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RAC Communiqué Episode #8: RRA and DBMAS

This podcast focuses on harm resulting from resident-on-resident interactions.

In this edition we look at paediatric appendicitis - the most common cause of acute abdomen in children.

This edition examines two cases where early attention and prompt responses to family concerns may have altered the fatal outcomes.

The content of the podcast is based on our April 2021 print edition, with Dr Vincent Wong as guest editor.

In this edition we examine two topics central to patient safety: medication safety and barriers to escalation of care.

In this podcast episode we will hear about deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

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

The Communiqués

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

The Communiqués

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

The Communiqués