The following brief modules are a 4-part video education series developed in collaboration with the AMA and CDC’s national infection control training collaborative, Project Firstline. These interactive modules highlight the importance of infection prevention and outline steps frontline dialysis facility staff should take to help protect their patients, themselves, and their colleagues.
Hand Hygiene for Infection Prevention in a Dialysis Setting
Learning Objectives:
- Indicate why hand hygiene is important for infection prevention in a dialysis setting
- Recognize some common mistakes health care workers make regarding hand hygiene that may lead to infection
- Identify what can be done to improve hand hygiene practices in a dialysis setting
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Infection Prevention in a Dialysis Setting
Learning Objectives:
- Indicate why PPE is important in dialysis settings
- Recognize some common mistakes health care workers make when using PPE that may lead to the spread of germs
- Identify what can be done to improve the proper use of PPE to prevent the spread of germs
Injection Safety for Infection Prevention in a Dialysis Setting
Learning Objectives:
- Indicate why injection safety is important in dialysis
- Recognize some common mistakes health care workers make when preparing and administering parenteral medications that may lead to infection
- Identify what can be done to improve injection safety practice
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection for Infection Prevention in a Dialysis Setting
Learning Objectives:
- Indicate why environmental cleaning and disinfection is important in dialysis settings
- Recognize some common mistakes health care workers make regarding environmental cleaning and disinfection that may lead to infection
- Identify what can be done to improve environmental cleaning and disinfection practices
About Project Firstline
Project Firstline provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare workers– so they can protect their patients, their coworkers and themselves from infectious disease threats in health care. As a collaborative, Project Firstline brings together more than 75 healthcare, academic, and public health partners to reach a wide range of healthcare audiences and settings across the country. Project Firstline offers educational resources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of the healthcare workforce.
For more information, visit https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/projectfirstline/index.html
