If you’re looking for COVID-19 training resources, here’s a place to start. Training for Healthcare Professionals is a website that identifies many training options. CDC updates this resource periodically – most recently on January 25, 2021.
Here’s the current training opportunities found on this website:
- Search COVID-19 Trainings on TRAIN
- COVID-19 Vaccine Training: General Overview of Immunization Best Practices for Healthcare Providers
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
- What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 Vaccines: General Information and Clinical Guidance Update
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Update on Allergic Reactions, Contraindications, and Precautions
- What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
- COVID-19 Vaccination Training Programs for Healthcare Professionals
- COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Development, Approval, Allocation, and Distribution in the U.S.
- Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls
- COVID-19 Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities
- COVID-19 Prevention in Hemodialysis Facilities
- Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
- Donning and Doffing PPE
- Healthcare Respiratory Protection Resources
- Application and Integration of NPIs into Pre-Pandemic Influenza Planning, Preparedness, and Response
- The Science of Social Distancing: Part 1
- The Science of Social Distancing: Part 2
- Psychological First Aid
- Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
- Public Health Emergency Law Online Training
- National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- Contact Tracing
- Health Equity
- Nurses on Shift Work and Long Hours
- Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses
- COVID-19 in Animals
These training opportunities come in many forms – webinars, self-paced online learning, etc. – and many offer free CEs.
Additionally, there are external training opportunities posted:
I encourage you to explore and utilize these training opportunities for you, your team and your colleagues. There’s something for everyone on the subject of COVID-19.
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant | Briggs Healthcare