[MCOH-EH] MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 247, Issue 14

Hawks, Denise J hawks.denise at marshfieldclinic.org
Wed Oct 15 12:31:46 PDT 2014


Let me know if you did not get it is a teleconference.



From: BHPP Medical Directors and Coordinators [mailto:BHPPGRANTEES at LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of Kunko, Nicole (OS/ASPR) (CTR)
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:16 PM
To: BHPPGRANTEES at LIST.NIH.GOV
Subject: TOMORROW: Call with Officials from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Ebola Preparedness

Preparing America's Nurses to Safely Care for a Patient with Ebola


What:                         Conference call with nurses across the United States and officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to discuss protecting the health of nurses while safely caring for a patient with Ebola.  Please share this invitation with members of your organization.

When:                         Thursday, October 16, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EDT 

How:                           Dial-in: 1-888-395-7964  
Passcode: 6429111

Leaders from:             HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
The Health Resources and Services Administration
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 


Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH                                                         Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN     
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response             Administrator 
US Department of Health & Human Services                        Health Resources and Services Administration
US Department of Health & Human Services

***This call is closed to the media***





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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+hawks.denise=marshfieldclinic.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Long, Deryl
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 2:31 PM
To: 'MCOH/EH'
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 247, Issue 14

What is the link for this webinar?

Deryl Long, RN, COHN
Director of WellStar Employee Health Services
677 Church Street
Marietta, Georgia  30060
Office -770-793-7227
Fax-770-793-7952
 Deryl.Long at Wellstar.org

The Flu Ends with You! Get Vaccinated!
 It's the right thing to do for our patients, our families, and our community.


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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+deryl.long=wellstar.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Kim.Thompson at hcahealthcare.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 3:22 PM
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This is the webinar tomorrow that I am aware of...same one?

Occupational Health Hot Topics: Ebola Update


Kim Thompson RN, BSN
Employee Health Nurse Manager
Medical Center of McKinney
4500 Medical Center Drive - MOB, Suite 105
McKinney, TX     75069

972- 540- 4218 (phone)
469 - 713- 8660 (fax)






-----Original Message-----
From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Hawks, Denise J
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 2:18 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 247, Issue 14

We are an outpatient center with clinics everywhere in the central, north east and west of the state as well as Urgen Care and ASC's.
We have the same concerns with the CDC. I would customize the CDC hospital checklist to your facilities.
We have created a nurse line triage,  Urgent Care situation algorithm, and a center algorithm.
Amb. Surgery care is asking have you had travel and do you have a fever.

Because it is unknown the actual transmission, we know it is contact and droplet however the body fluids Can also be aerosolized, we will be using N.95 masks and hoods.
I would say, do what it takes to protect your patients and staff. Call your HEICS team, incident command now Rather than later.
CDC website is good, just customize those areas that do not apply.
There is a nurse call with the CDC tomorrow, has everyone received this information?
I will send if not.

Dee Hawks RN MsM CIC
System Infection Prevention & Control Manager Institute for Quality, Innovation & Patient safety Marshfield Clinic Marshfield WI 54449
1-715-387-5410


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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Marenick,Cheryl
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:31 PM
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I wish this group would weigh in on the Ebola issue here!
This has caught many facilities off guard and administration, IC, Epidemiology, are scrambling to produce effective policies and procedures for protecting HCW with this outbreak.
The fact that the information going form the CDC is conflicted and still evolving makes me uneasy as to what should be the most effective treatment, protection, and information we can give our employees and patients.
If the group has anything to share, it would be most appreciated.

Cheryl J Marenick RN BSN MPH CN3
UCONN Health
Occupational Medicine/Employee Health Services Farmington, CT 06033-6210 Ph (860)679-8327 Fx (860)679-1256 cmarenick at uchc.edu




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Today's Topics:

   1.  Ebola infected HCW (Band, Michael DO)
   2. Re:  Ebola infected HCW (Mark Catlin)
   3. Re:  Ebola infected HCW (Thrasher, Terri)
   4. Re:  Ebola infected HCW (Hudson, T. Warner)
   5. Re:  Ebola infected HCW (Johnson, Cathreen)
   6. Re:  Ebola infected HCW (Swift, Melanie)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:30:58 -0400
From: "Band, Michael DO" <MBand at watsonclinic.com>
To: 'MCOH/EH' <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
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I thought I would start the discussion on this topic.  I am surprised how quiet we are.

Something about Ebola does not pass my "sniff test."  I have always been disturbed that HCWs have been infected from patient care in Africa and now one of our HCWs has become infected.  Are we missing something?

I told our committee reviewing Ebola planning I disagreed with the Ebola PPE removal process as recommended by CDC.  They recommend removing gloves first and then removing rest of PPE with bare hand.   Seems like double gloving or donning a new pair of gloves would be better, then last step removing second set of gloves.

Is the spread through contact source still apply? Are we missing something?

Michael Band DO, MS
Watson Clinic
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:52:33 -0400
From: Mark Catlin <mark.catlin at seiu.org>
To: "MCOH/EH" <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
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Thanks Michael for starting this discussion.

With the Ebola  transmission to the nurse in Texas over the weekend, this issue requires discussion from groups like this one.

While some of our hospital employers are stepping up and trying to figure out the complex site specific procedures and policies to implement the CDC guidance for Ebola (or better), other hospitals are doing nothing or next to nothing to prepare.  Without these site specific plans, no amount of training of front-line healthcare workers, no amount of care taken by workers or wearing of PPE will be effective.

Many lesson have been learned that could be useful to consider from those in the environmental field over the past 30 years regarding donning, wearing and working in and doffing of contaminated PPE and equipment.

I look forward to sharing good ideas and solutions and learning lessons from everyone.

Sincerely,


Mark Catlin

Health and Safety Director
SEIU
1800 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 730 - 7290
(202) 436 - 0856 cell
mark.catlin at seiu.org

On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Band, Michael DO <MBand at watsonclinic.com>
wrote:

>  I thought I would start the discussion on this topic.  I am surprised 
> how quiet we are.
>
>
>
> Something about Ebola does not pass my ?sniff test.?  I have always 
> been disturbed that HCWs have been infected from patient care in 
> Africa and now one of our HCWs has become infected.  Are we missing something?
>
>
>
> I told our committee reviewing Ebola planning I disagreed with the 
> Ebola PPE removal process as recommended by CDC.  They recommend removing gloves
> first and then removing rest of PPE with bare hand.   Seems like double
> gloving or donning a new pair of gloves would be better, then last 
> step removing second set of gloves.
>
>
>
> Is the spread through contact source still apply? Are we missing something?
>
>
>
> Michael Band DO, MS
>
> Watson Clinic
>
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:51:01 +0000
From: "Thrasher, Terri" <Terri.Thrasher at cchmc.org>
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
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At Cincinnati Children's we are planning double gloving so that one set of gloves is removed at the end of the doffing

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Band, Michael DO
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 5:31 PM
To: 'MCOH/EH'
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

I thought I would start the discussion on this topic.  I am surprised how quiet we are.

Something about Ebola does not pass my "sniff test."  I have always been disturbed that HCWs have been infected from patient care in Africa and now one of our HCWs has become infected.  Are we missing something?

I told our committee reviewing Ebola planning I disagreed with the Ebola PPE removal process as recommended by CDC.  They recommend removing gloves first and then removing rest of PPE with bare hand.   Seems like double gloving or donning a new pair of gloves would be better, then last step removing second set of gloves.

Is the spread through contact source still apply? Are we missing something?

Michael Band DO, MS
Watson Clinic

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:58:32 +0000
From: "Hudson, T. Warner" <TWHudson at mednet.ucla.edu>
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
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Same at UCLA; monitor for donning, use and doffing; 2:1 nurse: patient ratio; CAPRs (Maxair) in ICU care team, dedicated ebola team, and probably N95 for others in addition to the rest of the full PPE.   I noticed WHO has convened a group of  about a dozen top experts to relook a the science; as I recall Peter Piot is chairing it, and I see CDC is relooking at best approach:  http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/10/ebola-texas-nurse-triggers-changes-battle-plan.  This is one of those things we need to get right and learn from what's not working as we want.

T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health UCLA Health System and Campus Office 310.825.9146 Fax 310.206.4585 Pager 800.233.7231  ID 27132 E-mail twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu<mailto:twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu>
Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org<http://www.ohs.uclahealth.org>

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Thrasher, Terri
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 3:51 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

At Cincinnati Children's we are planning double gloving so that one set of gloves is removed at the end of the doffing

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Band, Michael DO
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 5:31 PM
To: 'MCOH/EH'
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

I thought I would start the discussion on this topic.  I am surprised how quiet we are.

Something about Ebola does not pass my "sniff test."  I have always been disturbed that HCWs have been infected from patient care in Africa and now one of our HCWs has become infected.  Are we missing something?

I told our committee reviewing Ebola planning I disagreed with the Ebola PPE removal process as recommended by CDC.  They recommend removing gloves first and then removing rest of PPE with bare hand.   Seems like double gloving or donning a new pair of gloves would be better, then last step removing second set of gloves.

Is the spread through contact source still apply? Are we missing something?

Michael Band DO, MS
Watson Clinic

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:52:47 -0700
From: "Johnson, Cathreen" <CaJohnson at coh.org>
To: "MCOH/EH" <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
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Hello,

Not sure about protocol with the list.  May I forward these emails to my Infection Prevention team?  Thank you for the discussion.

Thank you,

Cathreen Johnson  FNPc
Employee Health
City of Hope
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From: MCOH-EH [mcoh-eh-bounces+cajohnson=coh.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Hudson, T. Warner [TWHudson at mednet.ucla.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 3:58 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

Same at UCLA; monitor for donning, use and doffing; 2:1 nurse: patient ratio; CAPRs (Maxair) in ICU care team, dedicated ebola team, and probably N95 for others in addition to the rest of the full PPE.   I noticed WHO has convened a group of  about a dozen top experts to relook a the science; as I recall Peter Piot is chairing it, and I see CDC is relooking at best approach:  http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/10/ebola-texas-nurse-triggers-changes-battle-plan.  This is one of those things we need to get right and learn from what?s not working as we want.

T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health UCLA Health System and Campus Office 310.825.9146 Fax 310.206.4585 Pager 800.233.7231  ID 27132 E-mail twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu<mailto:twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu>
Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org<http://www.ohs.uclahealth.org>

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Thrasher, Terri
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 3:51 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

At Cincinnati Children?s we are planning double gloving so that one set of gloves is removed at the end of the doffing

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Band, Michael DO
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 5:31 PM
To: 'MCOH/EH'
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW

I thought I would start the discussion on this topic.  I am surprised how quiet we are.

Something about Ebola does not pass my ?sniff test.?  I have always been disturbed that HCWs have been infected from patient care in Africa and now one of our HCWs has become infected.  Are we missing something?

I told our committee reviewing Ebola planning I disagreed with the Ebola PPE removal process as recommended by CDC.  They recommend removing gloves first and then removing rest of PPE with bare hand.   Seems like double gloving or donning a new pair of gloves would be better, then last step removing second set of gloves.

Is the spread through contact source still apply? Are we missing something?

Michael Band DO, MS
Watson Clinic

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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:30:22 +0000
From: "Swift, Melanie" <melanie.swift at Vanderbilt.Edu>
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
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Yes, unless the person who shared expressly requests not to share. In which case they'd probably not post it!

Melanie Swift, MD
Medical Director, Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic occupationalhealth.vanderbilt.edu

Excuse any typos please - Sent from my iPad.

> On Oct 13, 2014, at 11:54 PM, Johnson, Cathreen <CaJohnson at coh.org> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Not sure about protocol with the list.  May I forward these emails to my Infection Prevention team?  Thank you for the discussion.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Cathreen Johnson  FNPc
> Employee Health
> City of Hope
> ________________________________________
> From: MCOH-EH [mcoh-eh-bounces+cajohnson=coh.org at mylist.net] On Behalf 
> Of Hudson, T. Warner [TWHudson at mednet.ucla.edu]
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 3:58 PM
> To: MCOH/EH
> Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
>
> Same at UCLA; monitor for donning, use and doffing; 2:1 nurse: patient ratio; CAPRs (Maxair) in ICU care team, dedicated ebola team, and probably N95 for others in addition to the rest of the full PPE.   I noticed WHO has convened a group of  about a dozen top experts to relook a the science; as I recall Peter Piot is chairing it, and I see CDC is relooking at best approach:  http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/10/ebola-texas-nurse-triggers-changes-battle-plan.  This is one of those things we need to get right and learn from what?s not working as we want.
>
> T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
> Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health UCLA Health System 
> and Campus Office 310.825.9146 Fax 310.206.4585 Pager 800.233.7231  ID
> 27132 E-mail twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu<mailto:twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu>
> Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org<http://www.ohs.uclahealth.org>
>
> From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of 
> Thrasher, Terri
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 3:51 PM
> To: MCOH/EH
> Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
>
> At Cincinnati Children?s we are planning double gloving so that one 
> set of gloves is removed at the end of the doffing
>
> From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Band, 
> Michael DO
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 5:31 PM
> To: 'MCOH/EH'
> Subject: [MCOH-EH] Ebola infected HCW
>
> I thought I would start the discussion on this topic.  I am surprised how quiet we are.
>
> Something about Ebola does not pass my ?sniff test.?  I have always been disturbed that HCWs have been infected from patient care in Africa and now one of our HCWs has become infected.  Are we missing something?
>
> I told our committee reviewing Ebola planning I disagreed with the Ebola PPE removal process as recommended by CDC.  They recommend removing gloves first and then removing rest of PPE with bare hand.   Seems like double gloving or donning a new pair of gloves would be better, then last step removing second set of gloves.
>
> Is the spread through contact source still apply? Are we missing something?
>
> Michael Band DO, MS
> Watson Clinic
>
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