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In answer to your question yes there is. I will email you the information re the product. Jen
Jennifer K Tozer
B.A. (Anthro),RN,MHN,IC cert
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Central and Northern Adelaide Local Health Networks – Mental Health Services
NALHN – Contact details: Telephone (08) 7425 6237 Facsimile (08) 7425 6208 Mobile 0423 782 171
Office located on Oakden Campus.
CALHN – Contact details:Telephnone (08) 70871533 Facsimile (08) 7087 1552 Mobile 0423 782 171 – voicemail
Office located on Glenside Campus.
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I am keen to find out from those Infection Prevention & Control colleagues who use micro fibre cleaning items (mops, cloths) at their facilities and whether you use these items with a disinfectant cleaning agent for hard surfaces (eg floors, bench tops, bed rails).In particular has the disinfectant cleaning agent affected the micro-fibre cleaning items and if so what strategies you implemented to address this? Are there micro-fibre cleaning items that are compatible with disinfectant cleaning agents?
Thank you in advance for your responses.
Kind regards,
BarbBarbara May
CNC Infection Prevention and Control | Hastings Macleay Clinical Network
PO Box 2466, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Tel 02 5524 2061| Fax 02 5524 2061| Mob 0402890677 | Barbara.May@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.auClean hands saves lives – are your hands clean?
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Hanna is a plant extract commonly used in Indian cultural events. Hand tattooing with henna is seen in festivities and Im sure the only impact good hand hygiene will have is the fading off, of the staining in the henna tattoos.
Jennifer K Tozer
B.A. (Anthro),RN,MHN,IC cert
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Central and Northern Adelaide Local Health Networks Mental Health Services
NALHN – Contact details: Telephone (08) 7425 6237 Facsimile (08) 7425 6208 Mobile 0423 782 171
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Sent: Wednesday, 12 November 2014 11:34 AM
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From: Louisa Sasko
Date:11/11/2014 14:23 (GMT+10:00)
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Subject: Hand Hygiene and HennaHi all,
Just wanting to know what your thoughts are on Henna and Hand Hygiene. I was asked about this the other day and don’t really know anything about Henna.
Kind Regards
Louisa Sasko
Clinical Nurse Consultant (Manager) | IPACS – Infection Prevention & Control Service
Conjoint Associate Lectur
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Can you provide me with your work contact details and I will provide you with assistance. If youre a member of the college then I suggest you find the contact for the mental health special interest group. Jen
Jennifer K Tozer
B.A. (Anthro),RN,MHN,IC cert
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Central and Northern Adelaide Local Health Networks Mental Health Services
NALHN – Contact details: Telephone (08) 7425 6237 Facsimile (08) 7425 6208 Mobile0423 782 171
Office located on Oakden Campus.
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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Claire Paterson
Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2014 9:52 PM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: mental healthHi I am new to this area and currently studying infection control. In particular I am interested in any feedback people may have with regards to the development of infection control management plans within mental health inpatient units, and challenges faced.
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I believe the national Hep B vaccination program commenced in schools in 2002 and is provided in Years 7 and/ or 8. For children any vaccine provided 1997 or after they would be on a national immunisation registry, however they should be able to access information regarding their status from their school nurse/ immunisation provider (local council or doctor) or immunisation record maintained by parents prior to work experience placement; if requested as part of the work experience agreement.
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Mental Health Directorate
Adelaide Health ServiceTelephone (08) 8282 0474
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________________________________Hi Marie
I think this is both a legal and a ‘moral’ question, myself. Legally, you have to ensure you meet a reasonable duty of care for these work experience students whilst they are in your facility. As the current Australia guidelines do not require mandatory Hepatitis B vaccinations for these types of contacts in healthcare (see pg 206), you could avoid the need to collect this information. However, as they would be having some patient contact, they would be considered category B, and you should seek information about MMR, pertussis, varicella and influenza status.
My personal view for Hep B would be based on what the facility has decided for staff regarding Hep B vaccination. Is it offered to all groups regardless of risk of exposure? Is it recommended that all staff, or only specific groups, are aware of their status in regard to Hep B? Based on these I would then treat work experience students as ‘staff’ and ask them to provide evidence accordingly.
Just my thoughts, anyway.
Cheers
MichaelMichael Wishart
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Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
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I would like to know what immunisation guidelines other health services specify for work experience students.
Our work experience students are required to complete an immunisation questionnaire similar to clinical staff. I am currently reviewing this. Their role is mostly observational but may change 1 or 2 nappies, cuddle a baby, take vital signs or palpate an abdomen. .
Most of these year 10 students are fully immunised as per NIP but some are not.
Do any services decline an application for work experience based on the student’s immunisation history?
* In relation to Hepatitis B vaccination: should the same expectations apply to these students when they are unlikely to handle blood or body fluids? Or should we take the view that, by the very fact they are in a health care service, places them at risk of exposure.Thankyou
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It’s my understanding that once the wash and rinse cycle is completed there is no need for the machine to have either a wipe out or empty wash cycle before the next user. Our rehab units utilise domestic washing machines and use the same parameters for washing their clothes as you would in the home. Most bio-load (but maybe not stains) is lost in the wash cycle as combination of sudsing effect and surfactant effect from the detergent combined with the movement of the water, then rinsed off and away in the rinse cycle [99% lost in the wash…] No need for disinfectant. Some of our clients have in the past done an empty cycle before using the machine for their own clothes. But, why would you if you’re willing to put items into a commercial wash house – washing machine. Might I also say that the water to washing machines is not through a mixer and so the machine (if modern) will mix the water to the parameters of the wash cycle on the individual machine. Another thing, rehab units are about normalisation, there philosophy is in my experience ‘if you don’t do in your normal environment (the home) don’t bring it into the rehab unit’ and we have this philosophy embedded policies for rehabilitation sites. Jen
Jennifer K Tozer
BArts Anthro,RN,MHN,IC cert
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Mental Health Directorate
Adelaide Health ServiceTelephone (08) 8282 0474
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________________________________Hi Marlize
I suppose the question has to be asked: what will they be washing in this washing machine? If it is their own personal clothes, why do you require a disinfecting additive? If it is not a commercial washing machine with automatically dispensed and monitored chemical (which I would think would be unsuitable for a rehabilitation program, unless they were all laundry workers or return to work programs….), and is not used for commercial washing (eg someone pays for the service provided) then it only needs to be similar to domestic standards, not commercial. That is my understanding, anyway. If the patients were using a Laundromat they would not need to use a disinfectant, and someone else’s clothes have been washed in the previous cycle.
Just my thoughts. If you are still wanting a commercial grade chemical disinfectant for laundries, I would be contacting a commercial laundry for some suggestions.
Cheers
MichaelMichael Wishart
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Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
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[cid:image001.jpg@01CD757B.63C25600]Good afternoon Everyone,
Our Rehab Unit has purchased a washing maschine as part of their rehab program for inpatients. I need to find a detergent with disinfecting qualities. Is there anyone that can help me with the name of a product or company that I can contact?
Thank you
Marlize Senekal
Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill
Brisbane
Ph. 07-3834 4444
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