[MCOH-EH] Covid Testing

[Charles Hackett]

Thank you

On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 6:59 AM Allen Kraut <Allen.Kraut at umanitoba.ca>
wrote:

> 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,
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>
> Winnipeg, Manitoba
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> R3E 3P5
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> e-mail allen.kraut at umanitoba.ca
> ------------------------------
> *From:* MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net> on behalf of Charles Hackett
> <dickenshackett at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* November 15, 2022 2:15 PM
> *To:* MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
> *Subject:* [MCOH-EH] Covid Testing
>
> *Caution:* This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba.
>
> 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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