CDC/STRIVE Announce Free Infection Control Training Courses

We are pleased to announce the launch of the first 2 of 11 new infection control training courses, Hand Hygiene and Competency-Based Training. 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
Environmental Cleaning
Personal Protective Equipment
Patient and Family Engagement

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 hand hygiene and competency-based training courses developed by national infection prevention experts led by @HRETtweets for @CDCgov available now at https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/training/strive.html