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Background Although healthcare worker (HCW) absenteeism due to COVID-19 exposure represents a significant challenge, there are currently no evidence-based criteria for assessing infection risk based on COVID-19 exposure type. We aimed to identify the incidence of acquiring infection following varying exposures to COVID-19 to guide safe return-to-work policies for staff in healthcare settings. Methods We analyzed prospectively collected data at an academic centre with approximately 17 000 active staff between January 1 - April 30, 2022 during a large BA.1 Omicron surge. More than 99% of staff received >2 vaccine doses. All staff self-reporting household, community, and workplace exposure to confirmed cases of COVID-19 submitted attestation to the Occupational Health department detailing the nature of the exposure, the duration, and setting. Staff were required to report all positive test results by rapid antigen or PCR testing. Results A total of 3209 staff submitted exposure reports (2493 household, 539 community, and 177 workplace). Of these, 1008 (31.4%) tested positive 2 days prior to or 14 days after the exposure (36% household; 19% community, 7% workplace). In the community exposure group, 19% tested positive due to a discrete exposure of < 4 hours and 21% tested positive with an exposure >4 hours. For household exposures and workplace exposures, these values were 25%/27% and 6%/10%, respectively (Figure 1). The median time to testing positive was 2 days for household exposures and 3 days for community and workplace exposures (Figure 2, Panels A-C). By day 4 post-exposure, more than 80% of positive results were reported (Figure 2, Panel D). Risk of testing positive differed based on baseline symptom status at the time of reporting (Table 1). Risk of infection during the peri-exposure period (2 days before reported exposure and 14 days after) according to type and duration of exposure. Background rate of infection based on regional incidence of disease due to BA.1 Omicron wave. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk (A - household; B - Community; C - Workplace) after exposure. Time to infection in all groups is shown in panel D. The risk of infection amongst healthcare workers reporting exposures, according to their symptom status at the time of reporting their exposures. Conclusion Our data suggests that the highest risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 was via household contacts, regardless of exposure duration, with workplace exposures carrying less risk. Using a cut-off of 4 hours for exposure duration to delineate risk may be of limited value. These data could help workplaces predict infection risk following exposure and guide return-to-work policies that balance the need to staff workplaces, including hospitals, with reducing risk of on-site transmission during periods of increased community transmission (Figure 3). Risk of Infection in the Context of Background Infection Background general population infection risk based on regional incidence of disease due to BA.1 Omicron wave. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures.

Health care workers (HCWs) are at higher risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and may play a role in transmitting the infection to vulnerable patients and members of the community. This is particularly worrisome in the context of asymptomatic infection. We performed a cross-sectional study looking at asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in HCWs. We screened asymptomatic HCWs for SARS-CoV-2 via PCR. Complementary viral genome sequencing was performed on positive swab specimens. A seroprevalence analysis was also performed using multiple assays. Asymptomatic health care worker cohorts had a combined swab positivity rate of 29/5776 (0.50%, 95%CI 0.32–0.75) relative to a comparative cohort of symptomatic HCWs, where 54/1597 (3.4%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (ratio of symptomatic to asymptomatic 6.8:1). SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among 996 asymptomatic HCWs with no prior known exposure to SARS-CoV-2 was 1.4–3.4%, depending on assay. A novel in-house Coronavirus protein microarray showed differing SARS-CoV-2 protein reactivities and helped define likely true positives vs. suspected false positives. Our study demonstrates the utility of routine screening of asymptomatic HCWs, which may help to identify a significant proportion of infections.

We screened three separate cohorts of healthcare workers for SARS-CoV-2 via nasopharyngeal swab PCR. A seroprevalence analysis using multiple assays was performed in a subgroup. The asymptomatic health care worker cohorts had a combined swap positivity rate of 29/5776 (0.50%, 95%CI 0.32-0.75) compared to the symptomatic cohort rate of 54/1597 (3.4%) (ratio of symptomatic to asymptomatic 6.8:1). Sequencing demonstrated several variants. The seroprevalence (n=996) was 1.4-3.4% depending on assay. Protein microarray analysis showed differing SARS-CoV-2 protein reactivities and helped define likely true positives vs. suspected false positives. Routine screening of asymptomatic health care workers helps identify a significant proportion of infections.

Les programmes de cancerologie ontariens se sont fixes comme objectif de dispenser des soins infirmiers de haute qualite et des traitements securitaires a la fois pour les patients et pour le personnel. Dans le domaine de la sante, les contraintes financieres inherentes a la prestation des soins exigent que les mecanismes de financement rendent compte non seulement du cout des medicaments mais encore de facteurs tels que les couts des ressources humaines en pharmacie et en soins infirmiers. Alors que certaines organisations ont elabore des systemes de classification des patients afin de mesurer l’intensite des soins infirmiers et la charge de travail des infirmieres, ces systemes s’appliquent principalement aux clienteles hospitalisees et presentent de nombreux defis tels que la necessite pour les infirmieres de documenter la charge de travail exigee par les soins a des fins de justification. Cet article a pour but de tracer les grandes lignes de la methodologie et de l’implication des infirmieres en vue d’elaborer une ponderation de la consommation des ressources basee sur les protocoles pouvant etre appliquee aux salles de chimiotherapie ambulatoire. La methodologie inclut la determination de la charge de travail reliee au temps dont les infirmieres ont besoin pour preparer, conseiller et evaluer les patients et leur fournir l’enseignement requis ainsi que le temps necessaire pour rassembler les fournitures, acceder aux lignes de perfusion, surveiller, gerer les effets indesirables, gerer les symptomes et documenter les soins. La ponderation de la consommation des ressources fournit une meilleure mesure de la complexite des soins exiges par les patients atteints de cancer traites en milieu ambulatoire.