Program Details
The mission of the South Carolina Long Term Care Infectious Disease Educational Program (SCLTCIDEP) is to provide CMS certified long term care facilities with critical knowledge, skills, and abilities related to infectious disease precautions, prevention, protection, and disinfection. This program began in 2025 and will continue through Spring 2027. As part of Year Two, beginning in August 2026, we will offer eight in-person Infectious Disease courses—four Foundations courses and four Principles courses—with one of each provided in each healthcare coalition region.
Foundations Course Topics Include:
- Regulatory & public health trends
- Chain of infection & transmission routes
- Hand hygiene & PPE demonstrations
- Reporting & notification procedures
- Comprehensive disease review
Principles Course Topics Include:
- Regulatory trends
- Precautions
- PPE demonstrations
- Reporting & notification procedures
- Disinfection procedures & interactive sessions
Course Schedule & Registration
The Foundations and Principles courses are designed to build on each other, but you don’t need to take them in a specific order. Participation in the Foundations course is not required before taking the Principles course.
Year Two registration now open!
| Foundations Course | Principles Course |
|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach, SC | September 24th, 2026 | Rock Hill, SC | August 27th, 2026 |
| North Charleston, SC | September 25th, 2026 | Greenwood, SC | August 28th, 2026 |
| Greenville, SC | October 22nd, 2026 | Florence, SC | October 1st, 2026 |
| West Columbia, SC | November 6th, 2026 | Bluffton, SC | November 5th, 2026 |

