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February 11, 2023 Post-Event Highlights
On February 11, 2023 the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) hosted its first in-person event for CDC Project Firstline in Los Angeles, California. We welcomed a range of healthcare workers, from nurses to environmental services technicians to community healthcare workers. Over two sessions, our roundtable discussions highlighted several challenges faced by the AA and NH/PI communities, including language barriers, lack of access to healthcare services, fear and mistrust of healthcare systems, and cultural competency issues that may increase the risk of infection. Below is a summary of the key topics and discussion points from those sessions.
APIAHF Project Firstline Roundtable: Healthcare Community Actions
This year we are excited to announce our APIAHF Project Firstline Roundtable: Healthcare Community Actions. Join us in Los Angeles, CA for our first in-person event.
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is proud to present our first in-person Project Firstline event for frontline healthcare personnel.
We cordially invite you to our APIAHF Project Firstline Roundtable: Healthcare Community Actions on February 11, 2023, at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn more about what infection control means for our frontline healthcare personnel from nurses to our EVS technicians. See our event page link for a preview of our agenda!
Event page here: bit.ly/HFFebRoundtableInfo
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Healthcare Community Conversations: A Pandemic Perspective
Join APIAHF and our Infection Control Champions on April 28th at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET for a special conversation with CDC's Project Firstline subject matter expert Dr. Abigail Carlson, featuring questions from our healthcare audience members! Listen in as we dive deep into various perspectives and experiences of our frontline healthcare personnel, environmental service technicians, clinical psychologists, and more!
This event will also be live streamed on APIAHF's Facebook page at Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF). If you have any questions please email covid@apiahf.org!
Infection Prevention and Control Actions for Preventing COVID-19
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
2 p.m. HT/4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET
Live Interpretations in: Mandarin Chinese, Chuukese, Samoan, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Additional post-event language recordings available in: Bengali, Cantonese Chinese, Hindi, Marshallese, and Native Hawaiian.
Project Firstline: How do proper ventilation and source control stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus?
Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
1:00 p.m. HT/4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET
Hosted by Infection Control Champions
Medium: Zoom
Interpretation: Mandarin Chinese, Tagalog, & Vietnamese
June 2021 Project Firstline Training
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
1:00 p.m. HT/4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET
Hosted by Infection Control Champions
Medium: Zoom
Interpretation: Mandarin Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Bengali
Strategies for Frontline Health Professionals
Thursday, March 25th, 2021
2:00 p.m. HT - 3:00 p.m. HT/8:00 p.m. ET - 9:00 p.m. ET
Champion: Iwalani Kanoelehua AhQuin - Director of Adult Day Care & Senior Activities, Lunalilo Home
Medium: Zoom
Audience: Frontline Health Professionals
Masks: Proper Fit and Choices
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
12:00 p.m. ET
Topic: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) - CDC Project Firstline: Infection and Control - Masks: Proper Fit and Choices
Champion: Daniel Pyen, Health Program Coordinator - Center for Pan Asian Community Services
Medium: Zoom
Audience: Community Health Center Staff
Inside Infection Control Episodes 20 & 21
Saturday, March 20, 2021
3:00 p.m. ET - 4:15 p.m. ET
Hosting Organization: Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation (PNAAF)
Champion: Dr. Jennifer Aying, DNP, ANP, RN - Nurse Practitioner, Plastic Surgery VA Boston Healthcare System
Audience: Healthcare Workers
Hand Hygiene and the Difference Between Cleaning and Disinfecting
Friday, March 19, 2021
5:00 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Champion: Amy Hoang - Health and Safety Trainer, United Domestic Worker (UDW) and Ca Independent Provider Training Center (CAIPTC)
Medium: Zoom
Video #23: Source Control is What Now?
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
2:00 p.m. ET - 2:05 p.m. ET
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) - CDC Project Firstline: Infection, Prevention, and Control (IPC) - Training Event
Saturday, March 6, 2021
2:00 p.m. ET
In this session, we will discuss the different infection control guidelines, such as donning and doffing, EVS workers can follow to protect themselves and patients. Furthermore, Angelita will be joined by a subject matter expert from the CDC who will be able to address any questions you may have regarding infection control and COVID-19.
Facilitator: Angel Sherburne - EVS and CHEST Trainer, Swedish Medical Center CH
Strategies for Health Care Professionals
Thursday, March 4, 2021
2:00 p.m. HT - 3:00 p.m. HT
Champion: Shantha McKinlay - Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow at l Ola Lahui
Audience: Health Care Professionals
Medium: Zoom
Video #22: Why Does Contact Time Matter for Disinfection?
Thursday, March 4, 2021
2:00 p.m. ET - 2:05 p.m. ET
Video #21: Do We Really Have to Talk About Hand Hygiene? Again? Yes!
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
2:00 p.m. ET - 2:05 p.m. ET
SARS-CoV-2 vs COVID-19 & How Viruses Make Us Sick
Friday, February 26
2:00 p.m. PT - 5:00 p.m. PT
Champion: Susan Tran - Health and Safety Trainer, United Domestic Worker (UDW) and California Independence Provider Training Center (CAIPTC)
Medium: Zoom
Audience: Frontline Health Professionals
Strategies for Frontline Health Professionals
Thursday, February 25, 2021
2:00 p.m. HT - 3:00 p.m. HT
Champion: Reid Elderts, Psy D-Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow at l Ola Lahui
Medium: Zoom
Audience: Frontline Health Professionals
Video #20: Why do We Care About Cleaning and Disinfection?
Thursday, February 25, 2021
2:00 p.m. EST - 2:05 p.m. EST
Inside Infection Control (VIETNAMESE) Episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
1:00 p.m. ET
Video #19: What Do New COVID Strains Mean for Infection Control?
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
2:00 p.m. EST - 2:05 p.m. EST
Inside Infection Control (TRADITIONAL CHINESE) Episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
1:00 p.m. ET
Inside Infection Control (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE): Episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
9:50 a.m. ET
Inside Infection Control Episodes 9, 11, and 12 Discussion
Saturday, February 20, 2021
3:00 p.m. ET - 4:15 p.m. ET
Hosting Organization: Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation (PNAAF)
Champion: Romeo de Vera, MSN, RN, CPAN - Community Outreach Committee Chair, Philippine Nurses Association of America
Audience: Healthcare Workers
Video #18: Why Does Ventilation Matter?
Thursday, February 18, 2021
2:00 p.m. ET - 2:05 p.m. ET
Inside Infection Control (BENGALI): Episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Thursday, February 12, 2021
2:00 p.m. ET - 3:00 p.m. ET
Subtitled Inside Infection Control Episodes in Bengali
Inside Infection Control (TAGALOG): Episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Thursday, February 12, 2021
2:00 p.m. ET - 3:00 p.m. ET
Subtitled Inside Infection Control Episodes in Tagalog
Video #16: Cleaning? Disinfection? What’s the Difference?
Thursday, February 11, 2021
2:00 p.m. ET - 3:00 p.m. ET
