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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
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Project Firstline Training and Resources
Project Firstline's innovative content is designed, regardless of the previous training or educational background, to empower workers in building their foundational knowledge of infection prevention and control.
Upcoming webinars
Please register for our six-part MDH Project Firstline PPE Training Series:
- PPE Part 3: Eye Protection
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 | 1 - 1:40 p.m. CST - PPE Part 4: Masks, Respirators, and User Seal Check
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 | 1 - 1:40 p.m. CST - PPE Part 5: Donning and Doffing
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 | 1 - 1:40 p.m. CST - PPE Part 6: Choosing the Right PPE (Interactive)
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 | 1 - 1:40 p.m. CST
Recorded webinars
You must register before viewing the recording. Watch a recorded training session and fill out the feedback form to receive proof of attendance via email.
Health care infection prevention and control
- Hand Hygiene (34 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 12, 2023
Supplemental CDC video: Multi-dose vials series
- Multi-Dose Vials Part 1: Why Injection Safety Matters (23 minutes)
Recorded on March 12, 2024 - Multi-Dose Vials Part 2: Injection Safety Steps (23 minutes)
Recorded on March 20, 2024 - Multi-Dose Vials Part 3: A Review (23 minutes)
Recorded on March 27, 2024
- Multi-Dose Vials Part 1: Why Injection Safety Matters (23 minutes)
- What's Wrong with this Picture? Long-term Care Activity Room (23 minutes)
Recorded on April 17, 2024 Enhanced Barrier Precautions (36 minutes)
Recorded on Oct. 4, 2023- CDC: Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)
- CDC: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes
- CDC: PPE Sequence (PDF)
- CDC: How to Read a Disinfectant Label (PDF)
- CDC: Enhanced Barrier Precautions Sign
- CDC Isolation Precautions: Appendix A Type and Duration of Precautions Recommended for Selected Infections and Conditions
Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) (42 minutes)
Recorded on April 10, 2024- Project Firstline: Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) (PDF)
One pager on KPC basics and IPC actions to stop the spread in health care facilities. - CDC: PPE Sequence (PDF)
- CDC: How to Read a Disinfectant Label (PDF)
- CDC: Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form (PDF)
- Project Firstline: Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) (PDF)
- Infection Prevention and Control: Traveling to a Home Near You (47 minutes)
Recorded on June 6, 2023
Interactive resources
- Diarrhea Dilemma (39 minutes)
Recorded on March 7, 2023- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Diarrhea Dilemma (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Diarrhea Dilemma Interactive Resource | El dilema de la diarrea (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Diarrhea Dilemma (PPT)
- Fidgeting Felix (36 minutes)
Recorded on March 28, 2023- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Fidgeting Felix (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Fidgeting Felix gets an IV Interactive Resource | A Beto el inquieto le ponen una vía intravenosa (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Fidgeting Felix (PPT)
- Where Germs Live in Health Care (39 minutes)
Recorded on June 21, 2023- CDC Where Germs Live in Healthcare Interactive Infographic
Optimized for handheld devices.
- CDC Where Germs Live in Healthcare Interactive Infographic
- What's Wrong with this Picture? Emergency Room (19 minutes)
Recorded on May 2, 2023- What's Wrong with this Picture: Emergency Room (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Project Firstline Interactive Resource: What’s Wrong with This Picture? Emergency Room | ¿Qué está mal con esta imagen? Sala de emergencias (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- What's Wrong with this Picture: Emergency Room (PPT)
- What's Wrong with this Picture? Nurses Station (20 minutes)
Recorded on May 9, 2023- What's Wrong with this Picture: Nurses Station (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Project Firstline Interactive Resource: What’s Wrong with This Picture? Nurses Station | ¿Qué está mal con esta imagen? Estación de enfermería (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- What's Wrong with this Picture: Nurses Station (PPT)
- What's Wrong with this Picture? Outpatient Exam Room (19 minutes)
Recorded on May 16, 2023- What's Wrong with this Picture: Outpatient Exam Room (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Project Firstline Interactive Resource: What’s Wrong with This Picture? Outpatient Exam Room | ¿Qué está mal con esta imagen? Sala ambulatoria (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- What's Wrong with this Picture: Outpatient Exam Room (PPT)
Risk & reservoirs
- What Does it Mean to Recognize a Risk? (31 minutes)
Recorded on Sept. 7, 2022 - How Germs Make People Sick (34 minutes)
Recorded on Sept. 28, 2022 - Recognizing Risk Using Reservoirs (A Review) (34 minutes)
Recorded on Oct. 19, 2022
- Body Reservoirs (33 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 9, 2022 - Health Care Environment Reservoirs (35 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 29, 2022 - Body and Health Care Environment Reservoirs: Synthesis (31 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 13, 2022
Respiratory illness
How Viruses Spread from Surfaces to People Refresher (21 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 2, 2023How Respiratory Droplets Spread COVID-19 Refresher (22 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 9, 2023Source Control Refresher (21 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 16, 2023Asymptomatic Spread of COVID-19 Refresher (20 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 21, 2023Choosing the Right PPE for COVID-19 Refresher (22 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 30, 2023
- PPE Part 1: Eye Protection (26 minutes)*
Recorded on Dec. 9, 2021
Includes demonstration and more information on eye protection fogging
Supplemental CDC video: - PPE Part 2: Gloves and Gowns (22 minutes)*
Recorded on Nov. 2, 2021
Supplemental CDC video: - N95 User Seal Check (21 minutes)*
Recorded on Nov. 30, 2021
- The Concept of Infection Control (25 minutes)*
Recorded on Feb. 9, 2022 - Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection (29 minutes)*
Recorded on Dec. 14, 2021
Supplemental CDC video and handout: - Ventilation (32 minutes)*
Recorded on March 8, 2022
Supplemental CDC handout:
- Basic Science of a Virus (29 minutes)*
Recorded on May 4, 2022 - Virus Strains (27 minutes)*
Recorded on May 18, 2022
Supplemental CDC handout:
*Proof of attendance is not currently available for trainings with an asterisk.
Education bundles
Resources
- Minnesota Department of Health Project Firstline (PDF)
General flyer about MDH PFL trainings and resources. - Project Firstline Hand Hygiene Steps (PDF)
Detailed handwashing steps for infection prevention and control (IPC) among frontline staff in health care and other settings. - Project Firstline: Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) (PDF)
One pager on KPC basics and IPC actions to stop the spread in health care facilities. - Fact sheets for download/print:
- Germs live on the skin (PDF)
- Germs live in the gut (PDF)
- Germs can live in the respiratory system (PDF)
- Germs can live in blood (PDF)
- Germs live in water and on wet surfaces (PDF)
- Germs can live on dry surfaces (PDF)
- Germs can live on devices (PDF)
- Germs can live in dirt (PDF)
- Project Firstline Risk Poster (PDF)
- CDC: About Project Firstline
CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Prevention & Control. - CDC: Project Firstline Print Materials, Graphics and More
Social media graphics, print materials, event recordings, and more.
CDC: Training and Educational Materials
Almost all materials are available in English and Spanish.
Casi todos los materiales están disponibles en inglés y español
Almost all materials are available in English and Spanish.
Casi todos los materiales están disponibles en inglés y español
Last Updated: 11/19/2024