​The CDC and Medscape are launching a series of six CME/CE activities addressing the key issues surrounding infection prevention in health care facilities. This series features discussions with top faculty on infection transmission and health care associated infections. It looks at the health care environment and touches on medical equipment, injection safety, risk recognition, glove use and hand hygiene. Bookmark the page and return as new activities on this important topic are posted monthly. The series includes:

1. Risk Recognition in Health Care Settings
2. Environmental Services and Infection Prevention
3. Recognizing Infection Risks in Medical Equipment
4. Infection Transmission Risks Associated with Nonsterile Glove Use
5. August: Infection Prevention: A Hierarchy of Controls Approach (Pending Availability)
6. September: Injection Safety: A System Approach (Pending Availability)

These CME-/CE- certified activities are available here. You must be a registered Medscape member to access these CME/CE activities, and registration is free. A new activity will be added each month. Register and learn more here.