FAQs

  • Understanding and being able to apply infection prevention and control practices is important for anyone who works in a medical, dental, long-term care or other health care setting. This includes front desk employees, medical receptionists and custodial staff, as well as physicians, dentists, nurses, dental hygienists and other health care professionals. PFL training resources are also designed for workplace trainers and managers who are responsible for keeping staff up to date on their infection prevention and control training and for educators who work with health care students.

  • These resources are meant to help health care workers of all kinds whenever the learning opportunity arises. That could be during a shift, as an infection control issue presents itself. Or it could be at a shift change, as you update your team on an issue you faced and take a moment to review with them a factsheet, video or micro-learn on the topic. Workplace trainers and managers, as well as health care educators, may choose to set up a weekly or monthly schedule for reviewing this information with staff or students.

  •  Review the standard related to hand hygiene at the top of the CDC’s Standard Precautions for All Patient Care. Then visit our Training Resources page to find tools and guides tailored to employees and students or trainers, managers and educators.

  • Yes! Your dental, medical or long-term care facility may benefit from more structured support, designed and provided by outside trainers. The Oregon PFL team offers customized training for your unique workplace needs. Request customized support now.

  • CE credits are not available at this time.

  • Yes. Dentists, dental hygienists and other dental professionals must comply with infection control guidelines enumerated in the Oregon Board of Dentistry Standards of Practice (OAR 818-012-0040). Also, as of December 2023, all health profession students must receive infection control training before they work in a hospital, long-term care facility or other clinical setting (OAR 409030-0100).