ANZSGM Webinar Series

ANZSGM is launching a new quarterly webinar series that provides a platform for practitioners to share their success stories, unpack challenges, and dive into topics that the membership feels are important. 

The ANZSGM Webinar Series will commence this month, showcasing distinguished speakers, exploring controversial topics and reviewing the latest research in Geriatrics and related fields. These live and on-demand webinars will cover the full spectrum of the Society’s interest areas—in upcoming webinars and our growing archive of past webinars. All content is available to ANZSGM members at no cost.

ANZSGM welcomes webinar proposals from Society Members, please contact us with your suggestions at admin@anzsgm.org    

Upcoming Webinar

Helping Older People with Emergency General Surgery and Tips for Setting up a Perioperative Service
Date: November 24, 2021, 3.00pm AEDT  
Register HERE

Presenters: Dr Rachel Aitken, Alfred Health VIC and Dr Aisling Fleury, Logan Hospital QLD

Dr Rachel Aitken
Rachel Aitken is a Geriatrician and General Physician with an interest in the perioperative care of older people. She works in Orthogeriatrics at Alfred Health and Trauma Geriatrics and the Perioperative care of Older Patients undergoing Surgery (POPS) service at Melbourne Health. Rachel completed a POPS fellowship at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust in London, during which she had the opportunity to learn from NELA (National Emergency Laparotomy Audit) as the Older Persons research fellow. She has completed a Master of Medicine (Perioperative Stream) with Monash University, is a member of the ANZCA Perioperative Working Group and ANZSGM Perioperative SIG.

Dr Aisling Fleury
Aisling Fleury is a perioperative geriatrician in Logan Hospital in Queensland. She is clinical lead for perioperative medicine, which she helped establish. Outside of work she is a keen open water swimmer, hiker and rock climber.