Core Concepts of Cleaning, Disinfection, & Sterilization Course 2/26/2026

February 26, 2026
  • This course is designed for use by Infection Preventionist (IP) trainees, whose credentials might be RN, BSN, MSN, MT, or something else as designated by their employer. The course is designed to be four hours long, to be taught by DICON staff or in a single half-day session. Many people who are hired as IPs receive very little formal education on the incredibly important concepts of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization in the hospital and/or clinic environment. This course is taught by the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON) IP team. The DICON IPs are considered experts in their field, and spend the majority of their time advising and guiding IPs at small rural hospitals in their infection prevention and control efforts. 

Target Audience

  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Nurses

Learning Objectives

  • Differentiating between cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilization
  • Verbalizing the processes for pre-treatment and transport of dirty instruments
  • Understanding the workflow of the instrument processing environment
  • Familiarizing with specific cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing processes in hospital and clinic settings.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ANCC
  • 4.00 Attendance
  • 0.40 IACET CEU
  • 4.00 JA Credit - AH
Registration Opens: 
02/26/2026
Registration Expires: 
05/03/2026
Activity Starts: 
02/26/2026 - 8:30am EST
Activity Ends: 
02/26/2026 - 4:45pm EST
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  • Ali Winters
  • Valerie Payne
  • Brittain Wood
  • ANCC
  • IACET CEU
  • JA Credit - AH

Available Credit

  • 4.00 ANCC
  • 4.00 Attendance
  • 0.40 IACET CEU
  • 4.00 JA Credit - AH
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