IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Table of Contents
Points to be addressed at the meeting    3
Key aspects of the Policy    3
Key aspects of the Code of Practice    3
Hazard Identification by the Team    4
Informing the Team on Infection Control    4
Examples of Communication Methods    4
Plan for Training Team and Individuals for implementing Infection Control Practices    4
Resolving Issues through Consultation with suitable Personnel    4
Workplace Processes to deal with Hazardous Events and Infection Control Risks    5
Ways to inspire Staffs for reporting Infection Risks and Improving Processes for Infection Control    5
References    6
Points to be addressed at the meeting
The most important issue to be addressed at the meeting is to analyze if the teams at Healthy Families are aware of the concept of infection control. Since the concerned organization provides healthcare facility, it is acceptable that the risks of infection are inevitable. Although Healthy Families has a policy and other concerned procedures that could safeguard its members from being infected, however, the probable non-compliance to them could indicate that the care teams are not quite aware of the significance of controlling infection and requirements needed to implement these practices. Hence, these issues will be addressed in the meeting.
Key aspects of the Policy
At the Healthy Families America, there is a policy for infection control of the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) that is responsible for causing AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). They have set up a range of guidelines to safeguard children from being infected by those children, who are already infected by HIV (Healthy Families, 2013). Therefore, before admitting a child to the organization, they test its blood for the infection of HIV, and if they are found to be infected, they are entrusted to group programs for separating them from the non-infected ones. Besides, critically infected children have been prevented from spreading the infection by using separate towels and disposable gloves for handling them. According to their reports, so far no infection spread has been reported that occurred due to organizational practices (Healthy Families, 2013).
Key aspects of the Code of Practice
The organization has a series of Codes of Practice that are also sub-divided for a number of practices under each of them. The codes of practices cover promotion of positive child-parent relationship, promotion of healthy development and growth of childhood and enhancement of family functioning. For promoting positive child-parent relationship, the organization supports child-parent attachment, encourages their play activities, supports the role of the parents in being the first teacher to their child; develops their socio-emotional relationship and their goals (HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, 2011).
For promoting healthy development and growth of childhood, Healthy Families ensures their safety, nutrition, education, healthcare, early intervention facilities; aims for setting up stages of development and imparting parents with required parenting skills. Lastly, for enhancing family functionality, it builds their...