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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 17 Issue 3 August 2022
Two deaths due to head trauma related to use of a mechanical hoist and a lift chair.


Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 7 Issue 3 July 2022
This edition focuses on safe transfer of care when dealing with critically ill patients.


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.


Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #9: Asplenia
This preventable death of a six-year-old child highlights lessons about the management of sepsis in an asplenic patient.


Clinical Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 2 June 2022
Pre-eminent leaders in health, law, and ethics reflect on the evolution of quality and patient safety in Australia and overseas.


Clinical Communiqué Episode #8: Fall Injuries in Older Adults
Podcast addresses the challenges in assessing older patients who had a fall to avoid delays in recognition and treatment of serious injury.


Clinical Communiqué Volume 12 Issue 1 Winter 2025
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection that causes significant morbidity and mortality.

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Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 20 Issue 2 May 2025
Two cases about medical treatment decision-making at the end of life care in people with cognitive impairment.

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Clinical Communiqué Episode #15: Older drivers
In this episode we look at the challenging aspects of determining fitness to drive in older drivers.

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