Response to Measles, COVID-19, etc.

Safety Protocols for Infectious Diseases

• During flu season the provider wears a KN-95 respirator mask for in-person appointments with established patients.
  • Note: This mask is removed occasionally during appointments for treatment reasons (for example, if a child needs to see what the provider is doing with her mouth while producing target speech sounds in order to do the same).
• Telehealth appointments always available upon request.
• All patients must wash their hands at the beginning of each appointment (to protect from norovirus).
• All toys are disinfected after contact with bodily fluids.
  • Note: Due to the current Measles outbreak, toddler toys are being disinfected between appointments.
• All iPads are disinfected between each appointment.
• All surfaces, knobs, switches, thermometers, and the floors are disinfected weekly, after contact with bodily fluids, or more frequently as needed.
  • Note: These are disinfected before & after each appointment with patients/patients’ siblings who haven’t yet completed their MMR course.
• Use of provider face-shield with patients unable to cover their coughs/sneezes.
• Screening all patients for fever upon uncharacteristic behaviors (more sleepy than usual, longer response time than usual, etc.).
• Air purifier run with UV at all times.
  • Note: When/If Measles reaches Albuquerque this purifier will be run at full speed before and after appointments with patients who are not yet or who cannot be vaccinated against MMR.
• Provider’s COVID-19 report from Vax View is available to patients through the electronic medical records platform.