Welcome to the Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) education and training page. This page offers resources for professionals across various healthcare settings. Sign up below to learn about upcoming education and training opportunities.
On this page:
Upcoming Education and Trainings
Past Education and Trainings by Setting
Helpful Links:
Upcoming Education and Training
APIC Puget Sound /DOH LTC IP Education Series
- Starting in March, APIC Puget Sound and DOH will host monthly infection prevention education calls for LTC settings such as nursing homes and SNFs. Sign up to enhance your infection prevention knowledge and stay ahead in protecting residents and staff with the latest infection prevention strategies. Series link coming soon!
Quarterly Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Call
- Dates will be listed for 2025 as soon as the schedule is finalized.
Past Education and Training by Setting
Adult Family Homes
All Long-Term Care (LTC) Settings
Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
- Thursday, December 5th,2024, Department of Health and partners presented a webinar for all long-term care settings on multi-drug resistant organisms. View the webinar recording
Respiratory Virus Preparedness
- September 5th, 2024, Department of Health and partners provided a webinar for all long-term care settings about preparedness for respiratory virus season. View the webinar recording
Ambulatory/Outpatient
- Outpatient Network | Washington State Department of Health
- Ambulatory/Outpatient | Tools by Setting | Washington State Department of Health
Home Health
Introduction to Candida Auris for Home Health Agencies
- September 25th, 2024, Department of Health and Public Health – Seattle & King County presented a webinar for home health agencies about C. auris. View the webinar recording
- Home Health | Tools by Setting | Washington State Department of Health
Local Health Jurisdictions
Washington State Long-term Care Training for Local Health Jurisdictions
- June 22, 2023, The Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Health, in collaboration with the State Office of the Long-term Care Ombuds and representatives of long-term care facilities, developed training materials to educate the leadership and staff of local health jurisdictions on the state's long-term care system.
- View the slides from the Presentation (PDF)
- LTC in Washington Toolkit (PDF)
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Enhanced Barrier Precautions for Skilled Nursing Facilities
- October 25, 2022, the DOH and RCS hosted an hour-long webinar on the recently updated CDC recommendations for use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) in nursing facilities. EBP is an important tool to prevent the spread of multi-drug-resistant organisms in facilities. View the slides from the presentation (PDF)
- Nursing Facilities: Enhanced Barrier Precautions Recommendations (PDF)
- Skilled Nursing Facilities | Tools by Setting | Washington State Department of Health
Training Resources from Our Partners
Explore training resources from DOH’s external partners.
Project Firstline
Project Firstline is a CDC national collaborative providing innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare workers.
CDC Resources
- About Project Firstline | Project Firstline | CDC
- Training and Educational Materials | Project Firstline | CDC
- Print Materials, Graphics and More | Project Firstline | CDC
Other Project Firstline Jurisdiction Resources:
- Project Firstline (ca.gov)
- Oregon Health Authority: Oregon Project Firstline: HAI Prevention: State of Oregon
- Webinars | Project Firstline NY
- Infection Control Mini Trainings | Health and Human Services North Dakota
- IPC Resources | Health and Human Services North Dakota
- Project Firstline - Mountain Pacific QIO (mpqhf.org)
Washington Project Firstline education and training opportunities are also available.
CDC Infection Prevention Training for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living
The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training course is designed for individuals responsible for infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in nursing homes.
APIC Infection Prevention Training & Education
APIC offers clinical training and professional development opportunities for infection preventionists.
ADS - Association for Dental Safety | Education & Training
ADS provides infection prevention and safety resources for the oral healthcare setting.
Contact Us
Looking for additional education and training? Contact us at HAI@doh.wa.gov to suggest future resources.