[John-paul]

Discussion Question: Surveillance is the systematic, ongoing collection, collation and analysis of data with timely dissemination of information. What kinds of surveillance do you see occurring at your current or a past workplace? What do you see as important surveillance at your workplace and why?

[Melissa]

At the Community Health care Center we see several types of surveillance happening daily, especially focused on infection control and patient safety. One the most visible forms the the IPAC surveillance. Staff monitor patients daily for any signs of infection, such as fever, coughing, or gastrointestinal symptoms, and most recently triaging of Measles. We ensure patients are unto date on vaccines like flu, COVID-19 and shingles, especially in high risk groups.
We also do staff monitoring, especially in flu season, 48 hr return to work if no new symptoms present. This helps keep staff and patients safe.

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