Recorded Webinar Series

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The following are recordings from the Firstline Infection Control live Zoom webinar series focusing on the basics of infection control. The webinars covered topics like how viruses spread, proper cleaning, and how to use personal protective equipment. The content is delivered in plain language with practical applications. Those working in long term care, outpatient settings, public health, and hospitals can all benefit from these webinars. If you are confused about infection control, this is the place to start.

There will be a total of 6 recordings in this series. Each are offered live and recorded. You may claim educational credit for each webinar ONLY ONE TIME, but you may view the recordings as many times as you wish. If you attended the live Zoom webinar and completed the evaluation for credit you may not claim again after watching the recording. If you missed the live Zoom webinar and are watching the recording of that webinar and would like to claim credit, please return to this page at the end of your viewing to complete and submit the evaluation for that specific recording.

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Recorded Webinars

1- Project Firstline: How Respiratory Virus Spread (handout)
Recorded from live Zoom- Thursday, March 14, 2024
Presenter: Heidi Bitter MSN, RN, CIC, Director Infection Prevention, Infection Prevention Services, Cox Health
In this session how respiratory droplets spread from one person to another: what is a respiratory droplet? Why does it matter?

Evaluation Link– complete and submit ONLY one time

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2- Project Firstline: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection (handout)
Recorded from live Zoom – Thursday, April 11, 2024
Presenter: Christine Zirges, DNP, ACNS-BC, CIC, FAPIC, SSM Health – System Director Infection Prevention
Presentation will focus on the risk of the environment on healthcare associated infections which will include new organisms which can lead to outbreaks. The evidence and processes for cleaning and disinfecting the environment will be reviewed.

Evaluation Link– complete and submit ONLY one time

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3- Project Firstline: Basic Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare (handout)
Recorded from live Zoom – Thursday, June 6, 2024
Presenter: Cathy Schlotzhauer, RN, Infection Control Professional, MU Healthcare
This presentation will focus on the types of personal protective equipment and situations for proper usage. The importance of good hand hygiene and appropriate glove use will be included. Gowns, masks, protective eye wear will be briefly discussed.

Evaluation Link– complete and submit ONLY one time

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Webinars 4, 5, and 6 will be offered as live Zoom webinars (dates coming soon), recorded and then posted to this page. You will have the opportunity to watch the live webinar or watch the recording of the webinar.

Accreditation

Successful completion includes registering for the webinar, completing the online evaluation, and the online verification of attendance. Must participate in the entire 30-minute webinar.

  • Continuing Medical Education 
    The University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
    The University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine designates this enduring educational activity for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
  • Nursing Contact Hours
    University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
    0.50 nursing contact hours will be awarded.
  • Nursing Home Administrators
    • Project Firstline: How Respiratory Virus Spread      
      0.5 PC clock hour has been approved by the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
      Missouri Approval Number TA-076-13-26 (Online Training)
    • Project Firstline: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
      0.5 PC clock hour has been approved by the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
      Missouri Approval Number TA-076-14-26 (Online Training)
    • Project Firstline: Basic Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare 
      0.5 PC clock hour has been approved by the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
      Missouri Approval Number TA-076-15-26 (Online Training)

Current ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) and Midwest Multistate Division, ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation) rules state that participants in CE activities should be made aware of any relevant affiliation or financial interest in the previous 24 months that may affect the planning of an educational activity or a speaker’s presentation(s). Each planning committee member and speaker has been requested to complete a financial relationship reporting form for the Firstline Infection Prevention Webinar Series. 
No planning committee member or speaker has a relevant financial interest.

7/21/2025 is the date the activities expire, after which contact hours cannot be awarded.

Presented by:

  • Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Healthcare-Associated Infections – Antimicrobial Resistance Program
  • MU Continuing Education for Health Professions
  • MU School of Medicine
  • MU Sinclair School of Nursing
  • MU Extension

This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $$627,541.00 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.