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    Jayne OConnor
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    G’day Brains Trust,

    Does anyone have or know of a MRSA policy for staff returning to work following volunteer work overseas for charity groups delivery hands on health care?

    Would love to hear from the experts.

    Kind Regards

    Jayne

    Jayne OConnor RN, BSc.Inf.Cont.
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    #72230
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    Hi Jayne
    Our MRSA policies incorporate HCWs returning to WA following clinical placement overseas.
    They can be accessed here: http://www.health.wa.gov.au/circularsnew/circular.cfm?Circ_ID13040

    Kindest Regards

    Rebecca

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    Gday Brains Trust,

    Does anyone have or know of a MRSA policy for staff returning to work following volunteer work overseas for charity groups delivery hands on health care?

    Would love to hear from the experts.

    Kind Regards

    Jayne

    Jayne OConnor RN, BSc.Inf.Cont.
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    Wahroonga 2076

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    #72231
    Benjamin, Jenny (BHH)
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    Hi Jayne.
    Im wondering why you ask this question.
    I take health care workers to Vietnam and I have never heard of a requirement to screen them coming home.
    We do not screen any of our employees for MRSA at anytime and I have only heard of it done as a prerequisite for working in Western Australia.
    Ive only heard of it be considered as a last resort in outbreak investigation in the Eastern states
    Jennifer Benjamin.
    IPAC CNC
    Eastern Health

    G’day Brains Trust,

    Does anyone have or know of a MRSA policy for staff returning to work following volunteer work overseas for charity groups delivery hands on health care?

    Would love to hear from the experts.

    Kind Regards

    Jayne

    Jayne OConnor RN, BSc.Inf.Cont.
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    Sydney Adventist Hospital
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    #72232
    Thomson, Rachel EA
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    Hi all,

    I think that the decision to screen for any MRO is based on a range of factors including the current prevalence of a particular pathogen as well as other factors within any individual health service. For example, it appears based on our current screening program we have in place within our organisation, including based on our program for HCWs, that our local burden of pathogens such as MRSA is quite low. Thus, we do have an ongoing MRSA screening program for selected staff, including those who have recently returned from overseas healthcare environments. This process has been carefully considered and developed in direct consultation with Infectious Disease Physicians/ Microbiologists.

    Jayne I will send you our protocol off-line so that you may consider whether it contains any information of value for you.

    Kind regards
    Rachel

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    Hi Jayne.
    Im wondering why you ask this question.
    I take health care workers to Vietnam and I have never heard of a requirement to screen them coming home.
    We do not screen any of our employees for MRSA at anytime and I have only heard of it done as a prerequisite for working in Western Australia.
    Ive only heard of it be considered as a last resort in outbreak investigation in the Eastern states
    Jennifer Benjamin.
    IPAC CNC
    Eastern Health

    G’day Brains Trust,

    Does anyone have or know of a MRSA policy for staff returning to work following volunteer work overseas for charity groups delivery hands on health care?

    Would love to hear from the experts.

    Kind Regards

    Jayne

    Jayne OConnor RN, BSc.Inf.Cont.
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    Sydney Adventist Hospital
    185 Fox valley Rd,
    Wahroonga 2076

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    #72233
    Jayne OConnor
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    Hi Jennifer,
    Thank you for your response.
    We generally don’t swab either but one of our open heart team volunteers asked the questions as they had been involved with a case recently OS and wanted to know if we should be swabbing this group of staff on their return. We would be opening a whole new can of worms if we did I’m sure?
    Jayne

    Hi Jayne.
    Im wondering why you ask this question.
    I take health care workers to Vietnam and I have never heard of a requirement to screen them coming home.
    We do not screen any of our employees for MRSA at anytime and I have only heard of it done as a prerequisite for working in Western Australia.
    Ive only heard of it be considered as a last resort in outbreak investigation in the Eastern states
    Jennifer Benjamin.
    IPAC CNC
    Eastern Health

    G’day Brains Trust,

    Does anyone have or know of a MRSA policy for staff returning to work following volunteer work overseas for charity groups delivery hands on health care?

    Would love to hear from the experts.

    Kind Regards

    Jayne

    Jayne OConnor RN, BSc.Inf.Cont.
    Acting Co ordinator IPC
    Sydney Adventist Hospital
    185 Fox valley Rd,
    Wahroonga 2076

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