Abstract
Infections in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) pose a critical challenge, with one to three million serious infections annually and up to 380,000 associated deaths. The vulnerability of aging populations and inadequate infection prevention and control (IPC) programs underscore the need for intervention. This initiative provided tailored continuing education through eight virtual learning collaboratives serving 541 infection preventionists. The project also developed nine IPC toolkits and a manual to further support LTCFs' infection prevention efforts.
•Infection control education was offered for long-term care facilities in Florida•Developed eight IPC learning collaboratives with 6 session each•Reached 541 individuals from 35 US states and three countries•Created an infection control manual and toolkits to provide best practice resources•Participants’ self-assessments of knowledge can help guide future learning sessions