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The importance of consistent advice during a pandemic: A analysis of Australian advice regarding personal protective equipment in healthcare settings during COVID-19

Desborough, Jane; Hall, Sally; Rankin, David; Kidd, Michael

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Background Lessons from previous pandemics emphasise the importance of consistent information and advice for healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly in relation to their use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Objective The aim of this article is to review the consistency of advice regarding HCW use of PPE among Australian states and territories and 10 key Australian professional and advocacy organisations, against the Australian Government’s national guidelines. Discussion While...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorDesborough, Jane
dc.contributor.authorHall, Sally
dc.contributor.authorRankin, David
dc.contributor.authorKidd, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-12T00:06:27Z
dc.identifier.issn2208-7958
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/212425
dc.description.abstractBackground Lessons from previous pandemics emphasise the importance of consistent information and advice for healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly in relation to their use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Objective The aim of this article is to review the consistency of advice regarding HCW use of PPE among Australian states and territories and 10 key Australian professional and advocacy organisations, against the Australian Government’s national guidelines. Discussion While some recommendations expand on the national guidelines, the Australian Government’s efforts to work in concert with states, territories and peak professional and advocacy organisations are evident in the broadly consistent recommendations for the use of PPE by HCWs and other people working in healthcare settings across the country. The overall consistency of recommendations for the use of PPE shows a nationwide attempt to support and protect the healthcare workforce and the Australian community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners
dc.rights© The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 2020
dc.sourceAustralian Journal of General Practice
dc.source.uridoi: 10.31128/AJGP-04-20-
dc.titleThe importance of consistent advice during a pandemic: A analysis of Australian advice regarding personal protective equipment in healthcare settings during COVID-19
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume49
dc.date.issued2020
local.identifier.absfor111711 - Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance)
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4102339xPUB475
local.publisher.urlhttps://www1.racgp.org.au/
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationDesborough, Jane, College of Health and Medicine, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHall, Sally, College of Health and Medicine, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationRankin, David , Australian Government Department of Health
local.contributor.affiliationKidd, Michael, College of Health and Medicine, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue6
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage369
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage372
local.identifier.doi10.31128/AJGP-04-20-5374
local.identifier.absseo920407 - Health Protection and/or Disaster Response
dc.date.updated2022-06-26T08:17:18Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85085635801
local.identifier.thomsonIDWOS:000538083700008
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