Introduction to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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This course is part of our Foundational Course in Infection Prevention and Control. See below for links to other modules!

Course Overview

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s foundational module, Introduction to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), reviews infection prevention best practices to reduce the risk of transmission in healthcare settings. Focus will be on hand hygiene; donning and doffing while avoiding self-contamination; N95 respirators and fit testing; and when and how to use standard and transmission-based precautions.

Target Audience

Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals beginning their experience in infection prevention and control training and who have little to no practice in infection prevention and control concepts.

Audience examples include novice infection preventionists, clinical healthcare professionals, and nonclinical healthcare leaders, such as environmental services managers, who are seeking foundational infection prevention and control knowledge.

Overall Learning Objectives

Review standard precautions in healthcare settings, including effective hand hygiene, proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and sharps safety.
Understand differences in mask types, specifically the role of an N95 respirator and rationale for fit testing.
Identify indications for use of transmission based and/or enhanced barrier precautions in diverse healthcare settings.

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for this course from 2/20/24 to 2/20/27. To claim credit, please watch this video in its entirety, then visit the VCU Continuing Medical Education activity page to obtain your credit.

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Resources

Looking for a way to teach others about the proper way to don and doff PPE? Check out our Donning & Doffing training video.
WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care Figure I.23.1
CDC DHHS (NIOSH) Filtering out Confusion: Frequently Asked Questions about Respiratory Protection, Fit Testing
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC Safe Injection Practices and Your Health
CDC Isolation Precautions Guideline
CDC What are Air-Purifying Respirators?

VIPTC’s Foundational Course in Infection Prevention and Control

The Foundational Course in Infection Prevention & Control is designed for healthcare professionals who require focused education on beginner-level infection prevention and control (IPC) concepts. The goal of the course is to provide specialized training on fundamental infection prevention subjects including vaccines, hand hygiene, microbes, personal protective equipment, waste management, and cleaning/disinfection.

Modules:

Visit viptc.vcu.edu to access our full library of on-demand courses, training videos, and infection prevention resources.

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