Infection control training for higher ed.

Oregon Project Firstline helps educators meet infection control training requirements.

As a health care educator, you know the importance of infection control training. Your students and learners are headed for the front line of the battle against germs and infectious disease. It’s up to you to ensure they’re prepared.

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Did you know?

An update to Oregon Administrative Rules added infection prevention practices to the set of trainings that all health profession students must meet before they can work in hospitals, long-term care centers and other clinical settings in Oregon.

What is meant by infection prevention practices? 

All elements of the Infection Control Basics section of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Standard Precautions for All Patient Care and Transmission-based Precautions pertaining to: hand hygiene; personal protective equipment (PPE); respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette; patient placement; cleaning and disinfection of patient care equipment, devices, and environment; safe handling of textiles and laundry; safe injection practices (if relevant to scope of practice); and transmission-based precautions.

Oregon Project Firstline can help

The recent updates to Oregon Adminstrative Rules bring more consistency to the administrative requirements that health care learners must meet, including infection control trainings. These changes are meant to ensure safety for patients, health care workers and students. Oregon Project Firstline can help you assist your students in meeting the updated requirements:

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Resources for students

Our materials cover key aspects of infection prevention and control, designed for health care students and learners.

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Training curriculums and other materials

Our learning resources for trainers and managers include ready-made, downloadable curriculums, micro-learns and posters suitable for the classroom.

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Workplace resources

Designed for people already at work in health care settings, these tools  include videos, graphics and guides that students can learn from, too.

Talk to us

We can help with customized trainings for your workplace. We’re also available to answer your questions. You can reach us at hai@odhsoha.oregon.gov.