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Training Session: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection

Join us for our next MDH Project Firstline Table Talk on Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection. Even on surfaces, germs can linger and pose infection risks. Regular cleaning and disinfection of surfaces in health care settings is critical for effective infection control.

The 30-minute training session is followed by optional Q&A and is designed to benefit those that interact with patients/residents/clients and/or their environment.

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Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 | 1 - 1:40 p.m. CST

• Register for Project Firstline Training Session: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
• Join by phone: 1-855-282-6330 (Toll Free)
• Access code: 2494 471 1799

Learning objectives

• Explain the difference between cleaning and disinfection.
• Understand the role of environmental surfaces for transmission of infections in health care settings.
• Discuss why it is important to follow the label instructions on a disinfectant product.
• Describe strategies to prevent the spread of infectious materials.

Speaker

Caramae S., BS
Project Firstline Planner Intermediate
MDH Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Unit
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division

HIGHLIGHT: Respiratory Infection Resources

Recorded Training: Infection Prevention & Control Actions to Stop the Spread of Viral Respiratory Infections

Stay one step ahead in the fight against flu, COVID-19, and RSV. Project Firstline has the information and tools you need to protect yourself, your coworkers, and your patients this respiratory virus season.

Register for the MDH Project Firstline recorded training:
Infection Prevention and Control Actions to Stop the Spread of Viral Respiratory Infections (23 minutes)

Printable Resources

Infection Control for Respiratory Viruses (PDF) Medidas de control de infecciones para virus respiratorios (PDF)

Germs can live in the respiratory system (PDF) Los microbios pueden vivir en el sistema respiratorio (PDF)

CDC Project Firstline Print Materials, Graphics and More
Includes a variety of masking signs in English and Spanish.

About Project Firstline

Project Firstline (PFL) is a partnership between the CDC and MDH that provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline health care workers, staff, and members of the public health workforce. Regardless of your role, previous training, or educational background, the goal is to understand and confidently apply infection control principles and protocols to protect your patients, coworkers, and yourself from infectious disease threats in health care.  

PFL offers educational resources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of the health care workforce. Resources are designed to empower and enable health care workers to think critically about infection control, using adult learning principles, educational best practices, CDC recommendations, and the science that informs them.

Visit health.mn.gov/projectfirstline to learn more.

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Contact

For more information or questions, please contact the Minnesota Department of Health Project Firstline team at Project.Firstline.MDH@state.mn.us.