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* 1. Which of the following best describes your primary professional role?

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* 2. If EMS personnel, do you work at more than one service? Yes

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* 3. If EMS personnel, do you customarily work back to back shifts when you go from one service to another?

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* 4. Which of the following best describes your primary workplace?

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* 5. What county is your workplace located in?

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* 6. What are the primary geographic locations that your current working environment or organization serves? (Select one).

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* 7. Number of years working for your current organization (Select one).

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* 8. Number of years in your current field (Select one).

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* 9. Which of the following best describes your age group?

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* 10. Which of the following sources would you trust to administer training related to infection control concepts and protocols? (Select all that apply).

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* 11. What format(s) do you prefer for learning? (Select all that apply).

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* 12. How likely are you to attend a training administered via....(Per row, select one).

  Would Not Attend Might Not Attend Might Attend Would Definitely Attend
Facebook Live?
YouTube?
WebEx?
Zoom?
Microsoft Teams?
Podcast?

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* 13. In what language(s) do you prefer to receive infection control trainings? (Select all that apply).

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* 14. What device(s) do you prefer to access a remote training? (Select all that apply).

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* 15. Would you prefer to attend a live training or a training that has been previously recorded? (Select one).

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* 16. How important is it to you to be able to ask questions live during a training (either verbally or via a chat function)? (Select one).

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* 17. How important are contact hours/continuing education units or receiving a certificate of completion after a training? (Select one).

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* 18. What types of post-training support would you find most useful? (Select all that apply).

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* 19. Have you ever received training specific to infection control? (Select one).

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* 20. If YES, did the training include material specific to infection control? (Select all that apply).

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* 21. I understand why it is important to perform hand hygiene correctly to prevent the spread of disease.

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* 22. I am confident in my ability to….

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Explain to my colleagues why it is important to perform hand hygiene correctly.
Explain to patients why it is important to perform hand hygiene correctly.
Perform hand hygiene correctly in my current facility.

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* 23. (If selected "strongly disagree", "Disagree", or "Neither agree nor disagree") My level of confidence to perform hand hygiene correctly is affected by….(Select all that apply).

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* 24. I understand why it is important to follow antibiotic stewardship recommendations to prevent the spread of infections caused by multidrug- resistant organisms.

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* 25. I am confident in my ability to....

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Explain to my colleagues why it is important to follow antibiotic stewardship recommendations to prevent the spread of multidrugresistant organisms.
Explain to patients why it is important to follow antibiotic stewardship recommendations to prevent the spread of multidrugresistant organisms.
Perform antibiotic stewardship correctly in my current facility.

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* 26. (If selected “Strongly disagree”, “Disagree”, or “Neither agree nor disagree”) My level of confidence to follow antibiotic stewardship recommendations correctly is affected by….(Select all that apply).

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* 27. I understand why it is important to use PPE correctly to prevent the spread of disease.

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* 28. I am confident in my ability to....

  Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree
Explain to my colleagues why it is important to PPE protocols.
Explain to patients the importance of PPE to prevent infections.
Follow PPE protocols correctly in my current facility.

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* 29. (If selected Strongly disagree”, “Disagree”, or “Neither agree nor disagree”) My level of confidence to use PPE correctly in my current facility is affected by….(Select all that apply).

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* 30. I understand why it is important to follow source control recommendations to prevent the spread of disease.

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* 31. I am confident in my ability....

  Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree
Explain to my colleagues why it is important to follow source control recommendations.
Explain to patients the importance of source control to prevent infections.
Follow source control recommendations in my current facility.

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* 32. (If selected "Strongly disagree”, “Disagree”, or “Neither agree nor disagree”) My level of confidence to follow source control recommendations correctly is affected by….(Select all that apply).

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* 33. I understand why it is important to conduct prompt triage and screening to prevent the spread of disease.

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* 34. I am confident in my ability to....

  Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Explain to my colleagues why it is important to conduct prompt triage and screening.
Explain to patients the importance of prompt triage and screening to prevent infections.
Conduct prompt triage and screening in my current facility.

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* 35. (If selected “Strongly disagree”, “Disagree”, or “Neither agree nor disagree”) My level of confidence to conduct prompt triage and screening is affected by….(Select all that apply).

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* 36. I understand why it is important to follow environmental cleaning protocols to prevent the spread of disease.

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* 37. I am confident in my ability to....

  Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Explain to my colleagues why it is important to follow environmental cleaning protocols.
Explain to patients the importance of environmental cleaning to prevent infections.
Follow environmental cleaning protocols correctly in my current facility.

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* 38. (If selected “Strongly disagree”, “Disagree”, or “Neither agree nor disagree”) My level of confidence to follow environmental surface and device cleaning protocols correctly is affected by….(Select all that apply).

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* 39. I understand why it is important to follow injection safety protocols to prevent the spread of disease.

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* 40. I am confident in my ability to....

  Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Explain to my colleagues why it is important to follow injection safety protocols.
Explain to patients the importance of injection safety to prevent infections.
Follow injection safety protocols correctly in my current facility.

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* 41. (If selected “Strongly disagree”, “Disagree”, or “Neither agree nor disagree”) My level of confidence to follow injection safety protocols correctly is affected by….(Select all that apply).

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* 42. I understand why it is important to follow industrial hygiene protocols to prevent the spread of disease.

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* 43. I am confident in my ability to....

  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree
Explain to my colleagues why it is important to follow industrial hygiene protocols.
Explain to patients the importance of industrial hygiene to prevent infections.
Follow industrial hygiene protocols correctly in my current facility.

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* 44. (If selected "Strongly disagree", "Disagree", or "Neither agree nor disagree") My level of confidence to follow industrial hygiene protocols correctly is affected by… (Select all that apply).

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* 45. I understand why it is important to understand Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) to prevent the spread of disease.

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* 46. I am confident in my ability to....

  Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree
Explain to my colleagues why it is important to understand MDROs.
Explain to patients best practices used to combat MDROs to prevent infections.
Follow MDROs specific recommendations correctly in my current facility.

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* 47. (If selected “Strongly disagree”, “Disagree”, or “Neither agree nor disagree”) My level of confidence to follow MDRO protocols correctly is affected by….(Select all that apply).

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* 48. Would you be interested in quarterly or bi-annual Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)/Multidrug Resistant Organism data analytics report from Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH)?

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* 49. What information would you like to see in the HAI/Multidrug-Resistant Organism analytics reports?

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* 50. Would you be interested in a quarterly or bi-annual Healthcare Associated Infections/Antimicrobial Resistance Seminar hosted by Georgia DPH?

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* 51. Do you have any seminar topic ideas you would like to hear about from Georgia DPH? (e.g. Trends in C. auris data in Georgia, DPH MDRO cluster investigation resources, infection control considerations for carbapenem resistant organisms, antimicrobial stewardship data analytics)

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* 52. Which of the following infection control topics would you like to receive additional training in? (Select all that apply)

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* 53. What infection control needs do you have that were not addressed in this survey?

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* 54. Would you be interested in joining an infection control and prevention study group for Certification in Infection Control (a-IPC, CIC, LTC-CIP)?

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* 55. Have you heard of Project Firstline?

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* 56. Would your facility be interested in an infection control assessment and response (ICAR) consultation?

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