Project Category: Services

There are a number of facilities in the regional Australia that do not have geriatrician support. However, with the advancement in the technology, it is very easy for us to provide that support now.

Physiology of an older person is different from people. They are at risk of developing the multiple complex medical conditions including ischemic cardiac disease, heart failure, stroke, frailty, falls, cognitive deficits, incontinence, polypharmacy etc. If the factors leading on to these medical conditions are identified at an early stage, the quality of life of an...

Medications are necessary to control several medical conditions. However, older people are more prone to be on multiple unnecessary medicines which usually are started during the lifetime. As we grow older, our body’s physiological processes change. Our body becomes more prone to the side effects and drug interactions which lead on to various complications like...

Urinary and faecal incontinence is a common problem in older adults. There are several reasons for it including medication side effects, reduced mobility, cognitive issues, previous abdominal surgeries, prostate enlargement etc. Urine incontinence can be further divided in stress, urge and overflow incontinence. During the assessment, a geriatrician tries to establish the cause of incontinence...

Falls can happen at any age, but the incidence increases with aging. Falls not only affect confidence and independence; they can also lead to significant injuries including fractures, head injuries, and recurrent hospitalizations. Falls can be due to various reasons including medications, poor vision, frailty, chronic pain, neurological disease, cardiac diseases, postural blood pressure changes,...

There are multiple reasons for cognitive decline and dementia which includes Alzheimer’s dementia, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, alcohol-related dementia etc. Sometimes, patients have conditions like depression, vitamin B12 deficiency, and hypothyroidism which presents like dementia but have a better outcome. Each form of dementia has different management approach and prognosis. In our...