Naslov
Post-COVID protocols for infection control – the new normal

Autori
Magaš, Morana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
48th Symposium POST – COVID ERA: THE NEW AND UNKNOWN FIELD / - , 2021, 13-14

Skup
48th Symposium POST – COVID ERA: THE NEW AND UNKNOWN FIELD

Mjesto i datum
Online ; Rijeka, Hrvatska, 07.04.2021. - 08.04.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, protocol, infection prevention

Sažetak
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic placed many challenges in front of infection control professionals requiring an adequate response. Working at the time of the pandemic is work without precedent, and for many, it is the greatest disruptive event in professional life. In hospital condition, numerous modifications have been made in standard patient care procedures, as well as in the behaviour of employees. In the Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka with the participation of management staff of clinics, institutes, and centres, targeted protocols and work instructions were implemented. Now, in line with the easing of epidemiological measures, all protocols need to be readjusted for the post- COVID era. Lessons from the SARS-CoV-2 crisis have shown how to improve practices and how to better equip healthcare facilities for future events. Predicting what the “new normal” will look like is empowered by the experience and is less confusing. The way of thinking has changed, the way of working with patients has changed, but also behaviour in contact with colleagues and co- workers during working hours has changed. Protocols related to patient examination, restructuring of the clinical environment, wearing personal protective equipment, maximizing the use of non-invasive techniques, and other recommendations for biological safety will certainly continue to be useful. Changing the working climate adopts behavioural patterns that are expected to be positive and effective in the prevention of hospital infections. But, only the flow of time will show if and at what point, employees and patients will return to their old habits and behavioural models.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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