Training & Resources
Project Firstline Rhode Island (PFL RI) provides infection prevention and control (IPC) training and resources for healthcare workers from a wide range of education and training backgrounds.
Training Courses
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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.
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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.
Watch the fourth webinar of CDC's 5-part series. CDC experts and partners discuss how to measure sepsis epidemiology, outcomes, program goals, and the impact of sepsis initiatives. Discover ways to provide partners with actionable information about sepsis treatment and outcomes.
Watch CDC's third webinar to gain valuable insights from CDC subject matter experts and partners about how to implement effective structures and processes to improve sepsis identification, management, and recovery.
Watch the second webinar of our 5-part series. CDC subject matter experts and partners explore the importance of appointing a leader responsible for program outcomes, the benefits of setting concrete program goals, and how to engage key partners throughout the organization.
Watch the first webinar of our 5-part series. CDC experts discuss the new Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements and the importance of leadership commitment. During the webinar, CDC partners share real-life examples, strategies, and best practices to help organizations successfully implement the new core elements, with a focus on dedicating the necessary human, financial, and information technology resources.
En esta grabación de Proyecto Firstline de una sesión en vivo, aprenda sobre Clostridioides difficile, también conocido como C. diff. C. difficile es una bacteria potencialmente mortal que es común en el entorno de atención médica y considerada por los CDC como una amenaza urgente para la salud pública. Mire este seminario web para obtener más información sobre este organismo, cómo se propaga, quién está en riesgo y las prácticas de control de infecciones para mantener seguros a sus pacientes, a su lugar de trabajo y a usted.
In this Project Firstline webinar, learn about Clostridioides difficile also known as C. diff. C. diff is a life-threatening bacterium that’s common in healthcare and considered by the CDC to be an urgent public health threat. Watch this webinar to learn more about this organism, how it spreads, who is at risk, and infection control practices to keep your patients, yourself and your workplace safe.
Project Firstline holds virtual town halls to provide important IPC updates to healthcare workers. These virtual discussions and Q&A sessions with CDC experts focus on changes to IPC guidance and recommendations around COVID-19 in healthcare settings.
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.
Video 25: Why source control in healthcare still works for the Delta variant
Video 25: Why source control in healthcare still works for the Delta variant
Video 26: Can you spread the delta variant when you don't feel sick?
Video 26: Can you spread the delta variant when you don't feel sick?
Video 27: What does the delta variant mean for infection control?
Video 27: What does the delta variant mean for infection control?
Video 28: Respiratory droplet basics and why they matter
Video 28: Respiratory droplet basics and why they matter
Video 29: How to use a multidose vial
Video 29: How to use a multidose vial
Video 30: Ventilation and Infection Control in Healthcare
Video 30: Ventilation and Infection Control in Healthcare
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.
Print Materials & Job Aids
Project Firstline offers shareable infection control resources for healthcare facilities and providers. Use the posters, infographics, screensavers, and more to help keep everyone at your facility feeling confident about their infection control decisions.
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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.
Infection control resources
- Access Multimedia Resources
Access shareable images, web buttons, posters, and print materials.
- Lead an Infection Control Training
Use our facilitator toolkit to lead trainings on your team’s schedule, even if you’re not an infection control expert.
- Recursos en Español
Recursos para la capacitación en control de infecciones.
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.
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).
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