Infection control in outpatients and ambulatory care units

[Lindy Ryan]

Good afternoon everyone
Just wondering if anyone out there has any infection control guidelines
or references to any information regarding outpatients or ambulatory
procedure centres they would be willing to share?
There is a lot out there on long term care and aged care as lower risk
areas for infection control priority’s that I have been levering off but
nothing really that I can locate for Infection control management in an
outpatients department or in an ambulatory procedure centre that is
based on any comparative evidence or documentation .
Even if you don’t have any actual documents or references you are able
to share I would still appreciate your thoughts for some consensus /
dialog on just what infection control requirements / processes should be
in place in either or both these areas .
thanking you in advance & looking forward to what the thoughts are out
there from others in this area
regards
Lindy
Lindy Ryan
Nepean Hospital
Infection control Clinical Nurse Consultant
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health Network
ph: 4734 2228
email: lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Infection prevention & control is everyone’s business

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[Anonymous]

Hi Lindy,
There is a specific guideline for the outpatient setting on the CDC website-: Guide to Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care.
Cheers,

Amanda Ayres
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Regional Hand Hygiene Program Coordinator)
Infection Prevention and Control Unit
Bendigo Health

Good afternoon everyone

Just wondering if anyone out there has any infection control guidelines or references to any information regarding outpatients or ambulatory procedure centres they would be willing to share?

There is a lot out there on long term care and aged care as lower risk areas for infection control priority’s that I have been levering off but nothing really that I can locate for Infection control management in an outpatients department or in an ambulatory procedure centre that is based on any comparative evidence or documentation .

Even if you don’t have any actual documents or references you are able to share I would still appreciate your thoughts for some consensus / dialog on just what infection control requirements / processes should be in place in either or both these areas .

thanking you in advance & looking forward to what the thoughts are out there from others in this area

regards

Lindy

Lindy Ryan

Nepean Hospital
Infection control Clinical Nurse Consultant

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health Network

ph: 4734 2228
email: lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Infection prevention & control is everyone’s business

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[Anonymous]

Hi Lindy

The CDC has recently published Guide to Infection Prevention in
Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care which may be of
assistance
http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/settings/outpatient/outpatient-care-guidelines.ht
ml

Regards

Megan

Megan Reilly RN BN Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training MHlthSc
(Inf Control) MRCNA CICP

Director

Hands-On Infection Control

PO Box 233

NORTH PERTH WA 6906

Behalf Of Lindy Ryan

Good afternoon everyone

Just wondering if anyone out there has any infection control guidelines
or references to any information regarding outpatients or ambulatory
procedure centres they would be willing to share?

There is a lot out there on long term care and aged care as lower risk
areas for infection control priority’s that I have been levering off but
nothing really that I can locate for Infection control management in an
outpatients department or in an ambulatory procedure centre that is
based on any comparative evidence or documentation .

Even if you don’t have any actual documents or references you are able
to share I would still appreciate your thoughts for some consensus /
dialog on just what infection control requirements / processes should be
in place in either or both these areas .

thanking you in advance & looking forward to what the thoughts are out
there from others in this area

regards

Lindy

Lindy Ryan

Nepean Hospital

Infection control Clinical Nurse Consultant

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health Network

ph: 4734 2228

email: lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Infection prevention & control is everyone’s business

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[Cath Murphy]

During my Presidency APIC invested largely in prevention of HAIs in the Ambulatory Care Setting. Check out APIC’s website http://www.apic.org for useful links.

If Australian AC practices are similar to those that promopted US regulators and clinicians to re-focus on the AC setting then I reckon we have lots of work to be done locally.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Assoc Prof Cath Murphy PhD
CNC Infection Control
Gold Coast Health Service District

Good afternoon everyone

Just wondering if anyone out there has any infection control guidelines or references to any information regarding outpatients or ambulatory procedure centres they would be willing to share?

There is a lot out there on long term care and aged care as lower risk areas for infection control priority’s that I have been levering off but nothing really that I can locate for Infection control management in an outpatients department or in an ambulatory procedure centre that is based on any comparative evidence or documentation .

Even if you don’t have any actual documents or references you are able to share I would still appreciate your thoughts for some consensus / dialog on just what infection control requirements / processes should be in place in either or both these areas .

thanking you in advance & looking forward to what the thoughts are out there from others in this area

regards

Lindy

Lindy Ryan

Nepean Hospital
Infection control Clinical Nurse Consultant

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health Network

ph: 4734 2228
email: lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Infection prevention & control is everyone’s business

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