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Geriatric medicine, Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

Malnutrition and frailty in older adults: Clinical insights for GPs

Malnutrition is frequently under recognised and under treated in routine clinical practice. With up to two-thirds of community-dwelling older Australians at risk, proactive screening and intervention are essential to target modifiable factors.

Expert/s: Prof Carol Wham

Geriatric medicine

Videos

Under nutrition and frailty in older adults – The importance of screening and early intervention

This lecture will highlight the critical importance of early detection of age-related weakness and how timely intervention through suitable nutritional support can improve outcomes.

Expert/s: Prof Carol Wham

Geriatric medicine

Clinical Articles

Elderly and fitness to drive – how to assess?

A practical guide to working out which drivers are safe and which are not

Expert/s: Sophia Auld

Geriatric medicine

Podcasts

Falls prevention – A practical, evidence-based update on what really works

Prof Kim Delbaere describes national and international falls prevention guidelines into practical actions for general practice.

Expert/s: Prof Kim Delbaere

Geriatric medicine

Podcasts

Assessing older drivers: Beyond the basics

Join David Lim and Laura Bosci as they unpack practical strategies for assessing older drivers, navigating sensitive conversations, and understanding legal responsibilities around fitness to drive.

Expert/s: Laura Bosci

Geriatric medicine, Neurology

Podcasts

Driving and cognitive health: Supporting safe independence in ageing

Professor Kaarin Anstey explores how cognitive and physical changes with ageing affect driving safety - and how GPs can guide patients to stay safe, independent and informed on the road.

Expert/s: Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey

Geriatric medicine, Neurology

Clinical Articles

What is lecanemab, the newly approved Alzheimer’s drug? Can it really slow down dementia?

There are many different causes of dementia, but Alzheimer’s disease accounts for around 60–80% of all cases.

Expert/s: A/Prof Steve Macfarlane

Geriatric medicine

Podcasts

Dementia & chronic disease – Practical advice

A/Prof Mark Yates describes the interaction between dementia and comorbidities.

Expert/s: A/Prof Mark Yates

Geriatric medicine

Clinical Articles

Managing comorbidities in people with dementia

How cognitive decline impacts on chronic condition management, and what you can do about it...

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Geriatric medicine, Neurology

Podcasts

Midlife interventions that shape brain health

In today’s episode, Prof James Vickers explores the evidence, challenges and opportunities for reducing dementia risk through midlife interventions.

Expert/s: Prof James Vickers

Geriatric medicine, Policy

Clinical Articles

New care plans: more or less hassle, or somewhere in the middle?

Poll results are in. See how your experience of the new chronic condition management plans compares with your colleagues…

Expert/s: Healthed

Geriatric medicine, Neurology

Podcasts

Dementia risk reduction: The GP’s midlife window

In today’s podcast, Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey explains how midlife offers GPs a unique opportunity to identify and address modifiable dementia risk factors.

Expert/s: Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey

Geriatric medicine

Malnutrition and frailty in older adults: Clinical insights for GPs

Malnutrition is frequently under recognised and under treated in routine clinical practice. With up to two-thirds of community-dwelling older Australians at risk, proactive screening and intervention are essential to target modifiable factors.

Under nutrition and frailty in older adults – The importance of screening and early intervention

This lecture will highlight the critical importance of early detection of age-related weakness and how timely intervention through suitable nutritional support can improve outcomes.

Elderly and fitness to drive – how to assess?

A practical guide to working out which drivers are safe and which are not

Falls prevention – A practical, evidence-based update on what really works

Prof Kim Delbaere describes national and international falls prevention guidelines into practical actions for general practice.

Assessing older drivers: Beyond the basics

Join David Lim and Laura Bosci as they unpack practical strategies for assessing older drivers, navigating sensitive conversations, and understanding legal responsibilities around fitness to drive.

Driving and cognitive health: Supporting safe independence in ageing

Professor Kaarin Anstey explores how cognitive and physical changes with ageing affect driving safety - and how GPs can guide patients to stay safe, independent and informed on the road.

What is lecanemab, the newly approved Alzheimer’s drug? Can it really slow down dementia?

There are many different causes of dementia, but Alzheimer’s disease accounts for around 60–80% of all cases.

Dementia & chronic disease – Practical advice

A/Prof Mark Yates describes the interaction between dementia and comorbidities.

Managing comorbidities in people with dementia

How cognitive decline impacts on chronic condition management, and what you can do about it...

Midlife interventions that shape brain health

In today’s episode, Prof James Vickers explores the evidence, challenges and opportunities for reducing dementia risk through midlife interventions.

New care plans: more or less hassle, or somewhere in the middle?

Poll results are in. See how your experience of the new chronic condition management plans compares with your colleagues…

Dementia risk reduction: The GP’s midlife window

In today’s podcast, Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey explains how midlife offers GPs a unique opportunity to identify and address modifiable dementia risk factors.

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New Brain Health Guidelines – What GPs Can Do

Tuesday 4th August, 7pm - 9pm AEST

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Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey

Psychologist; Director, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute; ARC Laureate Fellow; Senior Principal Research Scientist, NeuRA

Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey translates the WHO's updated 2026 dementia risk-reduction guidelines changes into concrete actions for opportunistic risk assessment and targeted advice in everyday general practice.

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Malnutrition is frequently under recognised and under treated in routine clinical practice. With up to two-thirds of community-dwelling older Australians at risk, proactive screening and intervention are essential to target modifiable factors.

This lecture will highlight the critical importance of early detection of age-related weakness and how timely intervention through suitable nutritional support can improve outcomes.

A practical guide to working out which drivers are safe and which are not

Prof Kim Delbaere describes national and international falls prevention guidelines into practical actions for general practice.

Join David Lim and Laura Bosci as they unpack practical strategies for assessing older drivers, navigating sensitive conversations, and understanding legal responsibilities around fitness to drive.

Professor Kaarin Anstey explores how cognitive and physical changes with ageing affect driving safety - and how GPs can guide patients to stay safe, independent and informed on the road.

There are many different causes of dementia, but Alzheimer’s disease accounts for around 60–80% of all cases.

A/Prof Mark Yates describes the interaction between dementia and comorbidities.

How cognitive decline impacts on chronic condition management, and what you can do about it...

In today’s episode, Prof James Vickers explores the evidence, challenges and opportunities for reducing dementia risk through midlife interventions.

Poll results are in. See how your experience of the new chronic condition management plans compares with your colleagues…

In today’s podcast, Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey explains how midlife offers GPs a unique opportunity to identify and address modifiable dementia risk factors.

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New Brain Health Guidelines – What GPs Can Do

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Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey

Psychologist; Director, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute; ARC Laureate Fellow; Senior Principal Research Scientist, NeuRA

Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey translates the WHO's updated 2026 dementia risk-reduction guidelines changes into concrete actions for opportunistic risk assessment and targeted advice in everyday general practice.