Managing Waterborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities During CRMD Activities

CE-CONST-WBP-V1.0

Course Description

This course equips healthcare, facilities, and project teams with practical steps to prevent waterborne pathogen risks during construction, renovation, maintenance, and design activities. It emphasizes coordinated planning, clear roles, water-system risk awareness, and infection prevention measures before, during, and after CRMD work. The course supports safer patient care environments and stronger collaboration between clinical, IPAC, facilities, and contractor teams.

Prerequisites / required prior knowledge

  • None required
  • Intended audience: Facilities professionals, healthcare engineering staff, IPAC teams, project managers, contractors, clinical leaders, and others involved in CRMD planning or execution in healthcare settings.
  • Recommended: Familiarity with healthcare facility operations, water-system risk concepts, or construction and maintenance workflows.

Delivery

Online
Self‑Instruction (Asynchronous)

Credit

1.0 continuing education hour (Self‑Instruction)

Cost

$149 CAD 

Availability window

Available on demand  Access for 1 year after enrollment
Meet the instructor

Kamyab Ghatan

MD, AL-CIP™, CIC®, LTC-CIP®, DISIPC, CDIPC
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:

  • Describe the key waterborne pathogens of concern in healthcare facilities and their primary routes of transmission.
  • Explain how construction, renovation, maintenance, and design activities can increase the risk of waterborne pathogen growth and exposure.
  • Apply infection prevention and control measures to reduce waterborne pathogen risks before, during, and after CRMD activities.
  • Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of IPAC, facilities, contractors, and clinical staff in maintaining safe water systems during CRMD.
  • Evaluate CRMD-related water management actions against established standards and facility procedures to ensure patient and staff safety.

Completion requirements:

Learners receive credit after viewing all required content, passing the post‑test/final assessment with a minimum score of 80% (up to three attempts), and submitting the course evaluation. If a learner does not achieve 80% within three attempts, they must re-do the course (re-complete required content) within their access period before attempting the assessment again. Upon successful completion, learners may download a certificate of completion.
Provider: International College of Infection Control Professionals (ICICP)
Learner Support: support@icicp.com

Frequently asked questions

Disclosures (conflict of interest / proprietary interest)

The instructor(s) and planners report no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies related to this educational activity.

Commercial support

None. This activity received no commercial support.

Non‑vocational licensing disclosure

This course/program does not require approval under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005.

Content independence statement

Educational content is non‑promotional and designed to be independent of commercial influence; any trade names used are for identification only, and alternatives may be discussed.