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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

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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.

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.

August 28, 2023
Quick Refresher Session 1: Standard Precautions and Hand Hygiene
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This is a recording of a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. This is the first session of a two-part IPC series. This session emphasizes the importance of standard precautions and hand hygiene for healthcare workers. Learn how to apply standard precautions in your work setting and understand how effective, appropriate, and timely hand hygiene can decrease the spread of infection. For more information, visit projectfirstlineri.com.

August 7, 2023
Dónde viven los microbios: Reservorios del cuerpo y del entorno de la atención médica | Una sesión de actualización para el personal de servicios ambientales
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Esta es una grabación de un seminario web en vivo de Proyecto Firstline Rhode Island. En esta sesión, se revisan dónde viven los microbios en el contexto de la atención médica, cómo se propagan y las acciones de control de infecciones. Este curso está diseñado para el personal de servicios ambientales (EVS, por sus siglas en inglés), que incluye liderazgo, gerentes, custodios y personal clínico. Esta es la parte 2 de una serie sobre prevención y control de infecciones para el personal de EVS.

July 31, 2023
Where Germs Live: Body Reservoirs + Healthcare Environmental Reservoirs | A Refresher for EVS Personnel
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This is a recording from a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. In this session, where germs live in the healthcare context, how they spread, and infection control actions are reviewed. This course is designed for Environmental Services Personnel (EVS), which includes leadership, management, custodians, as well as clinical staff. This is part 2 of a series on infection prevention and control for EVS personnel.

July 24, 2023
Reconociendo riesgo de infecciones del cuidado médico en el hogar
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Esta es una grabación de un seminario web en vivo de Proyecto Firstline Rhode Island. En esta sesión, aprenda a reconocer el riesgo de infecciones en el cuidado médico en el hogar. En esta sesión de actualización, se explora el reconocimiento de riesgos, dónde está el riesgo de infección en el hogar y las acciones de control de infecciones en el cuidado en el hogar.

July 10, 2023
Recognizing Infection Risks in the Home Health Care Setting
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This is a recording from a live Project Firstline Rhode Island webinar. In this session, learn about recognizing infection risk in the home health setting. Recognizing risks, where the risk of infection is in the home, and infection control actions in the home health setting are discussed in this refresher session.

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
Title screen from episode

Video 31: How did the Delta Variant develop?

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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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