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  • 31/05/2011 at 2:37 pm #68633
    Lindy Ryan
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    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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    31/05/2011 at 3:18 pm #68634
    Anonymous
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    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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    31/05/2011 at 3:26 pm #68635
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    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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    31/05/2011 at 5:47 pm #68636
    Cath Murphy
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    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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