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REGISTER NOW: Hand Hygiene Refresher

Join MDH Project Firstline for a brief Hand Hygiene Refresher with a live Q&A session to reinforce the infection prevention and control practices that help keep patients, residents, clients, and healthcare teams safe. The refresher will review key moments when hand hygiene should be performed and demonstrate proper techniques.

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.

Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 10 - 10:20 a.m. CST

• Project Firstline Hand Hygiene Refresher (11/10)
• Join by phone: 1-415-655-0003
• Access code: 2495 605 1638

Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 1 - 1:20 p.m. CST

• Project Firstline Hand Hygiene Refresher (11/17)
• Join by phone: 1-415-655-0003
• Access code: 2483 663 0979

Learning objectives

• Explain the importance of hand hygiene as a key strategy for preventing the spread of germs.
• Identify key moments when hand hygiene should be performed.
• Demonstrate proper hand hygiene techniques.

Speaker

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

Translated Hand Hygiene Steps

Our Project Firstline Hand Hygiene Steps (PDF) resource is now translated into Hmong, Somali, and Spanish:

• Project Firstline Hand Hygiene Steps (Hmong) (PDF)
• Project Firstline Hand Hygiene Steps (Somali) (PDF)
• Project Firstline Hand Hygiene Steps (Spanish) (PDF)

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.