Te4Q Educational Project Review
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Project Title:
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Pathogen Exposures in an Academic Setting
Participant Names:
Nick Chongswatdi, M.D. // Kathryn Bell, M.D. // Jonathan Hess,
M.D. // Diane Alcorn, RN
Department of Family Medicine, Division of Occupational Health
and Wellness
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According to the CDC, approximately 50% of healthcare
workers do not complete follow up for their blood borne
pathogen exposures. Healthcare workers underreport
exposure incidents.
Our primary goal is to improve compliance of needlestick
reporting and follow up visits and to determine infectious rate
with or without post - exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
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Our secondary goal is to increase need and
awareness of bloodborne pathogen post-
exposure follow-up care services offered by
Marshall Occupational Health and Wellness for
faculty and staff.
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To gather data on Marshall Health employees who
are evaluated for a blood/body fluid exposure to
determine barriers to compliance by using a
confidential, self administered survey with the
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Gender
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Age Range
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Location of the incident
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Task performing when exposure occurred.
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Device being used
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Protective equipment or clothing that was used at the time of
exposure incident
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Employee’s training
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Secondly, the survey will look at
Fears or apprehensions that kept employees/faculty
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Did you know what to do when exposure
occurred/who to contact?
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Can you identify any barriers that kept you/would
have kept you from reporting your exposure?
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An educational campaign will be implemented to increase
awareness of services offered by Marshall occupational Health &
Wellness.
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A Safety Sub-Committee will be formed to focus on preventing
bloodborne pathogen exposures. Committee will be comprised of
Marshall Health management, Nurse Managers, Resident &
Attending Physicians, and Housekeeping Management to define
problems and develop strategies to prevent further exposures
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A review of sharps injury prevention devices to determine if new
products would provide more safety to employees
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Educational awareness campaign will be launched on the proper
use and disposal of equipment, protocols for reporting/follow-up.
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Number of BBPE reported
Number of fears or apprehensions reported that
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Number of bbpe reported
Number of post-exposure follow-ups
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How many learners will participate?
All clinical staff will be passive
Estimated Implementation Time?
5 months
Confidence regarding completing project
Very
Anticipated barriers to reporting:
Inadequate training, resources support and accessibility, ignorance or apathy to
learn, perception of low risk, anxiety and fear, too time consuming, did not want to
stop work at hand, felt post- exposure prophylactic was not beneficial.
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Educational course
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30 minute sessions
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Provided by specialists?
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Information on types of bloodborne pathogens transmitted
by needle sticks, sharps injuries or mucus membrane
exposures
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Education on prevention
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Employee’s personal experiences with BBPEs
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Skills for managing injuries
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The necessity of reporting injuries to occupational health
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Are there other educational activities aside from this
project that you will implement?
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Design a better system to supervise health care
workers and a more powerful communication
between training system and health employees,
after assessing the relevant modifications
Project aims to improve compliance in reporting needlestick incidents among healthcare workers. Data collection, barriers assessment, and educational strategies will be implemented to enhance awareness and prevention of bloodborne pathogen exposures in the academic environment.
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Te4Q Educational Project Review Project Title: 1st Phase Root Cause Analysis of Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures in an Academic Setting Participant Names: Nick Chongswatdi, M.D. // Kathryn Bell, M.D. // Jonathan Hess, M.D. // Diane Alcorn, RN Department of Family Medicine, Division of Occupational Health and Wellness
Goal/Aim According to the CDC, approximately 50% of healthcare workers do not complete follow up for their blood borne pathogen exposures. Healthcare workers underreport exposure incidents. Our primary goal is to improve compliance of needlestick reporting and follow up visits and to determine infectious rate with or without post - exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
Goal/Aim Our secondary goal is to increase need and awareness of bloodborne pathogen post- exposure follow-up care services offered by Marshall Occupational Health and Wellness for faculty and staff.
Learning Objectives To gather data on Marshall Health employees who are evaluated for a blood/body fluid exposure to determine barriers to compliance by using a confidential, self administered survey with the following questions: Gender Age Range Location of the incident Task performing when exposure occurred. Device being used Protective equipment or clothing that was used at the time of exposure incident Employee s training
Learning Objectives Secondly, the survey will look at Fears or apprehensions that kept employees/faculty from reporting exposures: Did you know what to do when exposure occurred/who to contact? Can you identify any barriers that kept you/would have kept you from reporting your exposure?
Educational Design and Strategies An educational campaign will be implemented to increase awareness of services offered by Marshall occupational Health & Wellness. A Safety Sub-Committee will be formed to focus on preventing bloodborne pathogen exposures. Committee will be comprised of Marshall Health management, Nurse Managers, Resident & Attending Physicians, and Housekeeping Management to define problems and develop strategies to prevent further exposures A review of sharps injury prevention devices to determine if new products would provide more safety to employees Educational awareness campaign will be launched on the proper use and disposal of equipment, protocols for reporting/follow-up. 1) 2) 3) 4)
Learner Assessment Number of BBPE reported Number of fears or apprehensions reported that kept employees/faculty from reporting exposures
Program Evaluation Number of bbpe reported Number of post-exposure follow-ups
Implementation How many learners will participate? All clinical staff will be passive Estimated Implementation Time? 5 months Confidence regarding completing project Very Anticipated barriers to reporting: Inadequate training, resources support and accessibility, ignorance or apathy to learn, perception of low risk, anxiety and fear, too time consuming, did not want to stop work at hand, felt post- exposure prophylactic was not beneficial.
Implementation Educational course 30 minute sessions Provided by specialists? Information on types of bloodborne pathogens transmitted by needle sticks, sharps injuries or mucus membrane exposures Education on prevention Employee s personal experiences with BBPEs Skills for managing injuries The necessity of reporting injuries to occupational health
Additional Activities Are there other educational activities aside from this project that you will implement? Design a better system to supervise health care workers and a more powerful communication between training system and health employees, after assessing the relevant modifications
