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REMINDER: COMMUNITY WEBINAR AT 10AM

 
Invitation to COVID-19 IPC webinar for Community  Residential Facilities and in-patient facilities outside of acute hospitals

Topic: IPC  Interim  Guidance for COVID-19 for Community  Residential Facilities and in-patient facilities outside of acute hospitals

Presented by HPSC AMRIC Team :   Prof.  Mart…[Read more]

From Alison:

LenoraWe’re having the same problems however this has been led by one Consultant.I understand that during the ISCM conference call with the AMRIC team last week Martin specifically discussed the use of masks for all patients. This was disagreed with emphatically as unnecessary.The attached was issued as a response to several…[Read more]

From Noeleen:

Hi Lenora,I’m sticking to the HPSC guidance on the wearing of PPE  but its a hard sell in all areas.Keep the cool we can only follow the guidance. Helen Murphy sent out info from Prof Cormican yesterday its an ongoing challenge…Keep safe,Kind Regards

Noeleen Hallahan
Infection Prevention  & Control CNM2
PHN Department
Louth C…[Read more]

Hi Fiona,

The 5 Ltr containers are from Semad, in Baldoyle D13 01 8464378 but I’m not sure if they were supplied to us through HSE Tullamore into our supplier – Critical Healthcare also in Tullamore or if Critical bought them directly from Semad. In general we have a small steady supply of tottle sized hand gel so the 5Ltr is more  a back up…[Read more]

From Fiona Ryan:

Hi Ciarán. Thanks for all the info. We’re having the same issue with alcohol hand gel. Are you sourcing your 5 litre AHR from Ecolab or do you have another supplier. Smaller volumes are literally walking out of the hospital! Thanks a lot.
Fiona Ryan

Addendum From Alison:

Meant to add that this applies to our 2 COVID wards, one known cases and the other suspect cases from ED.Alison MaguinnessCNM3 Infection prevention and controlRGN., RM., MSc HIM., HDip Inf Control, Ortho  TExtn 7489 / Bleep #7047Direct line 6639829Ea.maguinness2@stmichaels.ie  http://www.stmichaels.ie

From Alison:

LenoraWe continue to use FFP2/3 masks (for the moment) for the HCW entering a room with known or suspect COVID.The buddy wears a surgical maskAll PPE except the goggles are changed each timeGoggles are cleaned inside the room with clean Clinell wipes handed to the buddy and cleaned again.they use disposable kidney dishes for storage…[Read more]

The ziplock bag is a good idea Ciaran.  It  is indeed unusual times and reusing items or top-up of containers is generally not recommended but everyone is doing their best.

Take care.

Lenora

Hi Lenora,

The things that we wouldn’t normally countenance! We have instructed staff to have a personal issue set of Goggles which they clean themselves using Clinell Universal wipes allowing 60 seconds contact time as we have no real equivalent or access to CSSD. They are directed to store in provided ziplock bags with their name / staff ID…[Read more]

Hello Linda

I agree with Ciaran’s advice.  Once PPE is worn correctly at the swabbing station and there has been no breach then there is no waiting period before going back to the clinical setting.  Self-monitoring for symptoms is necessary for all HCW’s.

Kind regards

Lenora

Chair IPCIreland

Thank you Ciaran.

Regards,

Linda

Hi Linda,

The national ambulance service set up the first of the swabbing centres and also the home swabbing which we’ve been doing for several weeks now. We worked with AMRIC when setting up and we adhere by agreement with the casual and close contact algorithm’s before they were published so unless in the course of your swabbing you become  a c…[Read more]