Infection Prevention & Control Practices: Addressing Blood Exposure

May 29, 2024 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT

Infection Prevention & Control Practices: Addressing Blood Exposure

Join NCUIH for the first Incorporating Infection Control Micro-Learn Training Resources series presentation. Shay Drummond from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention will provide an overview of the micro-learn training suite from the CDC’s Project Firstline to frontline health care workers. Applying micro-learns and bite-sized training content can help improve staff engagement and knowledge retention. In addition to learning CDC core IPC practices related to bloodborne pathogens, participants will learn how to incorporate these training opportunities at their facility.  

Presenter: 

Shay L. Drummond, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Infection Preventionist Nurse Consultant and PFL ELC Team Lead, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Objectives: 

1. Explain the concepts and benefits of micro-learning relating to infection control.
2. Increase awareness of available infection control micro-learn resources.
3. Discuss and outline the bloodborne pathogens micro-learn, including incorporating it at Urban Indian Organizations.
4. Summarize relevant CDC core IPC practices related to bloodborne pathogens.

Audience: 

• UIO ED/CEOs 
• UIO Staff 
• IPC Champions 
• Frontline Health Care Workers