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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



Volume 5, Issue 3, Aug 2010
This edition features two cases from the Coroner’s Office in South Australia, both required an extensive investigation and inquest.


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


Volume 5, Issue 2, Jun 2010
Welcome to the June edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué.


Volume 5, Issue 1, Feb 2010
This issue focuses on how we respond to emergency situations due to internal hazards.


Volume 5, Supplement 1, Jul 2010: Special Edition
This issue describes two practice change studies drawn from this work using the familiar style and format of the RAC-Communiqué.


Volume 4, Issue 3, Dec 2009
Welcome to the third and final issue of 2009. This edition focuses on the health effects of hot weather and heatwaves.


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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