Safeguarding Healthcare
Safeguarding Healthcare
Safeguarding Healthcare leads you through the intricate corridors of hospitals, taking you behind closed doors on an extraordinary journey. This is the podcast that holds a stethoscope to the beating heart of hospitals to reveal the reasoning behind the clinical governance decision making process. Join host, Dr David Rankin, a 35-year veteran of medical administration, as he puts some of Australi…Social links:
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The Infected Doctor
An accident takes place in the Emergency Department and a surgeon contracts Hepatitis B as a result. With so very many possible implications, what is the best course of action? In this episode of ‘Safeguarding Healthcare’ host Dr David Rankin discusses this difficult scenario with one of Australia’…
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Balancing passion and burnout
Doctors can be their own worst enemies. Their long hours, deep commitment, personal involvement in their work and, sometimes, a tendency to martyrdom, can give rise to serious mental and other health issues. In this episode of ‘Safeguarding Healthcare’, host Dr David Rankin presents a challenging s…
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The Incomplete Record
A patient complains, and a second surgeon raises questions about the outcome of an operation, but there’s nothing in the operation notes indicating that there was a theatre mishap or complication. In this episode of ‘Safeguarding Healthcare – the Essentials of Clinical Governance’, Dr David Rankin …
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A difficult decision for a conflicted family
A family is conflicted over how to care for a critical and deteriorating elderly patient who has prepared an Advanced Care Directive. What should you do? In this episode of ‘Safeguarding Healthcare – the Essentials of Clinical Governance’, Dr David Rankin and Prof George Braitberg AM crunch the com…
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The conundrums of clinical registries
What do you do if your hospital CEO questions the value of clinical quality registries? In this episode of ‘Safeguarding Healthcare’, Dr David Rankin tackles the complexities of clinical quality registries with Professor Susannah Ahern from Monash University. Professor Ahern’s work informs national…
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When Graphs Don't Work
Surgical staff are highly intelligent but may not intuitively understand numbers and graphs. So what do you do if you find the reports you’ve been producing aren’t actually understood by their intended audience? In this episode of ‘Safeguarding Healthcare – the Essentials of Clinical Governance’, h…
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Confidentiality Conundrums
What actions should a medical administrator take if confidential patient notes are sent to the wrong person? In this episode of 'Safeguarding Healthcare - the Essentials of Clinical Governance’, host Dr David Rankin presents this challenging hypothetical to Dr Colin Feekery, a former Acting Directo…
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A complication coding conundrum
You are troubled by what may be an increased incidence of a normally routine surgical side effect. Where do you even begin to start troubleshooting? In this episode of ‘Safeguarding Healthcare - the Essentials of Clinical Governance’, host Dr David Rankin guides Dr Paul Tridgell through this challe…
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A Director’s Duty
What is Clinical Governance and what is the role of the Director of a healthcare organisation in ensuring the care that is provided is safe? In this episode, Dr David Rankin takes an unfortunate scenario that is not uncommon in the modern hospital. He explores the meaning of clinical governance wi…
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A Doctor’s Deceit
What would you do if you discovered that one of your gynecologists had lied about their credentials? What are the implications for patients, staff, and the hospital at large? In this episode of ‘Safeguarding Healthcare’, Dr David Rankin discusses this challenging scenario with Dr Simon Fraser, Seni…
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