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Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Geriatric Medicine is concerned with providing medical care to elderly patients and improving their wellbeing. It seeks to promote healthy ageing, quality of life, and dignity of the older patient. Geriatric internal medicine disorders are often complex and affected by age-related changes and accumulated pathologies. They may involve neurodegenerative disorders and stroke, heart disease, arthritis, falls, delirium, chronic disease and polypharmacy. Full medical assessments and multiple diagnostic evaluations are undertaken to create care plans which consider functional, psychological, and social needs. These may involve acute care, rehabilitation, chronic pain management, or tailoring end of life plans and palliative care. Geriatric Medicine manages continuity of care among different providers and in different settings. Geriatric health care is provided by multidisciplinary teams in hospitals, GPs, and hospice/aged care residences.