Members – IPC Ireland

Lenora Leonard started the topic International IPC Week 18-24 October in the forum Standard Precautions 4 years, 2 months ago

Hello all

Don’t forget its International Infection Prevention Week 18-24th October.

Theme: “We love our IPCs”

Lots of ideas and resources on this website.

http://professionals.site.apic.org/iipw/promotional-toolkit/

regards

Lenora

Chair IPCIreland

Lenora Leonard started the topic Job Advert IPCN in TUH in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 2 months ago

Hello all
Shaini in TUH is advertising for an IPCN in TUH. Please contact Shaini for further details.

Shaini Paul Mathew
Assistant Director of Nursing
Infection Prevention and Control

Tel: 014143938/2061
Email: shaini.mathew@tuh.ie
Web: http://www.tuh.ie

Lenora Leonard replied to the topic PPE & endoscopic OGDs in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 3 months ago

Hi Maureen

We only treat bronchoscopy procedures as AGP and take additional precautions.

We are fortunate that we have four new endoscopy suites with good space and 15 air changes per hour so this helps with staff anxieties.

In relation to testing we only complete a COVID Swab test on patients having a bronchoscopy. We do complete a COVID…[Read more]

Lenora Leonard started the topic Job Advert DON IPC in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 3 months ago

HBS Recruit has advertised a recruitment campaign for HBS09326 – Director of Nursing 1 Infection Prevention & Control.Open for applications: Tuesday, 8th September 2020.

Closing date: Tuesday, 29th September 2020 at 12 noon.Full details on these campaigns – Application Form, Additional Campaign Information and Job Specification are available on…[Read more]

Maureen Curley started the topic PPE & endoscopic OGDs in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 3 months ago

Hi All,

I have a query re OGD procedures;

Are any endoscopy units testing their OGD patients for covid-19 prior to their OGD and are endoscopy units considering OGDs as aerosol generating procedures and selecting PPE accordingly, i.e FFP masks.

The guidance is a little contradictory in that OGDs are not definitively recognised as AGPs but a p…[Read more]

Lenora Leonard started the topic IPC Job in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 3 months ago

Hello IPCIreland members

Please find enclosed job advert:

Four IPC CNS permanent posts in Community Healthcare East are currently advertised at HSE JOBS: https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs/job-search/nursing/hbs09185-clinical-nurse-specialist-infection-prevention-and-control-.htmlSuccessful applicants will be working as part of a IPC team…[Read more]

Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Acetic Acid in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 3 months ago

Just wondering if anyone uses Acetic Acid in their facility for drains. If yes could you drop me a line to discuss.

Many thanks

Regards

Lenora

Chair IPCIreland

Lenora Leonard replied to the topic IPCN post in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 3 months ago

Working now Emer.

Best of luck filling this role.

Regards

Lenora

Chair IPCIreland

Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Environmental cleaning for COVID in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 3 months ago

Hello Emer

We are doing the same. Do you have 2 metres between your beds?

While most of our rooms are single we do have some double and triple rooms that share one bathroom. Key note is Risk Assessment. All our patients have a COVID Assessment Questionnaire completed, all patients having GAs have the COVID Swab Test 2-5 days before admission a…[Read more]

Emer Ward started the topic Job advert in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 4 months ago

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Lenora Leonard started the topic Acetic Acid in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 4 months ago

Hello all

Anyone using Acetic Acid down your drains?

If yes what concentration do you use, for how long do you leave it and what is your frequency for using it?

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards

Lenora

Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Fabric Masks in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 4 months ago

Response from Thressia, Bons Secour:
No Lenora, we are not using cloth masks in Bon Secours hospital.
Thanks

Thressia

Lenora Leonard started the topic Fabric Masks in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 4 months ago

Hello IPCIreland Members

Any of you allowing fabric face masks for use by staff in your hospitals?

kind regards

Lenora

Chair

IPCIreland

Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Job Advert IPC in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 4 months ago

Closing date extended to the 12th August for the CNS IPC Role in St. Francis Private Hospital.

Lenora Leonard started the topic Masters IPC Leadership, UL in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 4 months ago

Dear Colleague/s,
The Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick wishes to announce the launch of a new Master’s degree programme (please see flyer attached and link here), and to advise below of a suite of infection prevention and control continuing professional education (CPE) o…[Read more]

Lenora Leonard started the topic Visors in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 5 months ago

Thank you to Joanna & Margaruite, MUH, Cork for forwarding these articles on Face-visors.

Lenora Leonard started the topic Visors in the forum Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 5 months ago

Hello IPCIreland members

Can you please advise if any of your administration staff in clinical areas (where there is no perspex screen) wear face visors instead of masks?

We are having problems with masks especially during phone-calls.

Regards

Lenora

Chair IPCIreland

Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Update on FIS/HIS 2020 Conference in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 5 months ago

Oops forgot attachment.

Lenora Leonard started the topic Update on FIS/HIS 2020 Conference in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 5 months ago

Update to FIS/HIS 2020 Conference
HIS have had to adapt their Annual Conference so that it is now fully online and the dates have changed.
Please see details attached or go to website.
https://his.org.uk/training-events/fis-his-2020
Kind regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

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