Webcast training lectures
These training sessions are available for those who need to fulfill the training requirements of the NHSN, or for those who need a refresher on a particular topic.
The NHSN requires that each of its users is thoroughly trained before enrolling in or using the system. The training requirements differ depending on the role of the NHSN user.
Enrollment
- NHSN Enrollment & Facility Start-up
Required for: All new NHSN Facility Administrators - Overview of NHSN, Device-associated module
(CLABSI, VAP, CAUTI)
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators. - Conferring Rights to Groups
Audience: Group Users, Facility administrators already joined to a group or interested in joining a group and conferring rights - Confer Rights to Group How-to Guide
Audience: Group Users, Facility administrators already joined to a group or interested in joining a group and conferring rights
Data Entry, Surveillance, Analysis
- Data Entry, Import, and Customization
Audience: All current and potential NHSN users. - Introduction to NHSN Analysis: Learning the Terminology
Audience: All current and potential NHSN users performing analysis. - Analysis: Advanced Features & Terminology
Audience: All current and potential NHSN users performing analysis. - Surveillance in Outpatient Dialysis Facilities, Groups
Audience: All current and potential NHSN Users performing surveillance in Outpatient Dialysis Facilities.
Patient Safety Component
- Device-associated
- Device-associated module
(CLABSI, VAP, CAUTI) (Fisrt half includes Overview of NHSN)
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators.
- Device-associated module
(CLABSI, VAP, CAUTI) (Fisrt half includes Overview of NHSN)
- Procedure-associated
- NHSN Central Line Insertion Practices(CLIP) Training Course
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators. - Procedure-associated module (SSI, PPP), Medication-associated module
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators.
- NHSN Central Line Insertion Practices(CLIP) Training Course
- Medication-associated
- Procedure-associated module (SSI, PPP), Medication-associated module
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators.
- Procedure-associated module (SSI, PPP), Medication-associated module
- MDRO
and CDAD
- MDRO Infection Surveillance Training
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators. - LabID Event Reporting Training
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators. - Prevention Process and Active Surveillance Testing Outcome Measures Training
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators. - C. difficile Infection Surveillance and C. difficile LabID Event Reporting Training
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators.
- MDRO Infection Surveillance Training
- High Risk Inpatient Influenza Vaccination (HRIIV)
- HRIIV Module Training
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators.
- HRIIV Module Training
Healthcare Personnel Safety Component
- Blood and Body Fluids Exposure Module
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators.
Biovigilance Component
- Hemovigilance Module Overview
Audience: All NHSN users including Facility Administrators and Group Administrators. - Enrollment for Facility New to NHSN
Audience: Facility Administrators and Group Administrators. - Enrolling an Existing NHSN Facility into Biovigilance and Facility Set up
Audience: Facility Administrators and Group Administrators. - Groups in Biovigilance
Audience: Facilities interested in joining or nominating a Group in NHSN and organizations that become a Group in NHSN - Hemovigilance Incident Reporting
Audience: Staff in Blood Transfusion Services departments collecting and/or entering incident report data into the Hemovigilance Module and for staff who will be analyzing incident report data. - Adverse Reaction Data Collection and Entry
Audience: Blood transfusion services personnel collecting and/or entering information on blood transfusion recipient adverse reactions. If you will be classifying or identifying adverse reactions you must view Adverse Reaction Case Definition Exercises first.
Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Healthcare Safety Network
MS-A24
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - nhsn@cdc.gov