Prof Joe Covid 19 Aged Care Podcast
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Ep 16: Sarah Whiting on the Category Yellow (Suspected Cases)
Episode 16 provides a discussion of Prof Joe’s fourth action point – – Detection, Surveillance, Isolation and Suspected Cases.
What do we do about the resident who is showing symptoms of infection but hasn’t yet been confirmed? How do we confirm positive, or better, negative status? This episode focusses on how facilities should best manage this situation including discussion about physical separation, PPE and screening.
In today’s episode:
~ How do we manage the resident who falls in the yellow group, and is showing signs of infection?
~ What is meant by the term ‘cohorting’ of residents? How should we be doing this?
~ How should we approach suspected patients? What tests should be done and why?
~ How does the screening process work?
~ When can we remove precautions from suspected or positive patient?
Dr Sarah Whiting, an Infectious Diseases and General Medicine Specialist at The Alfred Hospital, joins us again to discuss the clinical guidelines and practicalities around screening residents living in aged care facilities.
References:
Krumholz HM. If you have coronavirus symptoms, assume you have the illness, even if you test negative. The New York Times [Internet]. 2020 Mar [cited 2020 Apr 28]. Available from: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/well/live/coronavirus-symptoms-tests-false-negative.html
British Geriatrics Society. Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes: Good Practice Guide. British Geriatrics Society. 2020 Mar. Available from: https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/covid-19-managing-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-care-homes
Australian Government Department of Health. Infection control expert groupL COVID-19 infection prevention and control for residential care facilities [internet]. Canberra: Department of Health. 2020 Apr [cited 2020 Apr 28]. Available from: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2020/04/coronavirus-covid-19-guidelines-for-infection-prevention-and-control-in-residential-care-facilities.pdf
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