Screening of HCW’s

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Good afternoon Everyone,

We are reviewing our screening policy and one of the questions that came up is if we need to screen Health care workers for MRO’s?
More specifically:

1. HCW’s working in other facilities and are admitted to our facility or

2. HCW’s who have been inpatients in other facilities in the past ( specific timeframe – we use 6 weeks for patients) and then admitted to our facility

Does anyone know of any guidelines regarding this or what best practice is?

Thank you in advance
Marlize Senekal

Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital

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[Michael Wishart]

Hi Marlize

I have always been under the impression that HCW colonisation rates with MRO’S are no greater than that of the general public. The issue is transient colonisation after a shift (eg temporary hand carriage), rather than permanent colonisation. I don’t have any studies close to hand to back this up, but I think this still remains fairly accepted. Someone will no doubt correct if there has been a change in data on this.

So, we screen HCW’s here in the same way as any other patients, ie not because they are health care workers, but because of other risk factors such a recent overnight stay in a healthcare facility.

WA remains the only Australian state that screens HCW’s any differently I believe, and then only on ARRIVAL into the state, not when they have been screened and cleared after arrival into WA healthcare system. I do not think they screen HCW’s admitted as patients into healthcare facilities simply because they are HCW’s. Again, someone is very welcome to correct me if I am in error on this.

Cheers
Michael

Michael Wishart
Infection Control Coordinator
Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
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Good afternoon Everyone,

We are reviewing our screening policy and one of the questions that came up is if we need to screen Health care workers for MRO’s?
More specifically:

1. HCW’s working in other facilities and are admitted to our facility or

2. HCW’s who have been inpatients in other facilities in the past ( specific timeframe – we use 6 weeks for patients) and then admitted to our facility

Does anyone know of any guidelines regarding this or what best practice is?

Thank you in advance
Marlize Senekal

Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital

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[Dawn Crook (Subiaco)]

Hi
See attached OD for screening HCW in WA
Dawn

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St John of God Subiaco Hospital
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Good afternoon Everyone,

We are reviewing our screening policy and one of the questions that came up is if we need to screen Health care workers for MRO’s?
More specifically:

1. HCW’s working in other facilities and are admitted to our facility or

2. HCW’s who have been inpatients in other facilities in the past ( specific timeframe – we use 6 weeks for patients) and then admitted to our facility

Does anyone know of any guidelines regarding this or what best practice is?

Thank you in advance
Marlize Senekal

Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital

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