Application of Infection Control Supervisor System in a designated hospital for COVID-19/ 感控督导员制度在新型冠状病毒肺炎收治医院的实践应用

OBJECTIVE To introduce the practice experience of promotion of infection control supervisor system in Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University which is designated for treatment of Corona Virus Disease2019 (COVID-19) METHODS The supervisors were in priority recruited from infection control nurses and the staff in department of infection control, department of critical care medicine and respiratory department In prior to working as the supervisors, they were well trained to maser the taking Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)on and off as well as all guidelines from hospitals The direct supervision was the major manner of supervision, on-site supervision and video supervision could also be carried out The duties of supervision included interpretation of techniques for infection control, timely correction of errors and immediate aid The problems were fed back in time by taking on site pictures The supervision contents included personal behavior, storage of goods, environment and disinfection, and flow of diagnosis and treatment RESULTS Since the infection control supervisor system was carried out in the isolation wards on Feb 19, 2020, totally15 incidents of risky violations,1 incident of path delivery error and 2 incidents of occupational exposure due to failed personal protection, were found No health care workers had COVID-19 in the isolation wards CONCLUSION The supervisor system plays a positive role in ensuring the safety of health care workers, consistently promoting knowledge and skills, comforting the health care workers, and reserving force