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  • #77950
    Lindy Ryan
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    Lindy Ryan

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    Lindy.Ryan@HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU

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    Hello

    Just hoping for quick survey for those site who have an ICU and the advice from the ACSQHC Table 2 – high risk units re MRO screening on admission , weekly and on discharge (especially VRE)
    as I am getting mixed messages from one of our ICUs that other units no longer undertake weekly MRO screening despite the national guide so I am trying to get an understanding of what others unit may be doing

    Question – Do you currently screen ICU patients for MROs on weekly as well as on discharge and admission

    Many thanks for your useful feedback

    Kind regards

    Lindy

    Lindy Ryan

    District Infection Prevention & Control CNC | Clinical Governance & Information Services MNCLHD
    Level 1 Coffs Specialist Centre, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour
    Office 66911984 or Mob 0419 990 693 | lindy.ryan@health.nsw.gov.au
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    #77952
    Kirsty Marian Graham
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    Kirsty Marian Graham

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    Hi Lindy
    CCLHD Screen MROs in our ICUs (on admission, weekly and on discharge).
    Mind you compliance is a bit underwhelming.
    🙂
    Cheers
    Kirsty

    Kirsty Graham

    Nurse Manager | CCLHD Infection Prevention and Control Unit
    Clinical Safety, Quality and Governance Directorate
    F4 Administration Office, Gosford Hospital
    Tel (02) 4320 3382 (Internal 93382)|Mobile 0407 749 034|Fax (02) 4320 2874 |Pager 18028 |
    kirsty.graham@health.nsw.gov.au or CCLHD-IPAC@health.nsw.gov.au
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    Hello

    Just hoping for quick survey for those site who have an ICU and the advice from the ACSQHC Table 2 – high risk units re MRO screening on admission , weekly and on discharge (especially VRE)
    as I am getting mixed messages from one of our ICUs that other units no longer undertake weekly MRO screening despite the national guide so I am trying to get an understanding of what others unit may be doing

    Question – Do you currently screen ICU patients for MROs on weekly as well as on discharge and admission

    Many thanks for your useful feedback

    Kind regards

    Lindy

    Lindy Ryan

    District Infection Prevention & Control CNC | Clinical Governance & Information Services MNCLHD
    Level 1 Coffs Specialist Centre, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour
    Office 66911984 or Mob 0419 990 693 | lindy.ryan@health.nsw.gov.au
    http://www.health.nsw.gov.au

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    #77953
    Sue Gonelli
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    Sue Gonelli

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    sgonelli@phcn.vic.gov.au

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    Hi Lindy

    Peninsula Health screen MRSA and VRE ( on admission, weekly and discharge)

    Kind Regards

    Sue Gonelli – Manager Infection Prevention and Control Unit
    (Pronoun: She/Her/Hers)
    Infection Prevention and Control Unit – PO Box 52, Frankston Vic 3199
    Direct 9788 1751 Mobile 0434 945 118 Fax 9784 2347 Switchboard 03 9784 7777
    sgonelli@phcn.vic.gov.au

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    Hi Lindy
    CCLHD Screen MROs in our ICUs (on admission, weekly and on discharge).
    Mind you compliance is a bit underwhelming.
    🙂
    Cheers
    Kirsty

    Kirsty Graham

    Nurse Manager | CCLHD Infection Prevention and Control Unit
    Clinical Safety, Quality and Governance Directorate
    F4 Administration Office, Gosford Hospital
    Tel (02) 4320 3382 (Internal 93382)|Mobile 0407 749 034|Fax (02) 4320 2874 |Pager 18028 |
    kirsty.graham@health.nsw.gov.au or CCLHD-IPAC@health.nsw.gov.au
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    Hello

    Just hoping for quick survey for those site who have an ICU and the advice from the ACSQHC Table 2 – high risk units re MRO screening on admission , weekly and on discharge (especially VRE)
    as I am getting mixed messages from one of our ICUs that other units no longer undertake weekly MRO screening despite the national guide so I am trying to get an understanding of what others unit may be doing

    Question – Do you currently screen ICU patients for MROs on weekly as well as on discharge and admission

    Many thanks for your useful feedback

    Kind regards

    Lindy

    Lindy Ryan

    District Infection Prevention & Control CNC | Clinical Governance & Information Services MNCLHD
    Level 1 Coffs Specialist Centre, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour
    Office 66911984 or Mob 0419 990 693 | lindy.ryan@health.nsw.gov.au
    http://www.health.nsw.gov.au

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    #77954
    Thomson, Rachel EA (THS)
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    Thomson, Rachel EA (THS)

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    Hi Lindy,

    Here in Tasmania we have a statewide screening protocol which outlines the requirements for MRO screening. The process does reflect some of the regional epidemiological differences or specific risk groups/areas, I will outline the framework within my region of Hospitals South (Tasmania) which relate specifically to screening into and out of ICU.

    As we do not have any local issues with CPE or C. auris, there are no specific ICU screening requirements relating to these pathogens

    I hope that this assists?

    Kind regards
    Rachel
    ……………………………………………………………………………..
    Rachel Thomson
    Nurse Unit Manager

    Infection Prevention & Control Unit
    Royal Hobart Hospital
    Tasmanian Health Organisation-South

    *: 03 6166 7882/ 6166 8658

    Level 4, H Block
    48 Liverpool Street
    Hobart, 7000
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    Hello

    Just hoping for quick survey for those site who have an ICU and the advice from the ACSQHC Table 2 – high risk units re MRO screening on admission , weekly and on discharge (especially VRE)
    as I am getting mixed messages from one of our ICUs that other units no longer undertake weekly MRO screening despite the national guide so I am trying to get an understanding of what others unit may be doing

    Question – Do you currently screen ICU patients for MROs on weekly as well as on discharge and admission

    Many thanks for your useful feedback

    Kind regards

    Lindy

    Lindy Ryan

    District Infection Prevention & Control CNC | Clinical Governance & Information Services MNCLHD
    Level 1 Coffs Specialist Centre, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour
    Office 66911984 or Mob 0419 990 693 | lindy.ryan@health.nsw.gov.au
    http://www.health.nsw.gov.au

    [http://internal.health.nsw.gov.au/communications/e-signatures/images/NSW-Health-Mid-North-Coast-LHD.jpg]

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    #77955
    Michael Wishart
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    Author:
    Michael Wishart

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    Michael.Wishart@svha.org.au

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    NSW

    Hi Lindy

    We only screen weekly in ICU for MRSA / VRE / CPE / ESBL. We stopped screening on admission and discharge because it wasn’t being done (too many things happening on admission and discharge for anyone to remember!). We currently screen every Sunday night at midnight and it works very well. We tend to have a lot of short stay patients in ICU post cardiac surgery, and that cohort are screened for MROs prior to surgery anyway.

    We have an overall very low rate of positive MROs (both CAI and HAI), and this just helps us confirm that ICU is not adding to our burden.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E

    St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside | 627 Rode Road CHERMSIDE QLD 4032
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    St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane | 411 Main Street KANGAROO POINT QLD 4169
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    W https://www.svphb.org.au

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    Hello

    Just hoping for quick survey for those site who have an ICU and the advice from the ACSQHC Table 2 – high risk units re MRO screening on admission , weekly and on discharge (especially VRE)
    as I am getting mixed messages from one of our ICUs that other units no longer undertake weekly MRO screening despite the national guide so I am trying to get an understanding of what others unit may be doing

    Question – Do you currently screen ICU patients for MROs on weekly as well as on discharge and admission

    Many thanks for your useful feedback

    Kind regards

    Lindy

    Lindy Ryan

    District Infection Prevention & Control CNC | Clinical Governance & Information Services MNCLHD
    Level 1 Coffs Specialist Centre, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour
    Office 66911984 or Mob 0419 990 693 | lindy.ryan@health.nsw.gov.au
    http://www.health.nsw.gov.au

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    #77956
    GREENOUGH, John
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    GREENOUGH, John

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    John.GREENOUGH@AUSTIN.ORG.AU

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    Hi Lindy,
    At Austin Health we screen:

    1. ICU upon admission and twice per week for MRSA, VRE and MRGNO.
    2. High Risk Units upon admission and weekly for VRE/MRGNO.
    3. Point Prevalence Survey for all inpatients (whole of organisation) every 6 months, for VRE/MRGNO

    We risk assess patients upon admission for an overseas admission in the past 12 months or admission to a known CPE transmission area. These patients are screened for VRE/MRGNO.
    We also screen patients for C.auris if they have had an overseas admission in the past 12 months.

    Kind regards,

    John Greenough

    Manager – Infection Control Department

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    145 Studley Road, Heidelberg

    PO Box 5555, Victoria, 3084

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    Hello

    Just hoping for quick survey for those site who have an ICU and the advice from the ACSQHC Table 2 high risk units re MRO screening on admission , weekly and on discharge (especially VRE)

    as I am getting mixed messages from one of our ICUs that other units no longer undertake weekly MRO screening despite the national guide so I am trying to get an understanding of what others unit may be doing

    Question – Do you currently screen ICU patients for MROs on weekly as well as on discharge and admission

    Many thanks for your useful feedback

    Kind regards

    Lindy

    Lindy Ryan

    District Infection Prevention & Control CNC | Clinical Governance & Information Services MNCLHD

    Level 1 Coffs Specialist Centre, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour
    Office 66911984 or Mob 0419 990 693 | lindy.ryan@health.nsw.gov.au
    http://www.health.nsw.gov.au

    [http://internal.health.nsw.gov.au/communications/e-signatures/images/NSW-Health-Mid-North-Coast-LHD.jpg]

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