Join AHA on January 26 at 11:00 a.m. ET for a Q&A event on infection prevention and environment of care.

Michael Bell, M.D., deputy director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, and Abigail Carlson, M.D., infectious disease specialist, both from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, will share what every front line health care worker needs to know about environmental infection control in health-care facilities and why giving environmental services leaders a "seat at the table" is crucial to organizational success.
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Kết quả xổ số xsmn hôm nayAn Infection Prevention and Control Training Collaborative

Project Firstline is a CDC national training collaborative offering timely infection control training to front line health care workers and the public health workforce in the fight against infectious disease threats. As a key partner in this initiative, AHA is pleased to help bring this critical training opportunity to the health care field and champion sound decision-making and positive behaviors in a time of crisis.

Medical personal talking in hallway with patient in a wheelchair
 

Purpose

Kết quả xổ số xsmn hôm nayAll health care workers on the front lines are essential to stopping the spread of infectious diseases. Whether you serve in environmental services, administration, acute care or long-term care, this training program is for you. Because the actions you take every day can make a difference in containing an outbreak and alleviating risks.

Benefits

  • Core Training
  • Practical Tools
  • Engagement Across Health Care Settings
  • Innovation
  • IPC Capacity Building
  • IPC Expertise and Mentorship
 

Inside Infection Control vlog series

Check out the new Inside Infection Control vlog series where CDC discusses critical infection control topics every frontline health care worker needs to know. The short CDC videos feature Dr. Abby Carlson, an infectious diseases doctor with experience on the frontlines of COVID-19 and a Project Firstline staffer. Videos are being released each week on .

 
 

 

Resources

The AHA hosted a live Q & A webinar with CDC’s Dr. Michael Bell to answer frontline health care workers questions on providing safe care to COVID-19 patients in various settings on November 20, 2020.

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Also, stay tuned! Project Firstline will be releasing a series of unique training curriculum and other events designed for a health care crisis like COVID-19.

 

Partners

Project Firstline is a collaborative between CDC and a diverse group of organizations

American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Nurses Association, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Health Research and Educational Trust, National Association of County and City Health Officials, National Council on Urban Indian Health, National Indian Health Board, National Network of Public Health Institutes.

 
 
 
 

COVID-19

Kết quả xổ số xsmn hôm nayAHA’s Updates and Resources

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Peer-to-peer

Kết quả xổ số xsmn hôm nayAHA’s Living Learning Network

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Additional Resources on CDC’s Project Firstline Site

 
 
 

The Project Firstline program is a national training collaborative led by the (CDC) in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), an AHA 501(c)(3) nonprofit subsidiary.

Want to learn more about Project Firstline? Contact ProjectFirstline@aha.org.

Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline health care workers and public health personnel. AHA is proud to partner with Project Firstline, as supported through Cooperative Agreement CDC-RFA-OT18-1802. CDC is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this webpage do not necessarily represent the policies of CDC or HHS, and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.