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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



List of Research Publications
The following is a list of the academic journal articles that the team at the RAC Communiqué and Health Law and Ageing Research Unit...


A quick guide to leg ulcers
Leg ulcers are one of the more challenging clinical problems that confront health professionals in Nursing Homes (NH) as well as in hospital


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


It’s hard to think about, but frail older women in nursing homes get sexually abused too
We don’t often think of older women being victims of sexual assault, but such assaults occur in many settings and circumstances.


Are we expecting too much of our junior doctors?
“When will the proper doctor see me? You know, the one who wears the suit.” This is what junior doctors hear from patients and their...


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,...


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


Clinical Communiqué Episode #16: Print Communication
In this episode we feature two surgical cases that each portray several clinical themes, but at the heart of both is the theme of communication.

The Communiqués
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