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Washington Infection Control Online Training
We offer an eight-part interactive training series to provide frontline healthcare workers with infection prevention and control education. This training is offered in both English and Spanish. Supplemental job aids are provided in English, Spanish, Amharic, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.”
Participants are able to earn two continuing education and nursing education (CE/CNE) credits upon completion of modules one through six. The series is based on CDC Project Firstline content. Based on training need and CDC content, two additional modules to the training series are provided. The Washington Infection Control Online Training focuses on the following eight modules:
- Infection Control
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Job aids for Infection Control
English (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
- How Germs Can Spread on Surfaces
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Job aids for How Germs Can Spread on Surfaces
English (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
- How Germs Can Spread via Respiratory Droplets
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Job aids for How Germs Can Spread via Respiratory Droplets
English (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
- Proper Hand Hygiene
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Job aids for Proper Hand Hygiene
Pocket Aid
English (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
PosterEnglish (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
- Proper Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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Job aids for Proper Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE Don/Doff with FacemaskEnglish (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
PPE Don/Doff without Facemask
English (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
- Cleaning and Disinfection
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Job aids for Contact Time
Contact Time Chart
English (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
Job aids for Cleaning and Disinfection
Cleaning vs. Disinfection
English (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions
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The True Cost of an MDRO Outbreak (PDF)
Job aids for Enhanced Barrier Precautions
Enhanced Barrier Precautions Pocket Guide (PDF)
Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
- Injection Safety
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Job aids for Injection Safety
English (PDF) | Amharic - የቋንቋዎ ስም (PDF) | Spanish - Español (PDF) | Korean - 한국어 (PDF) | Russian - Русский (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Ukrainian - Український (PDF) | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt (PDF)
Podcast
The Project Firstline Podcast, hosted by the Washington State Department of Health, is for frontline healthcare workers to:
- grow their awareness of infection prevention and public health practices.
- identify the impact of infection prevention on our lives and the lives of our community.
- Episodes
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- Healthcare Associated Infections
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Hand Hygiene
- Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
- Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Hospital Settings
- Candida auris (C. auris)
- Respiratory Protection
- Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs)
- Dental Settings
- Dialysis Settings
- Environmental Health in Healthcare Settings
- Surveillance in Public Health and Healthcare
- Oncology Settings
- Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
- Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Mini-Series