Future Leaders

Future Leaders Communiqué Volume 9 Issue 1 October 2024

A culmination of missed opportunities and systemic issues resulted in a poor patient outcome during an interhospital transfer.

We describe the findings from a coroner’s investigation into the unexpected death of a patient with major trauma.

We reflect on the challenges faced by junior doctors engaging in locum work and the chain of communication in medical imaging reports.

This edition focuses on safe transfer of care when dealing with critically ill patients.

The death of a six-year-old child could have been prevented with timely recognition and management of sepsis in an asplenic patient.

In this edition of Future Leaders Communiqué, we examine teams and teamwork.

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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