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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #19: Medication Allergy
A resident is administered medication to which he has a known allergy leading to death prompting a review of practice and systems of care.


Clinical Communiqué Episode #14: Thunderstorm asthma
Thunderstorm asthma events can trigger severe asthma symptoms in susceptible individuals and potentially rapidly overwhelm health services.


Clinical Communiqué Episode #13: Failure to hear concerns
Failure to hear the concerns of those that should be at the centre of every health care interaction is a missed opportunity to prevent harm.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #18: Supervision and timeliness of care
Examining the timeliness of care in harm prevention.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #17: Diabetes mellitus
Premature deaths of residents due to suboptimal management of diabetes mellitus.


Clinical Communiqué Episode #12: Extubation Crisis
Extubation-related incidents continue to cause preventable deaths.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 20 Issue 4 November 2025
The investigations of two deaths related to medications and medication management highlight the importance of challenging the status quo.

The Communiqués


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
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