Clinical Communiqué Episode #1: Special Edition COVID-19 and improving patient safety in acute health care

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Episode notes

This podcast draws on the COVID 2020 special edition of the Clinical Communiqué (released in March 2020) which examined the COVID-19 pandemic and acute health care. Dr Nicola Cunningham has selected six past editions of the Clinical Communiqué that address key themes for improving patient safety. We recall the expert commentaries for each of those themes and reflect on a few practical considerations that are specific to managing COVID-19 patients. We need to utilise lessons already learned to be proactive in our environment, nimble in our response, and adapt quickly in our clinical encounters to keep our patients and ourselves safe.

In this episode:

  • Editorial

  • Clinical Decision-Making

  • Working in Teams

  • Transferring Critically Unwell Patients

  • Communication in th ... 

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