Leading Interdisciplinary Teams, Committees, and Governance

Build effective IPAC oversight through purposeful committees, clear roles, and reliable follow-through. Learn to lead meetings that connect discussion with decisions, ownership, and action.

Included in the IPAC Lead Leadership Program for Long-Term Care.

Course Description

IPAC program performance depends on people and decisions across the organization. Committees and interdisciplinary teams provide essential oversight, but they need a clear purpose, appropriate representation, and a way to track what happens after each meeting.

This course explores how governance structures, reporting relationships, and committee leadership support an accountable IPAC program. You will examine the roles of key committees, strengthen meeting design and documentation, and clarify responsibility for follow-up. Practical examples show how to engage clinical, operational, occupational health, resident, and family perspectives while keeping recommendations connected to organizational priorities.


Prerequisites / required prior knowledge

Current and emerging IPAC Leads and designated backups with program responsibilities in long-term care.

Recommended prior knowledge: No formal prerequisite is required. Familiarity with long-term care operations, Routine Practices, Additional Precautions, surveillance, outbreaks, audits, and program documentation is recommended. This course develops leadership skills and does not replace foundational IPAC education.


Delivery

Online
Self‑paced(Asynchronous)

Credit

2 IPU
2.0 continuing education hour (Self‑Instruction)

Certificate

Individual certificate of completion

Access

On demand for one year from program enrolment
Meet the instructor

Kamyab Ghatan

MD, AL-CIP™, CIC®, LTC-CIP®, DISIPC, CDICP
Dr. Kamyab Ghatan is a medical doctor and infection prevention leader who develops practical, standards-based training for diverse environments, including acute and long-term care, ambulatory and dental clinics, veterinary practices, and construction/renovation settings. His work spans infection prevention, surveillance, water management, sterile processing, and implementation science, with a focus on translating standards into workflows teams can actually use. Dr. Ghatan is the founder of the International College of Infection Control Professionals (ICICP).

Learning objectives:

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Differentiate the roles, functions, and reporting relationships of committees that support IPAC programs.

  • Explain how interdisciplinary teams and governance processes support oversight, quality improvement, and accountability.

  • Apply committee leadership principles to meeting planning, stakeholder engagement, action tracking, and follow-through.

  • Identify opportunities for collaboration across IPAC, occupational health and safety, clinical advisory, and quality committees.

  • Evaluate team and committee effectiveness using leadership, communication, and team-development frameworks.

Completion requirements:

To earn your individual course certificate:
  • View all required course content.
  • Pass the course posttest with a score of 80% or higher.
  • Complete the course evaluation.
After meeting these requirements, download your certificate of completion for Visible IPAC Leadership and the First 90 Days. Your certificate will identify this course and its 2 IPUs and 2 continuing education hours.
Provider: International College of Infection Control Professionals (ICICP)
Learner Support: support@icicp.com

Course curriculum

1. Governance Structures and Oversight

Map accountability, reporting relationships, committee responsibilities, and the IPAC Lead’s role within the organization.

2. Core Committees Supporting IPAC Programs

Examine outbreak management, health and safety, medical and professional advisory, quality improvement, and emergency preparedness committees.

3. Building and Leading Effective IPAC Committees

Clarify membership, roles, terms of reference, team development, and common barriers to committee effectiveness.

4. Leading Effective Meetings

Design agendas, record decisions, assign responsibilities, and maintain action tracking in in-person, virtual, or hybrid meetings.

5. Engaging Stakeholders Across Committees

Bring clinical, frontline, occupational health, resident, and family perspectives into recommendations and coordinated action.

  Apply the learning

Explore committee mapping, terms of reference, agendas, decision-focused minutes, and action tracking. Use RACI to clarify who is responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed.

Frequently asked questions

How do I access this course?

Access is included through enrolment in the IPAC Lead Leadership Program for Long-Term Care. Sign in to your learner account to open the course.

Do I need to finish the whole program before receiving this certificate?

No. You receive this course’s certificate after meeting its own completion requirements. Full-program completion has separate requirements.

Can I complete the courses in any order?

Yes. Each course can be completed independently. Courses 1 through 8 provide a recommended sequence that builds from visible leadership to annual planning.

How long will I have access?

Course access follows your program access period of one year from program enrolment.

Refund & cancellation policy: Non-Vocational Refund & Cancellation Policy

Disclosures and content independence

The instructor and planners report no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies related to this educational activity. This activity received no commercial support. Educational content is non-promotional and independent of commercial influence; any trade names are used for identification only.