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Infection Prevention and Control News Grampians Region Infection Control Group Emergency Department Triage In conjunction with Ballarat Health Services we have developed a GRICG Emergency Department Infectious Disease Quick Reference Guide – this poster is designed to help you think about infectious diseases when triaging your ED patients. Always ask if the presenting patient has been overseas recently – it is important to maintain a level of alertness as we are now faced with many emerging infectious diseases and multi resistant microorganisms. If you do not have a poster in ED please ask your ICP. January 2016: Is s u e N o . 5 4 Increase in Meningococcal disease in Victoria W There has been an increase in the number of notifications of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W in Victoria, with 10 cases notified in 2015. (4 in 2014, 1 in 2013) Most patients have been aged over 50 years and have had atypical presentations, for example septic arthritis or epiglottitis. However there have also been younger patients with septicaemia. Consider testing for Invasive Meningococcal Disease in older patients who may have atypical presentations of the disease (septic arthritis, pneumonia, epiglottitis). Follow existing vaccine recommendations for prevention of Invasive Meningococcal Disease. Notify the department immediately on 1300 651 160 (24 hours a day) of all suspected and confirmed cases of IMD (Reference: Chief Health Officer Advisory Sept 2015) HAPPY NEW YEAR Code Brown Templates Two new templates have been developed for use by Health Services. The sub plans within the Grampians Region Health Emergency Management Plan describe the actions your HS staff need to take in the event of a special disease event such as pandemic influenza or EVD. Any public or private health service or residential aged care facility is invited to use these templates to develop a Code Brown Plan to suit your needs. These sub plans are a template that can be adjusted to suit your local requirements - Contact your ICP for more details. Local News