ASN Project Firstline Education Series
The following is a series of educational sessions developed in collaboration with the AMA and CDC’s national infection control training collaborative, Project Firstline. These interactive modules highlight the importance of infection prevention and outline steps front-line dialysis facility staff should take to help protect their patients, themselves, and their colleagues
Decreasing the Risk of Dialysis-Related Infections: What We Have Learned from Patients and Care-Partners Broadcast on August 1, 2025
This session highlights patient perspectives on non-medical factors that could contribute to increased risk of infection in people on dialysis.
Priya Nori hosts an interdisciplinary team including nephrologist Dana Mitchell, nurse Deborah Stamps, and kidney disease survivor Quinetta Taylor. The presentation includes clinical vignettes that illustrate patient perspectives and strategies to reduce infection risk for people on dialysis.
This activity offers CME and CNE credit for physicians and nurses. Instructions on how to claim credit or obtain a certificate of participation will be provided during the session. The deadline to claim CME/CNE credit is July 31, 2028.
Filtering Through IPC Information in Outpatient Dialysis Facilities Building Blocks of Infection Prevention and Control
Learning Objectives:
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- Describe how IPC guidelines address the specific needs of dialysis facilities
- Define the role of infection preventionists in the dialysis environment
- Discuss how effective IPC practices can have positive impacts on patient outcomes
Infection Prevention in Dialysis Learning Courses
These course are part of a series around infection prevention and control in dialysis settings. 0.75 CME offered by AMA.
AMA CME Accreditation Information
About Project Firstline
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. Project Firstline offers educational resources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of the healthcare workforce.
For more information, visit https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/projectfirstline/index.html
