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Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 15 Issue 1 February 2020

In this edition we present the investigations into the deaths of one resident choking and, another from mixed prescription drug sedation.

In this edition of Future Leaders Communiqué, we present a case where the patient required multiple clinicians from different subspecialties

Two cases of a condition which has the dangerous combination of a missable diagnosis, and a potential for rapid, lethal deterioration.

Sadly, this issue of the RAC- Communiqué addresses the rarely discussed subject of sexual violence in aged care.

Welcome to the October 2019 edition of the new-look Future Leaders Communiqué. This edition will explore the theme of ‘diagnostic errors’.

Shortcomings in the interface between humans and technological systems can lead to patient harm.

Thunderstorm asthma events can trigger severe asthma symptoms in susceptible individuals and potentially rapidly overwhelm health services.

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A resident is administered medication to which he has a known allergy leading to death prompting a review of practice and systems of care.

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This edition examines how the workforce issues impact resident safety and quality of care through three separate cases.

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