[MCOH-EH] Covid Testing

[Allen Kraut]

WE used to screen all staff for COVID review the results and clear staff to go back to work .  With Omicron the system was overwhelmed and we stopped doing that.  Currently HCWs are asked to screen and test themselves when symptomatic based on communicated crtieria.  Occ Health is no longer involved in the RTW decision.

Allen Kraut MD, FRCPC
Medical Director, Occupational Health
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Integrated Sites
Associate Professor
Departments of Internal Medicine and
    Community Health Sciences
Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
260 Brodie Center
727 McDermot Ave,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 3P5
Canada

Phone 204-789-3294
Fax 204-789-3905
e-mail allen.kraut at umanitoba.ca
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Sent: November 15, 2022 2:15 PM
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] Covid Testing

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Throughout covid our employees have been asked to call eohs to review their symptoms and test when appropriate for covid and then manage rtw based on the cdc guidance for hcws.
We are now getting pushback from the same groups that wanted that approach to why call eohs when we need staff and colds are prevalent
My questions
If an employee is sick are they required to contact eohs?
If they have respiratory symptoms / covid symptoms does eohs review, test for covid , covid/ flu and manage rtw
Do you test for covid at all
Do you have employees call eohs at all.
As always
Thank you
Charlie

Charles D Hackett, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Employee and Occupational Health, Lifespan
Chief Community and Family Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Brown University
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