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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for improving aged care in Australia
Read the full article: Click here There are lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for improving residential aged care. Around the world, the...


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 15 Issue 3 August 2020
Aged care homes must continue to provide the care for residents irrespective of whether directly or indirectly affected by COVID-19 pandemic


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 15 Issue 2 May 2020
Australia has one of the lowest rates of infection and deaths around the world from COVID-19.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 15 Special Issue 1.2 April 2020
This is a special edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it. The challenges


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 15 Issue 1 February 2020
In this edition we present the investigations into the deaths of one resident choking and, another from mixed prescription drug sedation.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 14 Issue 4 November 2019
Sadly, this issue of the RAC- Communiqué addresses the rarely discussed subject of sexual violence in aged care.


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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