Recognising potential influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks

Updated 17 June 2020

This quick reference guide outlines the clinical criteria to recognise influenza-like-illness (ILI) and acute respiratory infection (ARI). The guide also includes the definitions for potential and confirmed influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks. Early recognition of ILI and ARI ensures a rapid and effective outbreak response.

Influenza and COVID-19: Planning and preparedness for residential aged care facilities

This presentation provides information, resources and web links to guide facilities with planning and preparing for influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks. Further information is available when viewed in Notes Page.

Influenza outbreak management plan (template)

Updated 17 June 2020

This template is a compilation of checklists, forms and templates to assist residential aged care facilities to plan their response to an outbreak of influenza or influenza-like illness, including a novel respiratory disease of international or national public health concern. The template is a guide only. It is not prescriptive or exhaustive and should be modified and expanded to reflect the outcomes of your planning. This template can also be used to update your current influenza outbreak management plan.

Influenza outbreak planning guide

This document is a resource which provides links to influenza resources and outlines objectives, strategies and tactics to assist your facility to complete an Influenza Outbreak Management Plan. It can also be used as a check list if desired.

Influenza vaccination registers for staff and residents (templates)

Vaccination coverage is a key performance indicator for your infection control program. Maintaining separate electronic registers for annual staff and resident influenza vaccinations is recommended. These templates automatically generate the percentage of staff and residents who have been vaccinated or who have declined. For vaccination date column, enter date or ‘unknown’ (i.e. for staff vaccinated externally and have yet to provide evidence). For declined vaccination column, enter ‘yes’ or ’Y’.

• Residents Flu Vaccination Register
• Staff Flu Vaccination Register

Influenza vaccination declination form (template)

A vaccination declination form may be useful to use during confidential discussions with staff who choose to decline influenza vaccination. Benefits of using declination forms may include assisting staff to make an active choice about whether or not to be vaccinated and also identifying areas within your facility where targeted education may be required to approach universal acceptance of influenza vaccination. The template can be amended, should you choose to adapt it, according to the needs of your facility.

Updated 14 May 2020

Updated 14 May 2020