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The Certification Board of Infection Control, Inc

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Sandy Pirwitz
Sandy Pirwitz*
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Nurse Epidemiologist, 244 Hardwood Ct, Toledo, OH 43612
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Abstract

The Certification Board of Infection Control, Inc (CBIC), was created in 1981 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, for the sole purpose of developing and administering an examination by which competent infection control professionals could become certified. This independent, voluntary board is multidisciplinary, representing all levels of professionals in the field of infection control, as well as a consumer member. CBIC certification is the only recognized certification for infection control professionals. Since the first examination was administered in 1983, over 3,000 persons have attained infection control certification (CIC) status and are permitted to use the CIC credential.

Type
Organizations Pertinent to Infection Control
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 16 , Issue 9 , September 1995 , pp. 518 - 521
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1995

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