Vizient Regulatory and Accreditation Services

Spot infection risks faster and prepare confidently for surveys

Join Vizient experts for two days of practical, hands-on learning to improve infection prevention and survey readiness across your organization.

Through scenario-based exercises and focused education, you'll learn how to:

Identify and respond to real-time infection control risks
Strengthen your oversight across care environments
Improve compliance with evolving standards

Whether you're managing high-risk areas, off-site locations or system-wide surveillance, this program delivers the tools and confidence you need to protect patients and prepare your teams.

What you’ll learn

By the end of the program, you’ll be able to:

Understand changes to Joint Commission standards and what they mean for infection prevention documentation and team readiness
Uncover risks in high-level disinfection and sterilization—and build practical strategies to reduce them
Create a roadmap to oversee high-risk departments and operational partners more effectively
Spot how infection prevention intersects with the physical environment—and learn how to identify risks during rounding
Standardize infection control oversight across ambulatory and outpatient settings

Earn continuing education credits

This activity is designated for 12.50 nursing contact hours and has been approved for 10 Infection Prevention Units (IPUs) by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC).

Vizient® is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Faculty

Agenda

Time	Topic	Learning Modality	Lead
Day One: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
7:30–8:00	Registration
8:00–8:15	Welcome and Introductions		All
8:15–9:15	Joint Commission Accreditation 360 Standard Changes	Lecture	Ahnna
9:15–10:30	Beyond the Peel Pouch: Infection Risks Along the Sterilized Instruments' Journey	Lecture	Diane
10:30–10:45	Break
10:45–12:00	Rethinking High-Level Disinfection: Risks Across the HLD Lifecycle	Lecture	Diane
12:00–1:00	Lunch and Networking
1:00–2:15	Infection Control Surveillance Priorities in High-Risk Areas (ED, OR, L&D, ICU)	Lecture	Ahnna
2:15–2:30	Break
2:30–3:45	Infection Prevention and Control as Related to the Physical Environment	Lecture	Diane
3:45–4:30	Breakout Session – Key Risks and Insight from Day One	Group Discussion	All
Day Two: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
7:30–8:00	Registration/Arrival
8:00–8:15	Day Two Kickoff: Recap and Q&A from Day One	Group Discussion	All
8:15–9:30	Establishing Collaboration with Operational Partners	Lecture	Diane
9:30–10:45	Infection Control Priorities in Surveilling Hospital Based Ambulatory Settings	Lecture	Ahnna
10:45–11:00	Break
11:00–12:15	Surveillance-Based Learning Activity: "What Would You Do?" Surveillance Drills	Breakout Session	All
12:15–1:15	Lunch
1:15–2:30	Breakout Session – Case Study Groups: Applying IP Strategies in Your Settings	Breakout Session	All
2:30–3:00	Wrap-Up, Takeaways, Evaluation		All

Meals and amenities

Continental breakfast will be provided at the start of each day.
Boxed lunch will be provided each day.
Coffee, water, and soft drinks are available in the Vizient breakrooms.

April 28–29, 2026

Vizient Inc. - 10th Floor Rooftop Learning Center 433 W Van Buren St., Suite 805 Chicago, IL 60607

Registration Fee: $625.00—includes all sessions, meals and CE credits

Registration closes: April 20, 2026