CIC Preparation 2014
by Brenda Denneny ICP
APIC Professional Award recipient
2014
Plan for the “Plan”
• Make the time: review family calendarweddings, vacations, Boston visits, college
responsibilities
• “Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing” hire a
house cleaner twice a month to allow for
library visits
• Manage the work calendar- conferences,
hospital projects (ICRAs), change in
surveillance responsibilities, IP software plan
ICRAs
• Identifying new construction projects with
vendor outsourcing, obtaining complete and
proper ICRAs, weekly monitoring, attending
weekly activation meetings
Telemetry-new area created for teletrack monitoring
included cabling, IT
Psychiatry-entire seventh floor renovation-a systems
challenge
4E Rehab unit created with PT (first floor) renovation,
new associates and leadership, Speech pathology: D&S
EBOLA…
• Began inservicing ED in August…travel, isolation,
PPE
• Designated as a Bronx center in October with
DOH visit for “fact-finding” and follow-up visits
• Coordinated with ID team for updates, website
collaborations, clarification with Network
Learning and PPE updates, signage and inservices
• Cross campus collaboration on Ebola isolation
room, drills followed ..repeat process for L&D
LIFE HAPPENS…
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Co-worker’s life challenges (Mar…May)
College interviews (Fall)
Family demands: FTT..DIF (2014)
…..Flu outbreaks (December)
• New PLAN…..
– Cannot procrastinate...set the date!!!
RESOURCES
• SHEA ---CBIC Website—handbook, text resources
referenced is similar to APIC’s recommendations
• APIC Website-- Guide, online text
• Webber Training: (Paul Webber, Inc)
“CBIC IS MAKING THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS WORK
FOR ALL” (November,6,2014)
Worth noting:
During my discovery, NHSN now has made major strides
in Dialysis mandated reporting, educating staff, reporting
protocols, CDC patient education…tracking
“Meat of the Matter”
• Candidate Handbook (CBIC website)
• Online APIC text of Infection Control and
Epidemiology 4th edition (http://text.apic.org)
(www.apic.org/store):
• Certification Study Guide, Fifth edition
• Ready Reference for Microbes, 3rd edition
• Control of Communicable Diseases Manual
• The Infection Preventionist Guide to the Lab
Additional Resources
• Infection Prevention Competency Review course
(interactive online format; offers CEUs)
(www.apic.org)
• CBIC Practice Examination (www.cbic.org) (a
70 question computer-based test)
• Education for the Prevention of Infection 101
and 201 (face to face courses offered by APIC
twice a year (www.apic.org)
• APIC local chapters and IP TALK (www.apic.org)
“NUTS and BOLTS”
1. Identification of Infectious Disease Processes
(38 notable chapters) (composes 18 ques)
2. Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
(16 notable chapters)
(composes 38 ques)
3. Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious
Agents
(54 chapters)
(composes 39 ques) 95
4. Employee/Occupational Health (14 ch)
(10 ques)
5. Management and Communication (11 ch) (16 ques)
6. Education and Research
(4 ch)
(14 ques) 40
Total Questions : 135
My Timeline
• Mid-January through the end of
February………………………………. Chapters 1,2,3
• March…………………………………… Chapters 4,5,6
• April, first week is vacation………………
• April—next 3 weeks: 1 Practice exam per week
(@approx 100 pp each) Sons bdays 4/22, 4/24
• Review day Friday, May 1
• CIC exam to be scheduled for Saturday, May 2
“TBD”
• www. Prometric.com
• Prometrics offers a product called Test Drive that
provides a practice run before the date of the
scheduled test. It takes 30 minutes to participate
in a complete run-through which includes:
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The scheduling and registration process
The complete check-in process
Introduction to the test center staff and surroundings
A live 15 minute sample test
“Thank You for my Award!”
• New Recipient: Congratulations!
• New Candidates: I hope this has been helpful
• Recertification Candidates: Please continue to
network and offer your expertise, and thanks
for your patience and support here today!