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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



Background infusions with PCA can be unsafe – but are concurrent oral opioids any safer?
Following the discussion on patient-controlled-analgesia (PCA) in our June issue of the Clinical Communiqué, we present a supplementary expe


Nursing Home Deaths in the Wake of Hurricane Irma
Nursing Home Deaths in the Wake of Hurricane Irma


Unchain me: how our approach to safety leads to harm
The British Geriatrics Society have published an article about the recent landmark Australian study published in Age and Ageing,...


Australian Coronial Jurisdictions
Australian Capital Territory https://www.courts.act.gov.au/magistrates/courts/coroners_court New South Wales http://www.coroners.justice....


‘Lost and Found’ Seminar Presentations
‘Lost and Found’ Seminar Presentations


Golden Rules for General Surgery – Professor Jonathan Serpell
Golden Rules for General Surgery – Professor Jonathan Serpell


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.

The Communiqués


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.

The Communiqués


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.

The Communiqués
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