Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #19: Medication Allergy
- The Communiqués
- Apr 4
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 8
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Welcome to Episode Nineteen of our podcast series. This features material from our February 2024 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué. In this episode we examine the case of a resident who died due to being administered a medication to which he had a known allergy. The case highlights lessons about how we gather and evaluation information. Our expert commentator is Dr Natali Jokanovic, a practising pharmacist with a research background.
Episode Contents
01:21 Editorial
03:58 Case #1: Credible but not reliable
17:32 Expert Commentary: Medication allergies and challenges in residential aged care
23:33 Reflections from senior nurses
25:58 Obituary: Vale Maree Amanda Cameron PSM
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