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