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Project Firstline Rhode Island is committed to creating resources that help frontline healthcare workers understand and confidently apply infection prevention and control (IPC) principles. PFL RI offers in-person and virtual trainings on a variety of IPC topics including transmission-based precautions, environmental cleaning and disinfection, and injection safety, among many others. The PFL RI team can develop and customize trainings to specific healthcare environments to meet your IPC needs.

Events

October 21, 2024
Reconociendo el riesgo de infección | Un repaso para el personal de Servicios Ambientales (EVS)

12:00 pm

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Virtual

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en Español

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CNE
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November 4, 2024
Preventing Clostridioides difficile Infections | A Refresher Session

12:00 pm

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Virtual

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in English

CE
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CNE
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November 18, 2024
Blood | A Quick IPC Refresher

12:00 pm

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Virtual

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in English

CE
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CNE
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December 2, 2024
Preventing C. auris Infections | A Refresher Session

12:00 pm

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Virtual

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in English

CE
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CNE
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Recorded Live Content

Project Firstline’s innovative content is designed so that — regardless of a healthcare worker’s previous training or educational background — they can understand and confidently apply the infection prevention and control principles and protocols necessary to protect themselves, their patients, their families, and community.

August 6, 2024
Prepare Your Clinics and Patients for Fall and Winter Respiratory Virus Season by CDC Project Firstline and AMA
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This is a recording of a live webinar by CDC Project Firstline and AMA on respiratory virus season on August 6th, 2024 at 12:00pm. In preparation for this fall and winter respiratory virus season, many health care professionals have questions about how to protect their patients and their families, as well as themselves and their colleagues, against influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

September 9, 2024
Micro-Learn Session 2: DRAINING WOUND: What should you do when you see a patient with a draining wound?
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This is a recording of a Project Firstline Rhode Island Micro-Learn webinar.

June 3, 2024
Sharps Safety | A Refresher Session
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This is a recording of a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. Healthcare professionals are at the highest risk for Sharps injuries. The use of needles is unavoidable in healthcare. Today, we will get to the point and learn how sharps safety begins with you! We will review how healthcare professionals can protect themselves from a needlestick injury.

September 11, 2023
Quick Refresher Session 2: Source Control and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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This is a recording of a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. This is the second session of a two-part IPC series. This session emphasizes the importance of source control and proper PPE use in the healthcare setting.

September 12, 2024
Micro-Learn Session 3: BLOOD: What should you do if you see blood?
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This is a recording of a Project Firstline Rhode Island Micro-Learn session.

October 7, 2024
Infection Control Reminders for Healthcare Workers During Respiratory Virus Season
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This is a recording of a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. This session reviews some common respiratory viruses, how they spread, and how they impact our healthcare system worldwide. Learn how you can protect patients and yourselves during respiratory virus season!

Video Series: Inside Infection Control

Watch episodes of Project Firstline short video series on infection prevention and control

The CDC’s Dr. Abby Carlson explains the basic ideas behind infection control, how they work to prevent COVID-19, and how using infection control actions while you’re at work can protect your patients, your coworkers, your families, and your community.

Screenshot of video, Abby Carlson MD smiling at camera
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Video 8: How do you use a multidose vial? Part 1

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Video 9: What is PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)?

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Video 10: What eye protection is best for COVID-19?

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Video 11: Why are gloves reccommended for COVID-19?

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Video 12: Why are gowns recommened for COVID-19?

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Infection Control in Healthcare

Infection control is more than just policies and procedures, it’s an essential part of caring for and protecting patients. When you can understand and apply infection control actions consistently and confidently – every person, every action, every day – it saves lives.

Social Media Content

Help others learn more about recognizing infection control risks and where germs live in healthcare using our downloadable social media content. Be sure to tag Project Firstline in your posts (@CDCFirstline on Twitter and @CDCProjectFirstline on Facebook).

Where Germs Live: Environment
Where Germs Live: Environment
Where Germs Live: Body
Where Germs Live: Body
Infection Control Actions
Infection Control Actions
Devices
Sinks
Needles
Toilets
Skin
Did you know? Germs Can live in Dirt
Did you know? Germs Can live in Dirt
Did you Know? Germs Can Live in Water
Did you Know? Germs Can Live in Water
Did you know? Germs Can Live on High-Touch Surfaces
Did you know? Germs Can Live on High-Touch Surfaces
Did you know? Germs Can Live on Dry surfaces
Did you know? Germs Can Live on Dry surfaces
Did you know? Germs Can Live on Devices
Did you know? Germs Can Live on Devices
Did you know? Germs Live on the Skin
Did you know? Germs Live on the Skin

Learn More About Infection Control

Project Firstline is committed to creating resources that help frontline healthcare workers understand and confidently apply the infection control principles and protocols necessary to protect themselves, their families, and their community.

Read more at CDC.GOV/InfectionControl

Infection control resources

Training Toolkits

You don’t need to be an infection control expert to lead these trainings. The resources in this toolkit will help you along the way.

Use Project Firstline’s new training toolkits to help your team learn to recognize infection control risks throughout their workday, so they can take action to protect their patients, themselves, and their coworkers.

Session 1

Recognizing Risk Using Reservoirs Training Toolkit

Session 2

How Germs Make People Sick

Session 3

Recognizing Risk Using Reservoirs: A Review

Session 1

Introduction to Reservoirs: Where Germs Live Training Toolkit

Session 2

Healthcare Environment Reservoirs

Session 3

Body and Healthcare Environment Reservoirs: Synthesis

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We provide infection prevention and control (IPC) training and resources for workers from a wide range of education and training backgrounds.

PFL RI offers in-person and virtual trainings on a variety of infection prevention and control (IPC) topics. Trainings are tailored to specific healthcare environments and adapted to the learning needs of you and your colleagues. Fill out the form below to let us know how PFL RI can support you in all of your IPC needs.

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