| Publikationstyp: | Konferenz: Poster |
| Art der Begutachtung: | Keine Angabe |
| Titel: | Legionella prevention in water systems in hospitals : stakeholders and the process seen from facility management |
| Autor/-in: | Leiblein, Thomas Tucker, Matt Ashall, Mal Al Khaddar, Rafid Lee, Susanne Gollnisch, Carsten Hofer, Susanne |
| Erschienen in: | Waterline |
| Band(Heft): | 2017 |
| Heft: | Autumn |
| Seite(n): | 37 |
| Angaben zur Konferenz: | 9th International Conference on Legionella, Rome, Italy, 26-30 September 2017 |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
| Verlag / Hrsg. Institution: | Industrial Water Society |
| Verlag / Hrsg. Institution: | Tamworth |
| ISSN: | 0954-7711 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schlagwörter: | Legionella; Hospital; Risk management; Facility management; Water safety |
| Fachgebiet (DDC): | 610: Medizin und Gesundheit 658.2: Facility Management |
| Zusammenfassung: | An ongoing research project systematically uncovers the situation of Legionella in water Systems in healthcare organisations. Healthcare facilities (i.e. hospitals) can be part of a Facility Management (FM) portfolio. The aim of the overall research project is to work out a framework for FM. The discipline FM is present in healthcare and operates within a range of regulations specific to a country. According to the International Facility Management Association an organisation has to take precautions to manage risks properly. Data on six case studies of three countries were collected in a two-stage sequential exploratory research study design. Expert’s interviews were followed by a questionnaire study including further groups of stakeholders. The study focuses on the organisational structure with respect to the process of Legionella prevention, seen from a FM’s perspective. Findings demonstrate fundamental differences in the organisational structure in hospitals and thus, the different process owners working for Legionella prevention in water systems. The UK follows recommendations of the WHOs water safety plan by maintaining a defined group of specialists (water safety team). In Germany and Switzerland the ‘hygiene commission’ implements decision-making and takes responsibility for infection prevention measures. Potentially the organisational structure has an impact on the awareness of topics related infection prevention of hazards related to water hygiene. Usually a technical operations unit (or similar) is responsible for maintaining water systems. Present-day economically driven budget cuts, delayed reconstruction works or incomplete risk assessments may be recognised and counteracted by those in scope of liability. For that reason a process-scheme for Legionella prevention in water systems may be helpful to identify every stakeholder working for the joint process. This study may be a headstone, considering FM’s needs and duties within the context of healthcare. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/5956 |
| Volltext Version: | Publizierte Version |
| Lizenz (gemäss Verlagsvertrag): | Keine Angabe |
| Departement: | Life Sciences und Facility Management |
| Organisationseinheit: | Institut für Facility Management (IFM) |
| Enthalten in den Sammlungen: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Leiblein, T., Tucker, M., Ashall, M., Al Khaddar, R., Lee, S., Gollnisch, C., & Hofer, S. (2017). Legionella prevention in water systems in hospitals : stakeholders and the process seen from facility management [Conference poster]. Waterline, 2017(Autumn), 37.
Leiblein, T. et al. (2017) ‘Legionella prevention in water systems in hospitals : stakeholders and the process seen from facility management’, in Waterline. Tamworth: Industrial Water Society, p. 37.
T. Leiblein et al., “Legionella prevention in water systems in hospitals : stakeholders and the process seen from facility management,” in Waterline, 2017, vol. 2017, no. Autumn, p. 37.
LEIBLEIN, Thomas, Matt TUCKER, Mal ASHALL, Rafid AL KHADDAR, Susanne LEE, Carsten GOLLNISCH und Susanne HOFER, 2017. Legionella prevention in water systems in hospitals : stakeholders and the process seen from facility management. In: Waterline. Conference poster. Tamworth: Industrial Water Society. 2017. S. 37
Leiblein, Thomas, Matt Tucker, Mal Ashall, Rafid Al Khaddar, Susanne Lee, Carsten Gollnisch, and Susanne Hofer. 2017. “Legionella Prevention in Water Systems in Hospitals : Stakeholders and the Process Seen from Facility Management.” Conference poster. In Waterline, 2017:37. Tamworth: Industrial Water Society.
Leiblein, Thomas, et al. “Legionella Prevention in Water Systems in Hospitals : Stakeholders and the Process Seen from Facility Management.” Waterline, vol. 2017, no. Autumn, Industrial Water Society, 2017, p. 37.
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