Training Session Plans and Accompanying Slides


The sample materials are presented in sequence; however, you may mix and match content to meet participant needs.












Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
Topic Twelve: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection (Session Plan)




Recognizing Risk Using Reservoirs Training Toolkit
Session 1: What Does it Mean to Recognize A Risk?
Session 2: How Germs Make People Sick
- Session Plan: How Germs Make People Sick
- Slide Set: How Germs Make People Sick
- Participant Booklet: How Germs Make People Sick
Session 3: Recognizing Risk Using Reservoirs: A Review
- Session Plan: Recognizing Risk Review
- Slide Set: Recognizing Risk Review
- Participant Booklet: Recognizing Risk Review

Introduction to Reservoirs: Where Germs Live Training Toolkit
Session 1: Body Reservoirs
Session 2: Healthcare Environment Reservoirs
- Session Plan: Environment Reservoirs
- Slide Set: Environment Reservoirs
- Participant Booklet: Environment Reservoirs
Session 3: Body and Healthcare Environment Reservoirs: Synthesis
- Session Plan: Reservoirs Synthesis
- Slide Set: Reservoirs Synthesis
- Participant Booklet: Reservoirs Synthesis
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