Project Firstline
Mission Statement
Infection control saves lives, and frontline healthcare workers play a critical role. Project Firstline provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare workers– so they can protect their patients, their coworkers and themselves from infectious disease threats in health care. As a collaborative, Project Firstline brings together more than 75 healthcare, academic, and public health partners to reach a wide range of healthcare audiences and settings across the country.
The AAP-CA2 and Project Firstline offer educational resources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of the healthcare workforce. Resources are designed to empower and enable healthcare workers to think critically about infection control, using adult learning principles, educational best practices, CDC recommendations, and the science that informs them.
Check out the official Project Firstline CDC Webpage: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/projectfirstline/about.html
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WHAT IS PROJECT FIRSTLINE?
AAP-CA2 Project Firstline Leadership
Ken Zangwill, MD, FAAP – IPC Ambassador
- Professor of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases/Director, Infection Prevention Control and Prevention at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Upcoming Events
Prevention of Infection in Schools: From Mythbusting to Implementation – January 9th, 2025
1000 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
In-Person: Register Here!
Zoom Option: Register Here!
This event is provided for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute or substitute for medical advice or professional services. Those seeking personal medical advice should consult with a licensed physician. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider regarding a medical condition. No physician-patient relationship is created by this event or its use. No contributor to this event makes any representations, express or implied, with respect to the information provided or to its use.
Past Project Firstline Events
Infection Prevention & Control Webinar – May 4th, 2023
Presenter: Allison Messina, MD, FAAP
Host: Kenneth Zangwill, MD, FAAP
- To discuss how pediatric providers may assist schools and daycares on infection prevention needs
- To consider how pediatricians may help schools and daycares work with parents on IPC issues
- To appreciate how pediatric providers assisted with COVID issues
Accreditation and Designation Statements and Disclosure Report
Infection Prevention in Schools and Daycares: Pediatricians are an Untapped, Valuable, and Desired Partner
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and the American Academy of Pediatrics – CA2. PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
PeerPoint Medical Education Institute designates the live format for this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Live approval period is: May 4, 2023
Financial Disclosures.
All planners, speakers, reviewers or staff report no relationships to disclose:
“I do not have at present nor have had within the last 24 months, any financial relationships with ineligible companies.”
