Join us online for our General Practitioner Grand Rounds in partnership with St George Hospital.

You will hear about Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment – what is it and why will it benefit your older patients?

What exactly do Geriatricians do when assessing patients? Who should you refer, what can you tell them or their carer to expect?

Presented by:

A/Professor Louise Baird – Senior Staff Specialist Geriatrician at St George Hospital

Learning outcomes

1. Discuss the role of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments

2. Identify which patients are suitable for an assessment

3. Explain what the geriatric assessment involves

4. Discuss what information should be included in the referral and how and when to refer to a Geriatrician

CESPHN and the St George Hospital Integrated Care Chronic Disease Working Party are excited to bring you a monthly Grand Round series as part of the St George Hospital education program for GPs. The Integrating Care Education program is an opportunity for hospital based specialists and their respective primary care specialists to meet in a forum to discuss the care of their patients.

Target audience: GPs, nurses and AHPs

*Please note GP Registrars who wish to register for CPD events and do not have a member number will need to contact the CPD Department on 1300 986 991