What is a Geriatrician and Do I Need to See One?

Most people only meet a geriatrician when they end up in emergency. By then you're often behind the eight ball.

Geriatricians are medical specialists trained to look at the whole person, not a single disease or organ. 

They zoom out and ask how your conditions, medications, day-to-day life, and the people around you, all fit together. This bigger picture is usually where the answers are.

You'll learn:

• What a geriatrician actually does, and how it's different from your GP
• Why age isn't the deciding factor ("it's not the years, it's the mileage")
• What happens in a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Why the patient is always the boss, even when family disagrees

Guest: Dr Chris Moran, Geriatrician at Bayside Health and Associate Professor, Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

• NCHA Living Labs Research Program
• NCHA Community and Resources Hub
• NCHA Healthy Ageing Resources

Disclaimer: Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature