CDC/STRIVE Announce Free Infection Control Training Courses

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Strategies for Preventing HAIs training, the latest of 11 new infection control training courses. These courses are part of the new States Targeting Reduction in Infections via Engagement (STRIVE) curriculum intended for the infection prevention team, hospital leaders, clinical educators, nurse and physician managers, environmental services managers, all patient care staff, and patient/family advisors. Additional courses will be launched over the summer.

These training courses were developed by national infection prevention experts led by the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

All courses are free and offer continuing education (CE).

Access the new courses at the STRIVE training page.

The STRIVE curriculum will include over forty individual training modules grouped into 11 courses that focus on Foundational and Targeted infection prevention strategies.

Foundational Infection Prevention Strategies

Competency-Based Training (available now)
Hand Hygiene (available now)
Strategies for Preventing HAIs (available now)
Environmental Cleaning
Personal Protective Equipment
Patient and Family Engagement
Business Case

Targeted Infection Prevention Strategies

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bacteremia
Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI)
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

New Strategies for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections course developed by national infection prevention experts led by @ahahospitals for @CDCgov available now at https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/training/strive.html