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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #16: Wheelchair Fall
A resident fall from a runaway wheelchair.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #15: Unexplained absence
Escaping, absconding, unexplained absences lead to death.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #14: Choking CPR and Dementia
Two residents die from choking on food.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #13: Hoist and Chair
Two deaths due to head trauma related to use of a mechanical hoist and a lift chair.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #12: Positional asphyxia
Death of a resident from positional asphyxia. Highlights need for better internal emergency incident responses and deploying staff.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #11: Falls
Learn from these two cases and the expert commentaries explaining how to prevent falls.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #22: Community Access
This podcast presents two cases highlighting the challenges of facilitating and supervising community access for residential clients.

The Communiqués


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #21: Geriatric Trauma
This podcast presents two cases highlighting the poorer outcomes that can occur for older persons following trauma.

The Communiqués


Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #12: Interns
In this episode, we review a coroner’s investigation into the unexpected death in hospital of a complex major trauma patient.

The Communiqués
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