Clinical Communiqué 4/11

Clinical Communiqué Volume 6 Issue 4 December 2019

Two cases of a condition which has the dangerous combination of a missable diagnosis, and a potential for rapid, lethal deterioration.

Shortcomings in the interface between humans and technological systems can lead to patient harm.

What do we need to do to keep patients safe when we explerience yet another flu season?

We discuss fixation error, the phenomenon whereby a person falls into a pattern of thinking that there is only one possible explanation.

We present an extended edition on doctor-patient communciation and discuss the polygon of patient safety.

Looking after our patients and improving the ways in which we keep them safe is only one side of the story.

The investigations of two deaths related to medications and medication management highlight the importance of challenging the status quo.

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This podcast presents two cases highlighting the challenges of facilitating and supervising community access for residential clients.

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This podcast presents two cases highlighting the poorer outcomes that can occur for older persons following trauma.

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