Happy Friday everyone! I have uploaded a more recent version with the links/resources sent to me in the references section. Just a note that we may need to do some additional cleanup to distinguish resources that we are referencing from other resources that can serve as additional info for our readers (if there is a difference!), and moving some of the citations into the references section.
Hi Katrina and Roza, This is as far as I got with the Patient Notification part…I never did connect with Jason Mehr on that. I’ve plopped it on to page 9 of the document you sent for download (not sure if it went through to everyone in Basecamp but it is also attached here, as well as cut and pasted just below) I didn’t put a lot of extra verbiage in it because so much is covered in the CDC Patient Notification Toolkit. Does this need a line explaining what “diversion/substitution” entails (a provider who may, to cover their tracks, self-inject, then replace the missing medication with saline or another liquid, and replace the needle/syringe on the medication cart).
When there has been a breach in infection control or a known transmission of disease (due to provider diversion/substitution), a decision may be made to notify patients of potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers this general toolkit for health departments and healthcare facilities conducting investigations and patient notification after any infection control breach (including diversion) has been identified. The toolkit includes sample patient notification letters and sample letters for notifying the patient’s healthcare provider, advice on what patients want to see in a notification letter and risk communication principles that should ideally be employed in crafting a notification letter.
This toolkit includes:
· Developing Documents for a Patient Notification
· Planning Media and Communication Strategies
· Establishing Communication Resources
· Best Practices in Conducting Patient Notifications
Thanks MaryBeth! I have put your text into the patient notification section and I’ll upload an updated version to Basecamp shortly. I think we could have a conversation as a group about your question below – I’ll put it in as a comment. Also, how did you envision incorporating those three resources? Are they meant to be references for the section?
Hi Roza, Would you prefer that I put distinct links from that CDC Patient Notification Toolkit (E.g., link for notification letter templates, link to tips on handling the media, link to setting up a call center with scripts, link to developing documents?). I can re-send a version where we specifically spell out the highlights of what’s in the kit.
Also, the three resources below (not sure yet whether Colorado is able to share them publicly?)….could go at the end of this section or in a final Resources section---I’m not sure how the rest of the group would want to do that. I could make an argument that having them right at the end of this section is “one-stop-shopping”…but if you think it looks messier that way or muddled, I’m all for putting them at the end.
Also, did you folks see the general diversion resources from AANA? Not sure where they would go exactly.
Sorry I missed last week’s call…now you have to go over all this again! MB
Mary Beth Wenger Health Communications Specialist “New York One & Only Campaign” “Get Smart Campaign”
I did a cursory review of the document that Roza just sent from basecamp, that includes MaryBeth’s text, and made a few comments. Note: Our office is undergoing some moving of cubicles, so we’re living in chaos for a few weeks. I haven’t put the attached version in Basecamp, but rather sending it to you for review and placement as you see fit. My version has “LM” added to the file name, for identification. Thanks all.
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Hi Everyone, I took some of Lynne’s thoughts (and Roza’s about explaining Diversion/Substitution) and added a version with my initials (MBW) and specific links within the CDC Toolkit for Sample Notification Letters, How To Set Up A Call Center, Writing For Media, Spokesperson Preparation, etc.)
See if you think it’s too much detail with all the individual links or whether you just want to put the one CDC link for the main toolkit (which is split into 4 distinct parts) ? Like Lynne, I’m hoping to just share this for review, not alter the main “Basecamp” document. This is all new technology to me! MB
Mary Beth Wenger Health Communications Specialist “New York One & Only Campaign” “Get Smart Campaign”
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