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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



Clinical Communiqué Volume 10 Issue 2 June 2023
We present two cases of extubation crises in post-operative patients who had upper airway signs and symptoms from dental pathology.


Clinical Communiqué Volume 10 Issue 1 March 2023
A lack of cultural safety is a contributing factor in preventable hospital deaths.


Clinical Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 3 September 2022
In this edition we review the limits of decision-making tools in situations of alert fatigue and failure-to-escalate.


Clinical Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 2 June 2022
Pre-eminent leaders in health, law, and ethics reflect on the evolution of quality and patient safety in Australia and overseas.


Clinical Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 1 March 2022
Major trauma in the older adult population is on the rise. Once a patient falls, the odds of preventable mortality increase with age.


Clinical Communiqué Volume 8 Issue 3 September 2021
In this edition we look at paediatric appendicitis - the most common cause of acute abdomen in children.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 21 Issue 3 August 2026
Trusted systems lead to unintended harm. Understanding the risks of misplaced assumptions in aged care practice.

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Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 21 Issue 2 May 2026
Understanding whether non-standard clinical care is suboptimal, consistent with a person's documented authentic wishes or a dignity of risk preference.

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Short course: Resident-to-Resident Aggression in Aged Care 2026
This course is designed for consultant physicians, senior clinicians, and clinical leaders working at the frontline of care for older people.

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