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Category: Managing Outbreaks

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Outbreak Preparation

Preparation strategies must be in place before an outbreak occurs to ensure a quick and timely response to contain and reduce transmission. Preparation strategies help guide employees to the immediate responses required in an outbreak and take some of the stress out of a stressful situation.  Outbreak Management Plan Ensure...

Outbreak Management Education

Educate all employees in outbreak management to ensure awareness of their role if an outbreak occurs. The identification of an outbreak may appear on any day of the week and at any time. Suggested inclusions for outbreak management education Defining an outbreak Signs and symptoms of common outbreak types Standard...

Visitor Access During an Outbreak

During outbreaks, while stringent infection control measures are necessary, it is crucial to recognise the significant benefits that continued visitor access can bring to the lives of residents, especially when other activities may be restricted. As part of outbreak planning, discuss options for visiting with the resident and their family/whānau so...

Notifiable Diseases

All notifications are to be directed to the relevant local public health unit (PHU) or equivalent. Infectious disease notifications are to be made as soon as the notifiable disease has been identified. Keep informed of any changes via Australia's National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) or the New Zealand Ministry of Health....

Post-Outbreak Debriefing

Once an outbreak has been declared to be cleared or over, it is important that a full debrief of the event is undertaken. As normal operations return, reflect on the response to the outbreak and undertake a review of how the outbreak management practices could be improved.  In order to...

Principles of Outbreak Management

Outbreak management control measures are to be implemented in consultation with the outbreak coordinator, outbreak management team, the infection and prevention control lead, and advice from local public health authorities. Individual national, state, and territory legislation must be followed. Standard and transmission-based precautions  Standard plus appropriate transmission-based precautions are to...