[Helen Scott]

We are a private hospital and we do not allow this. It’s in our policy
and has to be adhered to.
Cheers,
Helen.

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>>> On 9/09/2013 at 10:36 am, in message
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Joe-Anne Bendall wrote:

Good morning
We have been asked by Anaesthetists if they can eat and drink in the
Anaesthetic Bays as this is what they do in private hospitals during
long cases..I am not sure how accurate this information is.
Does any hospital allow this practice to occur and what are the
circumstances for this to occur?
PS It does not occur at this hospital for a number of reasons:
1. Infection control policy requirement
2. Community expectations
3. Workplace Health and Safety
Thanks
Joe-Anne Bendall

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Thanks Janet, that’s great news; I’ll look out for it then.
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>>> On 13/08/2013 at 12:28 pm, in message , Janet Masters wrote:
Helen
ICCMU is developing an audit tool to accompany the new whole of hospital CVAD guideline that will be released September 13.
They will be loaded on IC Wiki (http://intensivecare.hsnet.nsw.gov.au/icwiki/index.php/Welcome_to_ICWiki) along with other implementation tools.

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Janet

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On 13 August 2013 12:04, Helen Scott wrote:

Hi,
Does anyone have an audit tool for Invasive Devices to meet standard 3.8.1?
I have audit tools for PIVCs, wounds, venepuncture and urinary catheters.
I don’t have an audit tool I can use specifically for CVADs, UWSDs, wound drains and epidurals.
Thanks,
Helen.

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We too are looking for some decent signage, not only to inform the
visitors and patients that we are serious about hand hygiene, but also
to encourage them to use the ABHR in their rooms (amazingly, a lot of
visitors and patients have said they didn’t know what it was for and if
they were allowed to use it).
I have a feeling we aren’t permitted to add attachments to the list’s
e-mails, is that correct? If so, feel free to reply privately to Lindy
and I if you have any decent signs.
Thanks,
Helen.

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Dear Colleagues
We are in the process of upgrading our wayfinding signage Just
wondering if anyone out there was able/ willing to share/ forward me
any innovative hand hygiene message/slogan/pictogram you may have come
across or are in place that I could put forward to our management would
to be incorporated .they have provided one boring looking one to date
but figured some of you may have some better ones out there (especially
in new buildings) that may get our HH message across more effectively
Hope everyone is surviving the busy winter OK!!??
Regards
Lindy

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And can we please share the replies where possible, because I too would like a few ideas on how to approach this, especially considering Advisory No: A13/05.
Thanks,
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>>> On 11/07/2013 at 9:10 am, in message , Chris Braden wrote:

Hi,
Just wondering if anyone has any innovative ideas how to engage doctors in taking aseptic technique on board?
Perhaps even getting them to do some education??
Regards
Chris

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Brilliant, I’ve got the St Vincents one, thanks Denise.

>>> On 9/07/2013 at 4:13 pm, in message , Denise MFraser wrote:

Helen
Have a look in the Antimicrobial Stewardship book (blue/white) there are some examples in there from a few Australian hospitals

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From:ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Helen Scott

Hi,

Can anyone direct me to the “traffic light” chart used for prescribing antimicrobials. I have one from the UK but would prefer one from Australia.

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Can anyone tell me how they do this for private patients – how do you
send them home on the infusors, and do the health funds agree to pay for
this?
Thanks,
Helen.
(If you want to mention any specific health funds, please reply to me
privately).

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>>> On 10/05/2013 at 11:41 am, in message
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Morning all,
We are using AB infusers for post op ortho knees and hips. It works
well for them.
Cheers, Andrea

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From:ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On
Behalf Of Tim Spencer

I would love to use infusor therapy for inpatient A/B administration.
But with the administration of multiple parenteral medications, how
would you get around that, apart from the use of a multi-lumen
catheter?

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Behalf Of Franciska Ferreira

Hi Tim,
For inpatient therapy.
Thank you

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From:ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On
Behalf Of Tim Spencer

For in or outpatient therapy?
We use it for outpatient therapy only, but I would love to have it for
some inpatients as well.
However, with multi antibiotic administration, its not usually
feasible.

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From:ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On
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Good morning all,
Im just interested to know how many organizations are using the
prefilled antibiotic infusors?? If any??
Kind Regards
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Hi, Can I also please have a look,
Thanks,

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Hi Rhea
Can you please share these audit tools with me also as I have looking
for an audit tool for IV for a while
Thanks
Genevieve

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From:ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On
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Hi Craig,
Would be happy to share audit tool with you. We use two, one audits
insertion (use this in ED where there is plenty of action) and the other
is a ward based audit tool which looks at management of IVs on the ward
Rhea

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From:Craig Boutlis [mailto:Craig.Boutlis@SESIAHS.HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU]

Hi Rhea,
I’m pretty sure that you would be on this email list but I thought I
should forward this to you just in case. Would you be happy to share the
audit tool that you presented at the recent Melbourne Infection Control
education day? If so, would you mind cc’ing me in too?
The NSW policy is out for review at the moment and I’m going to make
sure that I contribute that we should be moving to credentialling
statewide along the lines of your program (thanks for making me aware of
it).
Craig

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Behalf Of Joe-Anne Bendall
Cannulation
Hi everyone
I have a very keen medical officer who wants to be a champion for
improving IV cannula insertion. Does anyone have an observational audit
tool they would like to share?

I have an observational audit tool for aseptic technique wound
dressing I would be willing to swap for IV cannula insertion!
Thanks
Joe

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[Helen Scott]

I think you’ll find this is covered by WH&S issues (scalding, bursting of contents etc.) and the obvious infection transmission issues (gastro!!!), especially putting in same place as food. Plus, a lot of places say they can’t warm up their own food because of the risk of food poisoning.
Most of us are going to respond in this way I think!!
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>>> On 18/10/2012 at 10:55 am, in message , Carien Coleman wrote:

Hi everyone,
What is your practices regarding heating of heatpacks in microwaves. Do you use dedicated microwaves for this purpose? If it is being shared with patients to warm up their home meals any practices you encourage?
Thanks,
Carien
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Our facility is 109 beds; my hours are 14 per week (not sure what FTE
that is) and I also do staff health (includes immunisation) in those 14
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Hi Gerald,
I think this would be valuable information for all of us within
Infection Prevention, and would appreciate more responses from our
colleagues across Australia.
At Western Health Victoria:
Western Hospital 360 beds, 2.9 FTE
Sunshine Hospital 426 beds, 1.0 FTE
Williamstown Hospital 90 beds, 0.6 FTE
Sunbury Day Hospital 27 beds, 0.2 FTE
Reg Geary nursing home 30 high care beds
Hazeldean Transition Care 30 beds.
Total of 5.7 FTE for 963 beds including 1 FTE Hand Hygiene Nurse, we do
the influenza vaccinations annually and all NSI management.
Thanks for raising this matter.
Regards

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Hi Gerald,
We are a 350 bed private facility with two FTEs for IPC and 1 FTE for
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Dear all,

I’m keen to know what are the current Infection Control staffing ratios
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If you could specify your:

– number of beds:

– FTE:

(Does this include an immunisation nurse? Y/N)

(If yes, please specify that FTE: )

I’ve seen various reports specifying ideal IC staff to bed ratios but
would be keen to know what’s actually happening at ground level.

Thank you.

Regards,

Gerald

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Hi Joe,
We also do recovery, but also when HCWs come out of the operating theatre into the main complex and remove gloves (ie. wardspersons after helping position patients), then we see if they practice moments 3 or 4.
With regards education, we have posters explaining what the 5 moments are and we incorporate the moments into our mandatory hand hygiene practical competencies which everyone has to do every year.
Auditing is the same as everywhere else, same forms, same principle.
Barriers – none, except we don’t go into the actual operating room, same as with Bronwyn.
As for engagement with medical staff, we tell them that we are auditing everyone for hand hygiene compliance and we tell them that they are included. With all staff, we let them know that we capture data for all personnel.
As I work in theatres as well as the rest of the hospital, they all know who I am and why I’m holding a clipboard! One of our regular CMOs actually comes to tell me how often he’s washed/cleaned his hands so far every day!
Improvements have been that we have now got more standard auditors, and that all the doctors/patients/visitors (the persons who are the hardest to get to comply) and regular hospital staff, all use the new products. This is because a.) they like putting their hands underneath and having it do it for them! and b.) most people like the new products.
Hope that helps!
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>>> On 20/07/2012 at 3:57 pm, in message , Bronwyn Pyke wrote:

Hi
Only in recovery and preop with the anaesthetists, not in the actual operating theatre.
Bronwyn Pyke
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Alexandra District Hospital
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Alexandra, 3714
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From:ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Joeanne Bendall

Hi
Is anyone doing the National Hand Hygiene 5 Moments audit in an operating theatre? If you are, I would be interested in finding out about your education program, process of auditing, barriers, engagement with medical staff and the improvements you have made.
Our operating theatre is very keen to be involved in participating in the audit
Thanks
Joe

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Has anyone got anymore information on this please? I’d like to provide evidence and documentation to follow up my concerns about the same thing.
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>>> On 10/07/2012 at 12:57 pm, in message , “Breen, Jennifer (MH)” wrote:

Hi All,
We are having some issues with staff consuming food in their ward area, particularly at the staff base and in the corridors. We have located articles about transmission of Hepatitis A but are hoping to source articles to provide further evidence . Our current hospital guidelines are fairly general in this area and pertain more to an outbreak of gastro .
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[Helen Scott]

Hi Liz,
Apparently we used to use them; we don’t anymore but I’ve been reliably informed that the plain ones we use are made by the same company who we had the Betadine impregnated ones from, and this is 3M. I do not know if this is still the case though.
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>>> On 17/07/2012 at 11:30 am, in message , “VANDERLINDE, Liz” wrote:
Dear All,
Does anyone use Betadine impregnated surgical scrub sponges. If so I would be interested in where they could be obtained.

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Hi Maureen,
We tried some last year from one company and they were dreadful; they
snapped easily and the anaesthetists didn’t like them. I don’t know
about any other brands.
However, what we do actually do now is send all of our usual
tourniquets to CSSD at the end of each day to be cleaned, which is
working out well.
Cheers,
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>>> On 27/06/2012 at 9:17 am, in message
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Hi all
We are currently looking into replacing reusable tourniquets with
single-use disposable tourniquets throughout the hospital.
Just wondering if anyone has implemented a similar strategy in their
facility and what were the pros and cons you encountered?

Regards
Maureen
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Hi Matthias,
Thank you for your reply.
The product is b, soap based and it is for hand washing prior to an aseptic technique such as a dressing change. It is not for pre surgical hand washing.
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>>> On 12/06/2012 at 3:51 pm, in message , “Matthias Maiwald (KKH)” wrote:
Dear Helen,

What kind of product do you mean? (a) Alcohol-based hand rub product or (b) soap-based hand wash product? (It would be either/or).

For (antiseptic) hand washing, a typical chlorhexidine concentration would be 4%, for alcohol-based hand or skin antiseptics, typical concentrations of chlorhexidine (if this is added) would be 0.5-2%.

For skin antisepsis, it is important to know whether it is (a) for normal superficial skin, or (b) for antisepsis on or near mucous membranes (e.g. vaginal surgery). For (b), alcohol-containing products cannot be used.

For normal superficial skin, chlorhexidine alone without alcohol or triclosan alone are not recommended, because they are too weak and ineffective as antiseptics.

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[Posted on behalf of Helen Scott – Moderator]

We are installing a new alcohol based hand rub and soap product. The chlorhexidine hand wash at the sinks on the wards is going to be removed. We use this for skin antisepsis prior to aseptic techniques.
Are there guidelines somewhere that recommend the use of the 0.2% – 2% for skin antisepsis? Have trawled through the WHO site. The CDC states that the use of Triclosan 0.1% (similar stuff) reduces bacterial counts on hands by 2.8 log (whatever a log is).

Can anyone provide me with best practice on using chlohex/Triclosan prior to these kinds of procedures?

Thanks,

Helen Scott
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[Helen Scott]

Hi Jane,
The CDC have got a good article on this. It’s their MMWR and in October
2002, Vol 51, page 17 it discusses exactly this. I’m sure there’s a more
up to date report somewhere. You could also try Skinman Soft, made by
Orion.
Cheers,
Helen.
Helen Scott
Infection Control Co-ordinator
Nepean Private Hospital
Penrith, NSW.
0247 327333
Helen.Scott@healthscope.com.au

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>>> On 11/06/2012 at 5:50 am, in message
, Jane
Barnett wrote:

Hi
Weve got some staff who can only use the PCMX scrub product as they
are sensitive to both chlorhex and betadine but BD have advised that
they are withdrawing this product. Can I ask what other centres are
doing for staff with allergies would plain soap and water washed
followed by plain alcohol (without antiseptic additive) be sufficient
for surgical procedures? Thoughts/ideas welcome.
Thanks
Jane Barnett
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Infection Prevention & Control
Christchurch Women’s Hospital
Private Bag 4711, Christchurch
Infection Prevention and Control is Everyone’s Business

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