FYI / Continuing Medical Education (CME) from the CDC: What You Need to Know About Infection Control

Wisconsin Department of Health Services sent this bulletin at 05/10/2017 09:44 AM CDT
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Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates

Attn:  All Regulated Health Care Providers

FYI / Continuing Medical Education (CME) from the CDC: What You Need to Know About Infection Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Medscape are launching a series of six CME/CE activities addressing the key issues surrounding infection prevention in healthcare facilities.  You must be a registered Medscape member to access these CME/CE activities, and registration is free. The first activity, Risk Recognition in Healthcare Settings is available now. A new topic will be added each month.

The series includes:

  1. Risk Recognition in Healthcare Settings (Available Now)
  2. May: Environmental Services and Infection Prevention
  3. June: Recognizing Infection Risks in Medical Equipment
  4. July: Infection Transmission Risks Associated with Nonsterile Glove Use
  5. August: Infection Prevention: A Hierarchy of Controls Approach
  6. September: Injection Safety: A System Approach

These CME-/CE-certified activities are available at: 
http://www.medscape.org/viewcollection/34044?src=acdmpart_cdc_34044.