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Thank you everyone for your participation and questions – these were unanswered in the webinar.
Does a multi purpose service have to use both the national hospital standards and the aged care standards? Yes the differring settings are govened by differring standards.
What if we dont have someone with the ability to complete the ACIPC Foundation course, not everywhere has RNs? Im not sure of the setting – however residential aged care I would gather have RNs where the IPC Lead is an accreditation requirement. The role enables either RN or EN to undertake the role.
Are we able to print the documents, can I have a copy of the notes? The recording of the webinar and the examples and templates will all be located on the website under the aged care resourses and CoP dropdown boxes. Link: https://www.acipc.org.au/aged-care/
IPC Lead network platform in Victoria? Perhaps contact a local PHU or Robyn Smith undertaking the research project of CoP/education for IPC leads in Victoria – the IMMERSE Project (University of Melbourne). Or place a post on the Aged Care Conexion.
Requests for community setting IPC information? The IPC lead in community setting is not an accreditation requirement- but welcomed. The new Aged Care IPC Guide does address community IPC. The principles around what was discussed and examples can be altered and used in the community setting. I will place this topic for a future webinar – there is Community aged care IPC being presented at the conference.
Additional question:
What is the expectation for onsite? Is that everyday? The IPC lead role is daily in regards to provision of IPC advice, support and observation while undertaking the main employed role. Allocated time is required specifically for the role to undertake training, attend education/meetings, undertake audits, promotion, documentation, outbreak plans and reviews etc.
The name of the course for the IPC leads through ACIPC is the Foundations of IPC https://www.acipc.org.au/education/foundations-of-ipc/
Further questions unrelated to the IPC role:
Where is the conference: Melbourne Nov 17-20th 2024 – Sunday 17th-is the Aged Care IPC Workshop and over the main conference there are aged care sessions. The conference is online, including the workshop https://acipcconference.com.au/
Challenges have been experienced with staff claiming exemptions to wearing PPE, namely masks, challenges that escalate during outbreaks. How best to manage?
This is an OH&S matter as well as potential risks to others by not wearing a mask. It will be organistion procedure dependant. Where droplet or airbourne precautions are recomended for the protection against an organism, this is the practice should be undertaken for the safety of all. In the event of mask exemption, this would need to be risk assessed – consideration to working in an alternate area or off site where risk is reduced, or taking leave; trialing varied TGA approved masks to see whether there may be a better fit.
