{"id":9636,"date":"2025-03-01T13:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/projectfirstline\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:29:22","slug":"projectfirstline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/epi\/projectfirstline\/","title":{"rendered":"epi\/projectfirstline ~  Project Firstline  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/epi\/Projectfirstline.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Project Firstline<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n    \n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\">What is Project Firstline?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/Picture5.png\" style=\"width: 450px; height: 250px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 36px; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Project firstline is a Center of Disease and Control (CDC) funded initiative to provide infection prevention and control (IPC) education resources to frontline healthcare workers in a variety of settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n\n\n\n<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><strong>Closing the gaps in infection prevention and control<\/strong><\/span><br>\n\n\n\nThe project was created to reduce the gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) that were brought to light with the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Closing the gaps in IPC knowledge and adherence among healthcare workers requires additional training and resources to keep patients, healthcare workers, and the public safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n\n\n\n<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Who should be included?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br>\n\n\n\nProject Firstline is a collaborative effort with healthcare facilities, academia, and Division of Public Health to reduce the gaps in IPC. All healthcare workers, regardless of their role can help reduce the gaps in IPC. According to a needs assessment that was completed in 2020 in Delaware, the IPC gaps and need for further assistance was highly present in long term care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and post-acute care facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">Current activities in Delaware<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br>\n\n\n\nAntimicrobial Stewardship Program<br>\n\n\n\nConducting Point Prevalence Surveys\u00a0<br>\n\n\n\nConducting Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICARs), providing feedback and guidance.\u00a0<br>\n\n\n\nProviding resources for infection prevention and control education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><strong>Infection prevention and control education for health care workers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br>\n\n\n\nDE TRAIN is a CDC TRAIN affiliated site and is a national learning network that provides quality training opportunities including IPC and earn continue education (CME, CNE, or CEUs). This is a free service. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.train.org\/detrain\/home\">Home &#8211; TRAIN Delaware &#8211; an affiliate of the TRAIN Learning Network powered by the Public Health Foundation<\/a><br>\n\n\n\n(WB4448) Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course (Web-based)<br>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/longtermcare\/training.html\">Infection Prevention Training | LTCF<\/a> | CDC; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/longtermcare\/training.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/longtermcare\/training.html<\/a><br>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/longtermcare\/training.html\">Click on this link to start the course<\/a><br>\n\n\n\nCME\/CNE: 19.75 and IACET CEU\u2019s: 2 after course completion (ALL 23 modules, evaluation, and exam)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:24px;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><strong>DPH PFL Train\u00a0 the Trainer Program<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=aeUJjMVR7k2rsouZwypDlhy5ELn2Q1hNjEBI4IY6Pm9UREZZVjlFS1YyRzk3VjJQVDlERzVaUEdBSi4u\" style=\"color: rgb(178, 170, 164);\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/PFLbanner.png\" style=\"width: 1400px; height: 420px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/PFLFAQ.pdf\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">DPH PFL FAQ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CDC Project Firstline Education Material can be found at<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infectioncontrol\/projectfirstline\/healthcare\/educational-materials.html\">Access Educational Materials from Project Firstline | Infection Control | CDC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:24px;\"><strong><a href=\"\/dph\/epi\/haihomepage.html\">Return to HAI Webpage\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infectioncontrol\/projectfirstline\/about.html\"> About Project Firstline | Infection Control | CDC.<\/a> Retrieved from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infectioncontrol\/projectfirstline\/about.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infectioncontrol\/projectfirstline\/about.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/PFLFAQ11.2023.pdf\">Project Firstline FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Delaware Health and Social Services: Emergency Medical services and Preparedness DE TRAIN. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.train.org\/detrain\/welcome\">https:\/\/www.train.org\/detrain\/welcome<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Delaware Technical Community College.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dtcc.edu\/continuing-education\/workforce-training\/infectioncontrol\"> Infection Control and Prevention | Delaware Technical Community College.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infectioncontrol\/projectfirstline\/resources\/facilitator-toolkit.html\">Lead a Project Firstline Infection Control Training <\/a>| CDC; 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