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1 SAASM Seminar “Nobody told me – poor communication kills”
Glenn McCulloch Clinical Director, SA Audit of Surgical Mortality Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

2 SAASM Seminar Acknowledgements
SA Health RACS MIGA Sanofi SAASM staff

3 Why communication? Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2nd most common serious clinical management issue All specialties have similar issues Treating surgeons report 4.2% of all cases Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

4 Communication - who? Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Between disciplines (physician/surgeon/ED/ICU/anaesthetists) Within surgical team (junior/senior staff/nursing staff) During handover With patients and family members Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

5 SAASM seminar – Speakers
Glenn McCulloch, Clinical Director, SAASM, Chair Assoc/Prof George Kiroff, Uni. Adelaide, TQEH Dr Ewan Macaulay, Vascular Surgeon, RAH Ms Dianne Callahan, A/Nursing Director, Division of Surgical Specialties & Anaesthetics NALHN Dr Santosh Verghese, Intensivist, FMC Ms Cheryl McDonald, National Manager of Claims and Legal Services, MIGA Panel led by Prof Guy Maddern, Uni. of Adelaide Royal Australasian College of Surgeons


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