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REGISTER NOW: Cracking the Code on CPOs

Healthcare workers play a vital role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Join this training to learn about Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs), understand their risks and impact in healthcare settings, strengthen infection prevention and control efforts, and explore actions that can help reduce spread.

Train to lead. Use the tools. Make an impact.

The same training is offered on both days — register for the one that fits your schedule.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 | 2 - 2:40 p.m. CDT

• Cracking the Code on CPOs (10/21)
• Join by phone: 1-415-655-0003
• Access code: 2495 011 8656

Thursday, Oct. 22 | 10 - 10:40 a.m. CDT

• Cracking the Code on CPOs (10/22)
• Join by phone: 1-415-655-0003
• Access code: 2480 702 3706

Learning objectives

• Understand what a Carbapenemase-producing organism (CPO) is.
• Recognize the risks and impacts of CPOs in healthcare settings.
• Identify everyday infection prevention and control (IPC) actions that healthcare workers can take to help stop CPOs from spreading. 

Speaker

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

CPO resource for staff and leadership

Project Firstline: Carbapenemase-Producing Organism (CPO) (PDF)
Fact sheet on CPO basics and IPC actions to stop the spread in healthcare facilities.​

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 healthcare 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 healthcare.  

PFL offers educational resources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of the healthcare workforce. Resources are designed to empower and enable healthcare 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.