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HCIP
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HCIP
Certificate Courses
The HCIP certificate course is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the essential knowledge and practical skills to prevent infections and promote a safe healthcare environment. The course begins with a comprehensive theoretical phase, covering core principles of infection prevention, epidemiology, transmission control, and regulatory standards.
Following the theoretical foundation, participants will enter a practicum phase where they apply evidence-based practices (EBP) in real healthcare settings. This hands-on experience enables learners to implement infection prevention strategies, assess risks, and contribute to safer patient care environments.
By the end of the course, participants will be prepared to lead infection prevention efforts and support a culture of safety within their organizations.
Short Workshop
This short workshop is designed to provide healthcare professionals with foundational knowledge and practical strategies for infection prevention and control. Through a focused theoretical session and real-world case exercises, participants will learn how to protect patients and staff while maintaining a safe healthcare environment.
The workshop is available in flexible formats—face-to-face, live online, or self-paced learning—making it accessible to a wide range of learners.
What is HCIP?
A Health Care Certified Infection Preventionist Course (HCIP) course aims to empower healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to prevent infections, protect patients and healthcare workers, and maintain a safe and healthy environment within healthcare facilities.
What topics will the workshop cover?
Infection Prevention Program:
Key components and strategies for managing effective infection control in healthcare settings.
Microbiology & Transmission Risks:
Basics of infectious agents and factors contributing to disease spread.
Principles of Infection Prevention:
Core practices for preventing and controlling infections.
Occupational Health:
Protecting healthcare workers from workplace hazards.
Transmission Risk Factors:
Understanding elements that facilitate the spread of infections.
Surveillance & Epidemiology:
Skills for monitoring, investigating, and responding to outbreaks.
Education & Research:
Promoting evidence-based practices and advancing infection prevention through research.
Course Goal?
The purpose of this course is to equipped participants with knowledge and skills to assess risks, implement strategies to mitigate them, and contribute to improving patient safety and the overall quality of healthcare services.
Target Participants
- Physician, Nurse, and laboratory technician.
- Healthcare Providers with minimum Bachelor degree in medical fields with at least 2 years clinical experience.
Course Details
- Time: 09:00 AM - 15:00 PM
- Duration: 6 months (Theoretical and Practicum)
- Mode: Face to face/Hybrid/ or fully online course
- Credentials: Verified Certificate of Completion
- Learning Materials; Available in English
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The Health Care Accreditation Council ("HCAC") was established in 2007 as an independent non-profit organization, dedicated to leading quality improvement in Jordan and the Eastern Mediterranean region, and upholding patient needs, ethics and best practices. HCAC aims to inspire change, and is committed to enabling holistic improvement in the core areas of safer and patient-centered care.