Clinical Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 3 September 2022In this edition we review the limits of decision-making tools in situations of alert fatigue and failure-to-escalate.
Clinical Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 2 June 2022Pre-eminent leaders in health, law, and ethics reflect on the evolution of quality and patient safety in Australia and overseas.
Clinical Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 1 March 2022Major trauma in the older adult population is on the rise. Once a patient falls, the odds of preventable mortality increase with age.
Clinical Communiqué Volume 8 Issue 3 September 2021In this edition we look at paediatric appendicitis - the most common cause of acute abdomen in children.
Clinical Communiqué Volume 8 Issue 2 June 2021In this edition we look at the problem of access block, a major barrier to delivering safe and timely care to patients in hospitals.
Clinical Communiqué Volume 8 Issue 1 March 2021In our first edition we look at deaths due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
The CommuniquésFuture Leaders Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 1 October 2024A culmination of missed opportunities and systemic issues resulted in a poor patient outcome during an interhospital transfer.
The CommuniquésClinical Communiqué Episode #14: Thunderstorm asthmaThunderstorm asthma events can trigger severe asthma symptoms in susceptible individuals and potentially rapidly overwhelm health services.
The CommuniquésEpisode 4: Mental Health presentations in persons with dementiaWebinar Recording 1:00pm Wed 4 September 2024