Welcome to Oregon Project Firstline Oregon Project Firstline, developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is an educational program that gives foundational education on infection prevention and control (IPC) for all types of frontline healthcare workers. Oregon Project Firstline activities will help strengthen Oregon's healthcare workforce expertise in IPC, and help to keep the healthcare community safe from infectious disease threats.
A brief description of our program and resources.
Oregon Project Firstline - Resources for Healthcare Staff
Why is Infection Control Important?
Watch this video to understand more.
Need Infection Prevention Training?
Request a training! Our team will coordinate and tailor infection prevention education based on your team's learning preferences. Training is available for:
- Hospitals
- Long-term care facilities
- Adult care centers
- Hospitals
- Dialysis centers
- Community centers
- Universities
Resources by Topic
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Infographic - Bloodborne Pathogens in the EMS Settings
Infographic – Hand Hygiene in EMS Settings
Home Health
Pocket Book – Infection Prevention Pocketbook for Home Health Workers
‘Lunch and Learn’ Series
Video Playlist for Oregon Project Firstline Summer ‘Lunch and Learn’ Series
Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)
Infographic – Help Prevent the Spread of Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs)
Infographic – Preventing the Spread of
Candida auris
Poster Presentations
Poster – Oregon Project Firstline Learning Needs Assessment (SHEA Spring 2023)
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Table Cards – Vaccine Table Cards
Continuing Education (CE) Webinars
The Project Firstline team at Oregon Health Authority has partnered with the Oregon Medical Association to provide access to short webinars with continuing medical education (CME) credits designed for healthcare. These webinars cover a variety of highly requested infection control topics.
Earn CME credits for viewing these infection control webinars.
What is Project Firstline?
Description: This training will equip healthcare providers with essential infection control knowledge, including how to identify contagious patients, implement isolation precautions, and safeguard against infectious exposures.
Credits: 0.5 CME Credits
Duration: 30 minutes
Project Firstline Initiative
How to Identify and Isolate Contagious Patients
Description: This training helps healthcare workers identify highly contagious infectious diseases, choose the right isolation steps based on a patient’s symptoms, and use measures to protect themselves from exposure. It also explains how to properly share information about patients who may have infectious diseases with the appropriate people in a healthcare setting.
Learn
how to triage a sick patient in this 7-minute video from OHA's Project Firstline.
Credits: 0.75 CME Credits
Duration: 44 minutes
Contagious Patients
Breaking the Chain of Infection in the Ambulatory Care Patient
Description: This training teaches healthcare providers about the Chain of Infection framework, showcase the common infection prevention strategies in outpatient settings and describes how human behaviors impact the Chain of Infection.
Credits: 0.75 CME Credits
Duration: 44 minutes
Ambulatory Care