Infection prevention and control: Guideline for speech pathologists, Version 1,2020.

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Setting

Examples

• A paediatric feeding client is scheduled for an in-person therapy session. • The speech pathologist has provided the parent with information about the infectious agent and precautions required. • The parent brings the client’s feeding/mealtime equipment and feeds the client during the session. • An acrylic partition separates the speech pathologist from the client and their parent. • The speech pathologist has set up a therapy area at a plastic table and chairs with a plastic sheet covering the table and floor. • Only hard toys are available to the client during the session. The toys are then placed in a zip-lock bag labelled ‘used’ to be cleaned at the end of the session. • A client who has saliva control difficulties attends an in-person therapy session with the speech pathologist. • The speech pathologist uses the sensor-controlled faucet and soap dispenser to complete hand hygiene and wears the required PPE for standard and transmission based precautions. • The speech pathologist closes the door to the individual therapy room and moves around during the session (e.g., beside the client, across the room from the client). • The speech pathologist supports the client to use their own augmentative and alternative device. • After the session, the speech pathologist completes a thorough clean of the room and leaves it for a period of 30 minutes before the next scheduled client uses it.

Community

Disability