Infection prevention is a foundational part of safe, professional healthcare practice — and this course gives providers the working knowledge to handle it with confidence. Beginning with the basics of how communicable diseases spread and the "chain of infection," the course walks through the specific diseases most relevant to clinical practice, including bloodborne pathogens, respiratory infections, skin infections, and gastrointestinal illness, along with the routes of transmission — direct, indirect, droplet, airborne, and vector-borne — that allow them to spread.
From there, the course turns to practical application: standard precautions, proper hand hygiene, PPE use, and detailed protocols for cleaning and disinfecting treatment areas, equipment, and shared spaces. A dedicated lesson helps providers recognize symptoms in patients and in themselves, communicate rescheduling decisions with empathy and professionalism, and build a clear, written illness policy for their practice.
No scheduling, no waiting, no paperwork. DC Hours gives you board-aligned CE you can finish on your phone — and the proof you need the moment you’re done.