Value: $300.00 Cost: $25.

*If you would like to purchase a non-refundable booklet with all of the program handouts, registration is $75. If you choose not to purchase a booklet, the handouts will be available to download for free in the 'Course Materials' section of this registration page.

Nurses and other health professionals interested in preventing and controlling infections in school settings, school nurses and anyone who has oversight of the health office duties, those overseeing policies and procedures of student's and staff sick leave/absenteeism, infection prevention program leads, and early learning and child care center staff.

The Nebraska Infection Control Network (NICN) Infection Prevention & Control in School Settings course offers a combination of lectures, discussions, and educational activities on preventing and controlling infections in school settings.

Program Objectives:

• Choose at least one new infection control method to integrate into practice
• Discuss ways to prevent and stop the transmission of infection

In order to receive continuing education hours for this event, you must meet the following completion requirements:

• Attendance at the entire activity
• Completion/submission of evaluation form

Disclaimer:

All content provided here is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for individualized professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Nothing contained herein establishes or shall be used to establish a standard of care.

Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development awards educational contact hours to the disciplines listed below. Each professional is accountable to understand their accrediting/licensing body's standards and requirements. The definitive source of information on continuing education requirements is your state or national regulatory board.

Nurses: 7.0 contact hours awarded. Midwest Multistate Division Provider Approval #NE1025-1. Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Education Credit: 7.0 Education hours. Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development assigns education hours based on 60 minutes of classroom instruction for each offering. Participants may use these for their professional continuing education hours and toward re-licensure if so approved within the standards and guidelines of their discipline.

Relevant Financial Relationships with an Ineligible Company: No relevant financial relationships were identified for planners or presenters

This activity is being jointly provided by Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development, The Nebraska Infection Control Network (NICN), and the Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program.