scholarly journals Analysis of Important Areas Identified by Infection Control Team Rounds at A University Hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Hideki KAWAMURA ◽  
Michiyo ORITA ◽  
Aya NAKAGAWA ◽  
Kazuaki MATSUMOTO ◽  
Akari SHIGEMI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Infection Control Team ◽  
Control Team

scholarly journals Infection control team activity and recent antibiograms in the Kobe University Hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 511-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsumi Shigemura ◽  
Kayo Osawa ◽  
Akira Mukai ◽  
Goh Ohji ◽  
Jong Ja Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Infection Control Team ◽  
Control Team ◽  
Team Activity

scholarly journals Inspection by Infection Control Team of the University Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

2006 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-191
Author(s):  
Mitsuhiro SUNAKAWA ◽  
Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO ◽  
Hideki HARASAWA ◽  
Wakana TSUKIKAWA ◽  
Yuzo TAKAGI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Infection Control Team ◽  
Control Team ◽  
Tokyo Medical ◽  
The University

scholarly journals High-Level Disinfection in Ambulatory Care: Overcoming the Barriers of a Decentralized System through Auditing and Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. s11-s11
Author(s):  
Sonja Rivera Saenz
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Ambulatory Setting ◽  
Infection Control Team ◽  
Care Network ◽  
Standard Work ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Control Team ◽  
High Level

Background: High-level disinfection (HLD) of semicritical instruments in a multispecialty ambulatory care network has the potential for increased risk due to the decentralized instrument reprocessing and lack of a sterile processing department. Attention to HLD practices is an important part of device-borne outbreak prevention. Method: An HLD database was developed to identify specific departments and locations where HLD occurred across a 30-medical practice ambulatory care network in eastern Massachusetts, which included otolaryngology, urology, endoscopy, and obstetrics/gynecology departments. Based on qualitative feedback from managers and reprocessing staff, this database centralized information that included the supply inventory including manufacturer and model information, HLD methodology, standard work, and listing of competency evaluations. The infection control team then led audits to directly observe compliance with instrument reprocessing and a monthly-driven HLD calendar was developed to enforce annual competencies. Result: The results of the audits demonstrated variability across departments with gaps in precleaning, transportation of used instruments, the dilution of enzymatic cleaner, and maintenance of quality control logs. Given the uniqueness of shape and size of various ambulatory locations, proper storage and separation between clean and dirty spaces were common pitfalls. Auditing also revealed different levels of staff understanding of standard work and variable inventory management. Centralized education sessions held jointly by the infection control team and various manufacturers for the reprocessing staff helped to create and reinforce best practices. Conclusion: Decentralized HLD that occurs across multiple ambulatory care sites led to gaps in instrument reprocessing and unique challenges due to variable geography of sites, physical space constraints, and an independent approach to procuring medical supplies. Through the auditing and feedback of all areas that perform HLD, an effective and sustainable strategy was created to ensure practice improvement. Streamlining standard work, seeking direct input from frontline staff, and collective educational events were critical to our success in the ambulatory setting.Funding: NoDisclosures: None

Collaboration with an infection control team for patients with infection after spine surgery

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 767-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyoshi Kobayashi ◽  
Shiro Imagama ◽  
Daizo Kato ◽  
Kei Ando ◽  
Tetsuro Hida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Spine Surgery ◽  
Infection Control Team ◽  
Control Team

Medical technologists using molecular epidemiology as part of the infection control team

1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance R. Peterson ◽  
Robert A. Petzel ◽  
Connie R. Clabots ◽  
Claudine E. Fasching ◽  
Dale N. Gerding
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Molecular Epidemiology ◽  
Infection Control Team ◽  
Control Team ◽  
Medical Technologists

scholarly journals Management of a Hospital-Wide COVID-19 Outbreak Affecting Patients and Healthcare Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 2540-2545
Author(s):  
Steffen Höring ◽  
René Fussen ◽  
Johannes Neusser ◽  
Michael Kleines ◽  
Thea Laurentius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Spatial Separation ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Hospital Workers ◽  
Infection Control Team ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Control Team

AbstractTo the best of our knowledge, here, we describe the first hospital-wide outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 that occurred in Germany in April 2020. We aim to share our experience in order to facilitate the management of nosocomial COVID-19 outbreaks in healthcare facilities. All patients and hospital workers were screened for SARS-CoV-2 repeatedly. An infection control team on the side was installed. Strict spatial separation of patients and intensified hygiene training of healthcare workers (HCW) were initiated. By the time of reporting, 26 patients and 21 hospital workers were infected with a cluster of cases in the geriatric department. Fourteen patients developed COVID-19 consistent symptoms and five patients with severe pre-existing medical conditions died. The outbreak was successfully contained after intensified infection control measures were implemented and no further cases among patients were detected over a period of 14 days. Strict application of standard infection control measures proved to be successful in the management of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

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