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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

January 13, 2025
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)​: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)​

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in English

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February 10, 2025
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

12:00 pm

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Virtual

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in English

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CNE
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March 10, 2025
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

12:00 pm

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Virtual

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in English

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CNE
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March 24, 2025
Preventing Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs): Surgical Site Infection (SSI)

12:00 pm

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Virtual

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in English

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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.

June 12, 2023
Higiene de manos + limpieza, desinfección y esterilización para el Personal de Servicios Ambientales (EVS)
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Aprenda sobre Higiene de manos y limpieza, desinfección y esterilización ambiental. Este curso está diseñado para el personal de servicios ambientales (EVS, por su sigla en Inglés), que incluye liderazgo, administración, custodios, así como personal clínico que realiza estas prácticas en su trabajo diario. Esta es la parte 1 de una serie sobre prácticas de control de infecciones para el personal de EVS.

January 22, 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!

June 5, 2023
Hand Hygiene + Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization for EVS Personnel
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This is a recording from a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. In this session, learn  about Hand Hygiene and Environmental Cleaning, Disinfecting and Sterilization. This course is designed for Environmental Services Personnel (EVS), which includes leadership, management, custodians, as well as clinical staff that do these practices in their daily work. This is part 1 of a series on infection control practices for EVS personnel.

May 1, 2023
It's In Your Hands (And On Them) Session 3: What's Wrong With This Picture
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In Session 3, What’s Wrong With this Picture, we will look at some common scenes in healthcare and identify where proper infection control measures are not being implemented. Then think about what additional infection control and patient safety measures can be taken to stop the spread of germs in healthcare settings.

April 24, 2023
It's In Your Hands (And On Them) Session 2: Fidgeting Felix Gets an IV
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This is a recording from a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. In this session we look at a common healthcare task, placing a peripheral IV in a child. Join us in selecting the right sequence of steps to prevent infection!

April 17, 2023
It's In Your Hands (And On Them) Session 1: Diarrhea Dilemma
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This is a recording from a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. In this session, we look at a common healthcare task, changing a patient's soiled bed linens. Join us in selecting the right sequence of steps to prevent infection!

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.

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Video 25: Why source control in healthcare still works for the Delta variant

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Video 26: Can you spread the delta variant when you don't feel sick?

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Video 27: What does the delta variant mean for infection control?

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Video 28: Respiratory droplet basics and why they matter

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Video 30: Ventilation and Infection Control in Healthcare

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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

Request Training

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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