Table 2 Healthcare professions identified in the focus group discussion who could theoretically be involved in the response to an MDRO outbreak as described in the scenarioa
Hospital | Regional Public Health Services (GGD) | Nursing Home | Homecare | General Practitioner | Medical Microbiological Laboratory | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Institution management | 9. Institution management | 14. Institution management | 18. Institution management | 21. General Practitioner | 22. Medical microbiologist b | 23. RIVM |
2. Infection prevention specialist | 10. Infection prevention specialist | 15. Infection prevention specialist | 19. Nurse | – | – | – |
3. MD, medical microbiologist | 11. MD, infectious disease control specialist | 16. MD, Geriatric specialist | 20. Communication professional | – | – | – |
4. Infectiologist | 12. Infectious disease control nurse | 17. Communication professional | – | – | – | – |
5. Treating medical specialist | 13. Communication professional | – | – | – | – | – |
6. Department management | – | – | – | – | – | – |
7. Outbreak management team | – | – | – | – | – | – |
8. Communication professional | – | – | – | – | – | – |