Public health rapid response in managing COVID-19 outbreaks in residential aged care facilities: a regional public health unit perspective.

Autor:	Hashan MR; School of Medicine and Health Science, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton North, Australia.; Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, Australia., Walker J; Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, Australia., Charles M; Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, Australia., Le Brasse S; Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, Australia., Odorico D; Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, Australia., Smoll N; Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Sunshine Coast, Australia., Kirk M; Rockhampton Business Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia., Booy R; Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Khandaker G; Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, Australia.; Research Division, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton North, Queensland, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Communicable diseases intelligence (2018) [Commun Dis Intell (2018)] 2024 Oct 23; Vol. 48. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 23.
DOI:	10.33321/cdi.2024.48.36
Abstrakt:	Abstract: We describe here the impact of managing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, during January-August 2022, in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Central Queensland, Australia, following the deployment of a public health rapid response team (PHRRT, comprising a medical officer, a communicable disease nurse, and an epidemiologist) from a regional public health unit (PHU). Our existing vaccine preventable diseases surveillance framework was used in identifying any symptomatic resident, triggering a PHRRT response. We found that the Hospital in the Home (HiTH) admission and death events were significantly lower after the introduction of the PHRRT than in the outbreaks that occurred before. Based on our experience with a PHRRT-led approach in mitigating the burden of outbreaks, we recommend regular reflection on optimising resources and practices in RACFs. Effective communication from PHUs can improve the RACFs' preparedness and capacity to respond, and can inform the best practice model to protect the highly susceptible elderly residents and their staff. (© Commonwealth of Australia CC BY-NC-ND.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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