The Communiqués Podcasts

by The Communiques

Welcome to The Communiqués Podcasts. Our podcasts present cases of preventable deaths that occur in health and aged care settings. We explore 1) What happened? 2) Why did it happen? 3) What action can we take to prevent it from happening again? The cases are the accounts from completed medico-legal death investigations of the Coroners Courts, and our team of senior medical and nursing practitioners present this information to m... Read more

Podcast episodes

  • Season 4

  • S04 E07 - Clinical Communiqué Episode #10: Alarms and Alerts

    S04 E07 - Clinical Communiqué Episode #10: Alarms and Alerts

    This episode draws on the September 2022 edition of the Clinical Communiqué and features two cases that describe alarm fatigue and the failure to escalate care. We look at technology and decision-making tools and explore how while...

    38:36
  • S04 E06 - Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #10: Transfers from critical care units.

    S04 E06 - Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #10: Transfers from critical care units.

    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 from an Intensive Care Unit to ward-based care. A breakdown in communication durin...

    38:40
  • S04 E05 - Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part Three

    S04 E05 - Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part Three

    Welcome to Episode Nine of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled ’20 Years of Patient Safety.’ This podcast is split into three parts and is based on the June 2022 edition of the Clinical Communiqué.This three-part podcast episo...

    33:06
  • S04 E04 - Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part Two

    S04 E04 - Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part Two

    Welcome to Episode Nine of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled ’20 Years of Patient Safety.’ This podcast is split into three parts and is based on the June 2022 edition of the Clinical Communiqué.This three-part podcast episo...

    24:29
  • S04 E03 - Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part One

    S04 E03 - Clinical Communiqué Episode #9: 20 Years of Patient Safety Part One

    Welcome to Episode Nine of the Clinical Communiqué podcast, titled ’20 Years of Patient Safety.’ This podcast is split into three parts and is based on the June 2022 edition of the Clinical Communiqué.This three-part podcast episo...

    39:35