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NICN Education

The NICN emphasizes educational programs. Throughout the past 37 years, education has taken three forms :

Education Conferences at sites throughout the state, including: Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, GrandIsland, Norfolk, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Columbus, Nebraska City, and Ogallala. Over 6000 participants have attended the conferences with outstanding evaluations.
Two-day Primary Infection Prevention Course - This course is held twice a year in Omaha, for nursing home and small hospital infection controlprofessionals. In the more than 30 years these courses have been provided, over4000 trainees have attended.
Intermediate Infection Prevention Course - This course was offered for the first time in the summer of 2016.

Education Conference Programs have been sponsored at sites throughout the state including Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, GrandIsland, Norfolk, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Columbus, and Ogalalla.

Over 5000 participants have attended the conferences with outstanding evaluations.

The target audience consists of

Public health officials
Physicians
Physician assistants
Nurses and nurse practitioners
Infection Preventionists
Veterinarians
Law enforcement and first responders, and
Mental health providers,

For more information please contact Kate Tyner, Program Director, NICN, at email

Infection Control Prevention Courses

This educational event is held several times a year in Omaha, for nurses and other health care professionals dealing with infection prevention issues.
In the more than 29 years these courses have been presented, over 3,700 participants have attended.

Primary Infection Control Prevention Course

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Dates: The next offering will be on September 28 and 29, 2022
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Primary Infection Prevention Track ONE: Prevention for All Health Care Settings, Acute Care Hospital, Ambulatory Care & Surgical Centers

Dates/Times/Locations:

Day 1: Wednesday, September 28, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center Auditorium, 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha NE, 68114.

Day 2: Thursday, September 29, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Nebraska Room, second floor of Methodist Hospital by the cafeteria, 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114 Registration link

Primary Infection Prevention Track Two: Prevention for All Health Care Settings and Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities (This session offers a Long-Term Care certificate of knowledge validation by taking a written post-test at the end of the training. This certificate is issued by NICN in collaboration with Nebraska ICAP and Nebraska DHHS Epidemiology Unit, and it is valid for three years.)

Dates/Times/Locations:

Day 1: Wednesday, September 28, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center, 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha NE, 68114.

Day 2: Thursday, September 29, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Centennial Room, second floor of Methodist Hospital by the cafeteria, 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114 Registration link

Primary Infection Prevention: Prevention for All Health Care Settings ONE DAY (It is recommended to attend either track one or track two, however, this one day event is available as well.)

Date/Time/Location:

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center Auditorium, 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114 Registration link