Designated Infection Control Officer (DICO) Training

This training program will cover basic communicable diseases, transmission principles and prevention strategies related to the EMS environment. We will transition into the Designated Infection Control Officer responsibilities, the laws and regulations that govern that role and provide guidelines to have an effective communicable disease plan.

Special attention will be given to California laws and regulations. The course will take participants through the steps of setting up a communicable disease management program and give them hands on practice at exploring a communicable disease exposure and designing an effective post exposure plan.

Course Objectives:

• Review basic principles of communicable disease and common communicable diseases
• Clarify California and National laws and regulations regarding communicable diseases
• Identify the duties of the designated infection control officer
• Discuss the elements and requirements of a communicable disease exposure control plan
• Explain the elements of education and training requirements
• Describe effective measures to utilize for post exposure management
• Help to devise appropriate methods for record management
• Utilize various exposure scenarios to give participants an opportunity to apply the regulations and principles from the class

Course Schedule:

0730-0800 Sign-In
0800-1000 Review of Communicable Diseases
1000-1130 Designated Infection Control Officer Laws, Duties, Exposure Plan
1130-1200 (Working Lunch) Exposure Plan Components
1200-1330 Designated Infection Control Officer Education
1330-1430 Post Exposure Management
1430-1500 Record Management
1500-1530 Written Post-test (review of answers)
1530-1630 Infection Control Exercise
1630-1700 Summary

Instructor: Robin Shedlosky, RN, BSN, CEN EMS Clinical Nurse Manager Ventura County Fire Dept. Retired

$25 REFUNDABLE FEE (fee refunded after attending the course)

Register for December 9, 2025: