VHF PPE training fatigue – what models/ programs are being developed for local services sustainaibility? – Sharing appreciated

[Ryan, Lindy]

Dear Colleagues

Just putting feelers out for how you all may be dealing with ongoing VHF PPE training fatigue by staff?

Given staff & managers I work with in my LHD believe that the risk of cases presenting to their EDs now seems to have settled / lessened here in Aus around the impending fear ( but training preparedness is important)we are finding it more difficult to get staff to be made available and on board with undertaking their PPE competency training/ update program (particularly our smaller facilities) given competing pressures and programs during winter …so just wondering if others who /if are having similar experiences what you may be doing to address this for suitability & into the future?

I am floating the idea with our management here re ED embedding an “Advanced / extended PPE” training and competency program as part of routine front line ED training. …Given that ifs it not Ebola it may and will likely be something that we need our frontline staff prepared for if & when it arrives (&not do a mad dash with training staff when it threatens …as we have seen with SARS,H1N1 & now ebola).

In speaking with some of our managers they accept & agree that we need to incorporate into our training pathway for skilling up our ED staff as part of core business somehow (but likely with additional resources) . Given here in NSW the CEC have given us a great training package for VHF I was thinking we would use this as our package for “advanced/extended PPE” mandatory skills training like we do for ALS etc in the ED

How and when we would be able to develop the pathway for our nurses, doctors and other staff in our frontline departments I am working with our managers re sustainability (when there is no extra staff or time allocated to add another education/competency training unit ) …………..just wondering if anyone already has an embedded program / model into their ED now that will remain part of their mandatory staff annual training requirements and is sustainable without additional resources required that they are happy to share and feel confident it is working at grass roots (like the programs we may already have in place for staff round BLS, ALS, donning/ removal PPE ,manual handling, WHS, advance practices skills , medications etc..)

Happy to be contacted off line if easier to discuss…but am keen for ideas as my management seem interested and I believe this move to extending/ advancing PPE training really needs to be embedded and part of everyday frontline skills to help keep our valuable staff as safe as we can and hopefully be more equipped in preventing cross infection risk in our very very busy emergency units now a days & into the future………just like standard precautions became in the early 80s with HIV and the use of closed blood collection systems & other sharps safety devices have become

Kind regards and appreciate any terrific ideas / models of what others are doing to sustain staff VHF PPE skills long term that works

Kind regards

Lindy

Lindy Ryan

Infection prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) | Coffs Harbour Health Campus
Pacific Hwy Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Tel (02) 6656 7770 | lindy.ryan@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au

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[Joe-Anne Bendall]

Hi Lindy
I agree with you. We are developing an assessment program for all precautions (Standard/Contact/Droplet/Airborne), including ‘enhanced precautions’ for a pandemic and VHF. These will be targeted to specific areas. To put the precautions into context, each will have a scenario, including the isolation requirements. We think this will make the learning more interesting and relevant.

This is still in the draft stage and unable to be shared. But it would be good for people to share their ideas on this topic as I think it very important

Thanks

Joe-Anne Bendall
Joe-Anne Bendall
Clinical Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention and Control
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital
8 Macquarie St
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Dear Colleagues

Just putting feelers out for how you all may be dealing with ongoing VHF PPE training fatigue by staff?

Given staff & managers I work with in my LHD believe that the risk of cases presenting to their EDs now seems to have settled / lessened here in Aus around the impending fear ( but training preparedness is important)we are finding it more difficult to get staff to be made available and on board with undertaking their PPE competency training/ update program (particularly our smaller facilities) given competing pressures and programs during winter …so just wondering if others who /if are having similar experiences what you may be doing to address this for suitability & into the future?

I am floating the idea with our management here re ED embedding an “Advanced / extended PPE” training and competency program as part of routine front line ED training. …Given that ifs it not Ebola it may and will likely be something that we need our frontline staff prepared for if & when it arrives (&not do a mad dash with training staff when it threatens …as we have seen with SARS,H1N1 & now ebola).

In speaking with some of our managers they accept & agree that we need to incorporate into our training pathway for skilling up our ED staff as part of core business somehow (but likely with additional resources) . Given here in NSW the CEC have given us a great training package for VHF I was thinking we would use this as our package for “advanced/extended PPE” mandatory skills training like we do for ALS etc in the ED

How and when we would be able to develop the pathway for our nurses, doctors and other staff in our frontline departments I am working with our managers re sustainability (when there is no extra staff or time allocated to add another education/competency training unit ) …………..just wondering if anyone already has an embedded program / model into their ED now that will remain part of their mandatory staff annual training requirements and is sustainable without additional resources required that they are happy to share and feel confident it is working at grass roots (like the programs we may already have in place for staff round BLS, ALS, donning/ removal PPE ,manual handling, WHS, advance practices skills , medications etc..)

Happy to be contacted off line if easier to discuss…but am keen for ideas as my management seem interested and I believe this move to extending/ advancing PPE training really needs to be embedded and part of everyday frontline skills to help keep our valuable staff as safe as we can and hopefully be more equipped in preventing cross infection risk in our very very busy emergency units now a days & into the future………just like standard precautions became in the early 80s with HIV and the use of closed blood collection systems & other sharps safety devices have become

Kind regards and appreciate any terrific ideas / models of what others are doing to sustain staff VHF PPE skills long term that works

Kind regards

Lindy

Lindy Ryan

Infection prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) | Coffs Harbour Health Campus
Pacific Hwy Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Tel (02) 6656 7770 | lindy.ryan@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au

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