Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 7 Issue 2 April 2022
The death of a six-year-old child could have been prevented with timely recognition and management of sepsis in an asplenic patient.
Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders
About the Future Leaders Communiqué
The Future Leaders Communiqué is an electronic publication containing narrative case reports about lessons learned from the Coroners’ investigations into preventable deaths. Each article is written by healthcare graduates with a fresh take on current matters.
Each issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué is developed, written, reviewed and edited by a junior medical practitioner to ensure we have provided the relevant clinical context combined with accessible language and up-to-date expertise.
Latest Editions
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 7 Issue 1 January 2022
In this edition of Future Leaders Communiqué, we examine teams and teamwork.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 6 Issue 4 October 2021
In this edition, we present a coronial investigation into the death of an elderly Indigenous man in hospital following a surgical procedure.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 6 Issue 3 July 2021
In this edition we examine two topics central to patient safety: medication safety and barriers to escalation of care.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 6 Issue 2 April 2021
Welcome to the April 2021 edition of the Future Leaders Communiqué curated by our guest editor Vincent Wong.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 6 Issue 1 January 2021
In this edition, Dr Daniel Grose examines the coroner’s inquest into the death of Melanie Tregonning.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 5 Issue 4 October 2020
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Future Leaders Communiqué for 2020.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 5 Issue 3 July 2020
Our guest editor is Dr Sarah Milanko, who is a second-year basic physician trainee and currently working as a general medicine registrar.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 5 Issue 2 COVID 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the ways in which we interact with the world on every level.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 5 Issue 1 January 2020
In this edition of Future Leaders Communiqué, we present a case where the patient required multiple clinicians from different subspecialties
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 4 Issue 4 October 2019
Welcome to the October 2019 edition of the new-look Future Leaders Communiqué. This edition will explore the theme of ‘diagnostic errors’.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 4 Issue 3 July 2019
In this issue, we review a coronial inquest into the death of a young woman who was misdiagnosed.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 4 Issue 2 April 2019
This edition will explore the concepts of compartmentalisation and subspecialisation in medicine and their impact on inter-specialty relatio
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 4 Issue 1 January 2019
In this edition, we discuss the concept of ‘medical risk.’ An example of the many situations that arise in the healthcare system that create
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 3 Issue 4 October 2018
Welcome to the January 2019 edition of the Future Leaders Communiqué. In this edition, we discuss the concept of ‘medical risk.’ An example
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 3 Issue 3 July 2018
We will reflect on two cases where pressured discharge planning sadly preceded tragic outcomes.
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 3 Issue 2 April 2018
Welcome to the April 2018 issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué. In this issue, we will review the coronial inquest into the death of a wom
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 3 Issue 1 January 2018
Welcome to the sixth issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué. Our guest editor for this issue is Dr Joey Lam; a doctor undertaking physician
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 2 Issue 4 October 2017
Welcome to our final issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué for 2017. Our guest editor for this issue is Dr Noha Ferrah who is currently wor
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 2 Issue 3 July 2017
Welcome to the fourth issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué, our sister publication to the Clinical Communiqué & the Residential Aged Care
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 2 Issue 2 April 2017
This issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué describes the case of an elderly female patient who developed leg ulcers in the final stages of
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 2 Issue 1 January 2017
Welcome to the second issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué and the first for 2017. We were thrilled by the response we received to the lau
Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 1 Issue 1 October 2016
Welcome to this edition of the Communiqué in which we discuss the benefits and potential dangers of medical protocols. To illustrate this we