Certified Healthcare Infection Prevention Professional (CHIPP) certification
Develop practical skills to support infection prevention, strengthen patient safety, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives across your healthcare organization.
Strengthen infection prevention knowledge across your organization
Infection prevention (IP) is a critical component of patient safety, quality management, and regulatory compliance. Healthcare organizations and patients rely on effective infection prevention programs to reduce risk and protect patients and staff.
DNV's Certified Healthcare Infection Prevention Professional (CHIPP) program provides healthcare professionals with foundational knowledge and practical insight into infection prevention principles, helping organizations build safer systems and support compliance requirements. CHIPP equips participants with the tools needed to understand, apply, and support infection prevention practices across healthcare settings.
Why attend?
The CHIPP program helps participants:
- Build a strong foundation in healthcare infection prevention principles
- Strengthen patient safety and quality improvement efforts
- Better understand regulatory and compliance expectations related to infection prevention
- Support organizational readiness for accreditation and survey activities
- Apply infection prevention best practices within day-to-day operations
- Earn a professional credential that demonstrates infection prevention knowledge and competency
Course overview
CHIPP is designed for healthcare professionals looking to increase their knowledge and skills in infection prevention and help their organization improve its IP operations to improve patient outcomes and organizational performance. The program includes three days of instructor-led training followed by a certification examination for qualified participants.
Topics covered
Participants will learn:
- Core infection prevention concepts and principles
- Infection prevention program fundamentals
- Risk identification and mitigation strategies
- Regulatory and compliance considerations
- Patient safety and quality improvement initiatives
- Practical approaches to implementing effective infection prevention practices across the healthcare environment
Key takeaways
Upon completion of the CHIPP program, participants will be able to:
- Understand foundational infection prevention principles and their importance within healthcare organizations
- Support the development and implementation of effective infection prevention practices
- Contribute to patient safety and quality management initiatives
- Recognize key compliance and regulatory considerations related to infection prevention
- Strengthen collaboration between clinical, quality, and operational teams
- Apply infection prevention knowledge to everyday healthcare operations
Who should attend?
CHIPP is designed for anyone involved in or interested in infection prevention within healthcare settings. The program is particularly valuable for:
- Infection prevention professionals
- Quality and patient safety leaders
- Accreditation and compliance professionals
- Nursing and clinical leaders
- Ambulatory care and outpatient staff
- Operations and support service professionals
- Individuals seeking foundational infection prevention training
The program is open to individuals interested in strengthening their understanding of infection prevention, and certification is available to participants who meet eligibility requirements and successfully pass the examination.