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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
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Project Firstline Training and Resources
Project Firstline's innovative content is designed, regardless of the previous training or educational background, to empower workers in building their foundational knowledge of infection prevention and control.
Upcoming webinars
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Project Firstline Training Session: Infection Prevention and Control Traveling to a Home Near You
Please register for the session that best fit your schedule.
- Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | 10-10:30 a.m. CDT
- Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 12-12:30 p.m. CDT
Future topics
- Interactive Infection Prevention and Control Scenarios
Registration information will be posted two weeks prior to each webinar.
Recorded webinars
You must register before viewing the recording.
Interactive resources
- Diarrhea Dilemma (39 minutes)
Recorded on March 7, 2023- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Diarrhea Dilemma (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Diarrhea Dilemma Interactive Resource | El dilema de la diarrea (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Diarrhea Dilemma (PPT)
- Fidgeting Felix (36 minutes)
Recorded on March 28, 2023- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Fidgeting Felix (PPT)
Interactive PowerPoint presentation for facility education. - CDC Fidgeting Felix gets an IV Interactive Resource | A Beto el inquieto le ponen una vía intravenosa (Spanish)
Optimized for handheld devices.
- MDH Project Firstline Table Talk: Fidgeting Felix (PPT)
Risk & reservoirs
- What Does it Mean to Recognize a Risk? (31 minutes)
Recorded on Sept. 7, 2022 - How Germs Make People Sick (34 minutes)
Recorded on Sept. 28, 2022 - Recognizing Risk Using Reservoirs (A Review) (34 minutes)
Recorded on Oct. 19, 2022
- Body Reservoirs (33 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 9, 2022 - Health Care Environment Reservoirs (35 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 29, 2022 - Body and Health Care Environment Reservoirs: Synthesis (31 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 13, 2022
COVID-19 and infection prevention & control
- PPE Part 1: Eye Protection (26 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 9, 2021
Includes demonstration and more information on eye protection fogging
Supplemental CDC video: - PPE Part 2: Gloves and Gowns (22 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 2, 2021
Supplemental CDC video: - PPE Part 3: Respirators (25 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 16, 2021 - N95 User Seal Check (21 minutes)
Recorded on Nov. 30, 2021
- The Concept of Infection Control (25 minutes)
Recorded on Feb. 9, 2022 - Hand Hygiene (25 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 1, 2021 - Source Control (24 minutes)
Recorded on Jan. 18, 2022 - Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection (29 minutes)
Recorded on Dec. 14, 2021
Supplemental CDC video and handout: - Ventilation (32 minutes)
Recorded on March 8, 2022
Supplemental CDC handout:
- Basic Science of a Virus (29 minutes)
Recorded on May 4, 2022 - Virus Strains (27 minutes)
Recorded on May 18, 2022
Supplemental CDC handout: - How Respiratory Droplets Spread COVID-19 (33 minutes)
Recorded on March 22, 2022 - How Viruses Spread From Surfaces to People (33 minutes)
Recorded on April 5, 2022 - Asymptomatic Spread of COVID-19 (31 minutes)
Recorded on April 20, 2022
- Multi-Dose Vials (30 minutes)
Recorded on June 8, 2022
Supplemental CDC video and handout:
Feedback and resources
- Project Firstline Session Feedback Form (PDF)
To submit feedback on any of the trainings above, fill out this form and email it to Project.Firstline.MDH@state.mn.us. - Minnesota Department of Health Project Firstline (PDF)
General flyer about MDH PFL trainings and resources. - Fact sheets for download/print:
- Germs live on the skin (PDF)
- Germs live in the gut (PDF)
- Germs can live in the respiratory system (PDF)
- Germs can live in blood (PDF)
- Germs live in water and on wet surfaces (PDF)
- Germs can live on dry surfaces (PDF)
- Germs can live on devices (PDF)
- Germs can live in dirt (PDF)
- Project Firstline Risk Poster (PDF)
- CDC: About Project Firstline
CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Prevention & Control. - CDC: Project Firstline Multimedia Resources
Social media graphics, print materials, event recordings, and more.
CDC: Infórmese sobre el control de infecciones en la atención médica
New infection control educational materials and resources (videos, posters, training toolkits, and more) for Spanish-speaking frontline health care workers.
New infection control educational materials and resources (videos, posters, training toolkits, and more) for Spanish-speaking frontline health care workers.