of Cardiff, Wales

November 10 NOROVIRUS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES: HOW TO KEEP THE VIRUS OUT AND WHAT TO DO WHEN IT GETS IN Dr. Ben Lopman, CDC, Atlanta Prof. Miren Iturriza-Gomara, University of Liverpool

November 23 AIR TRAVEL AND INFECTION TRANSMISSION Dr. Paul Edelson, CDC JFK Airport Quarantine Station, New York Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com)

December 1 2017 TELECLASS SCHEDULE RELEASED

December 8 VIABILITY OF BACTERIA ON FABRICS Prof. Jerry H. Kavouras, University of Illinois at Chicago




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