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Author: Corpus, Carla; Williams, Victoria; Salt, Natasha; Agnihotri, Tanya; Morgan, Wendy; Robinson, Lawrence; Maze Dit Mieusement, Lorraine; Cobbam, Sonja; Leis, Jerome A
Title: Prevention of respiratory outbreaks in the rehabilitation setting
  • Document date: 2019_10_9
  • ID: 25dcnext_5
    Snippet: At baseline, six RV outbreaks were declared in the 2016/2017 season resulting in 921 bed closure days (2.8% of all rehabilitation bed days). IPAC strategies in place prior to the QI study included: mandatory core competency training for all clinical staff on hire and renewal every 2 years; a healthy workplace policy that required healthcare workers to Open access stay home if they were ill; droplet and contact precautions for patients with respir.....
    Document: At baseline, six RV outbreaks were declared in the 2016/2017 season resulting in 921 bed closure days (2.8% of all rehabilitation bed days). IPAC strategies in place prior to the QI study included: mandatory core competency training for all clinical staff on hire and renewal every 2 years; a healthy workplace policy that required healthcare workers to Open access stay home if they were ill; droplet and contact precautions for patients with respiratory symptoms including patient placement (single room and cohorting); routine daily and terminal environmental cleaning of horizontal and high touch surfaces; monthly hand hygiene directly observed audits (compliance rate ~88%-92%); multiplex RV testing via polymerase chain reaction (turnaround time ~24 hours); antiviral treatment and prophylaxis for confirmed cases of influenza and exposed roommates and annual influenza vaccination campaign with uptake of 76% for staff and ~65% for patients.

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