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ArticleWorkplace health & safety2023

The Development and Integration of a Safety Officer Role to Facilitate Prevention of COVID-19 Virus Transmission in an Adult Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting Using Collaborative Change Leadership Methodology.

Siobhan Donaghy, Jennifer Shaffer, Susan Schneider

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Article in Workplace health & safety, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Siobhan DonaghySt. John's Rehab Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.ORCID 0009-0009-3065-0569
Jennifer ShafferSt. John's Rehab Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Susan SchneiderSt. John's Rehab Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large urban academic hospital responded by creating the temporary role of a "Safety Officer (SO)." The key task of the SO role was to supervise staff donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) and provide real-time feedback on their performance. The support for safe donning and doffing would contribute to staff well-being by reducing their fear of infection transmission.

methodsA Collaborative Change Leadership (CCL) approach was used to facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of the role. This included an iterative feedback process with clinicians and safety officers to continually refine the role.

findingsFeedback indicated value in the initiative as increasing staff confidence about preventing virus transmission, as well as their sense of safety at work. Areas for future improvement included additional communication strategies for interprofessional teams and external partners, as well as planning around logistics to better support the safety officers in performing this new, temporary role. CONCLUSIONS/APPLICATION TO PRACTICE: The Safety Officer role was able to help alleviate concerns regarding potential infection transmission and contribute positively to staff well-being.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AdultHealth PersonnelHumansInpatientsLeadershipPandemicsPersonal Protective EquipmentCollaborative Change LeadershipCOVID-19 virus transmissioninfection prevention and controlstaff wellness

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PMID37470271
PMCPMC10359852
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