The Communiqués Podcasts
Episodes
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #13: Rural
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Thirteen of our podcast series. This features material from our October 2024 print edition of the Future Leaders Communiqué. Our g...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #22: Community Access
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Twenty-two of our podcast series. This features material from our November 2024 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiq...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #21: Geriatric Trauma
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Twenty-one of our podcast series. This features material from our August 2024 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #12: Interns
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode #12 of the Future Leaders Communiqué podcast. In this episode, we review a coroner’s investigation into the unexpected death in ...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #16: Print Communication
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 16 of the Clinical Communiqué, based on the June 2024 edition of the Clinical Communiqué. In this episode we feature two surgical...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #20: Terminal Sedation
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Twenty of our podcast series. This features material from our May 2024 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué. This...
CC Podcast Episode #15: Older Drivers
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 15 of the Clinical Communiqué Podcast, based on the March 2024 print edition of the Clinical Communiqué. In this podcast episode ...
RACC Podcast Episode 19: Medication Allergy
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Nineteen of our podcast series. This features material from our February 2024 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué...
CC Podcast Episode #14: Thunderstorm asthma
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Fourteen of our podcast series. This features material from our December 2023 print edition of the Clinical Communiqué. This podca...
CC Podcast Episode #13: Failure to hear concerns
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Thirteen of our podcast series. This features material from our September 2023 print edition of the Clinical Communiqué. This podc...
RACC Podcast Episode 18 : Supervision and timeliness of care
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Eighteen of our podcast series. This features material from our November 2023 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué...
RACC Podcast Episode 17: Diabetes mellitus
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Seventeen of our podcast series. This features material from our August 2023 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué...
RACC Podcast Episode 16: Wheelchair Fall
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode presents the results of the investigation into the premature death of a resident who had a fall from a runaway wheelchair. The th...
CC Podcast Episode #12: Extubation Crisis
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we feature two cases of worsening upper airway swelling leading to fatal airway obstruction following routine extubation of patients a...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #15: Unexplained absence
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Escaping, absconding, unexplained absences lead to death. The investigation into a resident’s unexplained absence determined the cause of death as h...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #11: First Nations
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In partnership with First Nations Peoples from clinical, education, design, and consumer advocacy backgrounds, this critical edition of the Clinical C...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #11: Locums
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode #11 of the Future Leaders Communiqué podcast. In this episode, we present a thought-provoking summary of the events leading to the...
RACC Podcast Episode 14: Choking CPR and Dementia
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The investigations into the deaths of two residents from choking on food are described. Two experts address the challenges of managing the impact of d...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #13: Hoist and Chair
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two deaths due to head trauma related to use of a mechanical hoist and a lift chair could happen in any aged care home. The lessons for improving prac...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #10: Alarms and Alerts
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode draws on the September 2022 edition of the Clinical Communiqué and features two cases that describe alarm fatigue and the failure to esc...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #10: Transfers from critical care units.
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode #10 of the Future Leaders Communiqué podcast. In this episode, we reflect on the journey of a complex patient as they transition f...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part Three
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Nine of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled ’20 Years of Patient Safety.’ This podcast is split into three parts and is ba...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part Two
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Nine of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled ’20 Years of Patient Safety.’ This podcast is split into three parts and is ba...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part One
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Nine of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled ’20 Years of Patient Safety.’ This podcast is split into three parts and is ba...
Medical Student Communiqué Episode #2: Communicating when uncertain
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Based on our October 2018 issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué Volume(3) Issue(4) guest edited by Dr Danielle Panaccio. This podcast is hosted by t...
Medical Student Communiqué Episode #1: Medical protocols
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Based on our October 2016 issue of the Future Leaders Communiqué Volume(1) Issue(1) guest edited by Dr Nick Lonergan. This podcast hosted by medical ...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #12: Positional asphyxia
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Death of a resident from positional asphyxia. Highlights need for better internal emergency incident responses and deploying staff.Editorial Content01...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #9: Asplenia
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Nine of our Podcast Series. A preventable death of a six-year-old child is a tragedy. We highlight some of the lessons to be learne...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #8: Fall Injuries in Older Adults
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Eight of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled ‘Fall injuries in older adults.’This podcast is based on the March 2022 editi...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #11: Falls
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The first issue of Residential Aged Care Communiqué for 2022 focuses on falls and falls management. Every year, over half of all residents will have ...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #8: Teamwork Part 2
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Nine of our Podcast Series. This is the second part of a two-part collection featuring material from our January 2022 print edition...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #8: Teamwork Part 1
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Eight of our Podcast Series. This is the first part of a two-part collection featuring material from our January 2022 print edition...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #7: Family Communication
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Seven of our podcast series. This features material from our October 2021 print edition of the Future Leaders Communiqué.This podc...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #7: Paediatric Appendicitis
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Seven of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled Paediatric Appendicitis.This podcast is based on the September 2021 edition of th...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #10: Poisons
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Ten of our podcast series. This features material from our November 2021 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué. Th...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #9: Ryans Law
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Nine of our podcast series. This features material from our August 2021 print edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué. Thi...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode 6: Opioid - Escalation of Care
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Future Leaders Communiqué podcast presents the coroner’s case of Mr A, a 53-year-old man admitted to hospital with severe neck ...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #6: Access Block
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode six of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled 'Access Block'.This podcast is based on the June 2021 edition of the Clinical Commu...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #8: RRA and DBMAS
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Eight of our podcast series. This features material from our May 2021 edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué. This podcas...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #5: Pregnancy and PE
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast of the Future Leaders Communiqué presents a case based on an inquest into the death of a pregnant woman who presented to an emergency de...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #5: The perils of carbon monoxide—a silent killer.
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our fifth podcast episode based on the March 2021 edition of the Clinical Communiqué.In this podcast episode we will hear about deaths due...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #7: Medication Safety
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode Seven of this podcast series which features material from our February 2021 edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué.This p...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #4: Prevention of suicide.
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast of the Future Leaders Communiqué presents a case based on an inquest into the death of a young woman from suicide who had present on mul...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #4: Discharge from hospital and clinical handover.
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast of the Clinical Communiqué features the important issue of clinical handover of patients to primary care. We present two cases where the...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #6: COVID19 pandemic and its continuing impact in aged care homes.
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This first part of this podcast of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué Dr Chelsea Baird describes several case reports of COVID19 in older persons h...
Future Leaders Communiqué Podcast Episode #3: Clinical documentation and handover.
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast of the Future Leaders Communiqué presents a case based on an inquest into the death of a six-year-old boy from a readily treatable illne...
Clinical Communique Podcast Episode #3: COVID-19 and Psychological Safety for Healthcare Workers.
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast of the Clinical Communiqué presents four expert commentaries that offer guidance to health care workers on establishing and maintaining ...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #5: Bleach baths and the dangers of off-label medication use.
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué presents a complex case where a resident was treated with bleach bath. It has multiple dimension...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #2: Providing better care for diverse backgrounds.
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The focus of this Podcast is how health care professionals can provide better care for individuals of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) bac...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #2: Twisting of the points
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Podcast we explore two cases where death occurred in secure settings - a correctional facility and a mental health facility. As the details un...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #4: COVID-19 follow-up edition
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast draws on the Residential Aged Care Communiqué published in May 2020 and we again examine the COVID-19 pandemic on aged care.We are at ri...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #3: Interviews about living in New York City, the psychology and impact of turning a blind eye (normalisation of deviance) and the nature of pandemics
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Professor Joseph Ibrahim interviews three guests from the United States of America who provide their perspectives on work and life rel...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #2: Falls prevention and management in aged care
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast draws on the Residential Aged Care Communiqué edition published in February 2018 examining the most common cause of resident deaths from...
Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #1: Special Edition COVID-19 and the role of junior health care staff
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast draws on the COVID 2020 special edition of the Future Leaders Communiqué (released in April 2020) which examined the COVID-19 pandemic a...
Clinical Communiqué Episode #1: Special Edition COVID-19 and improving patient safety in acute health care
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast draws on the COVID 2020 special edition of the Clinical Communiqué (released in March 2020) which examined the COVID-19 pandemic and acu...
Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #1: Special Edition COVID-19 and aged care
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast draws on the special edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué published in April 2020 examining the COVID-19 pandemic on aged car...