ANZSGM Welcomes New Council Members
ANZSGM Council welcomed three new members at the Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2023 including Lisa Kelly (QLD), Nick Spendier (WA) and Peter Lange (VIC).
Dr Lisa Kelly trained in Ireland and has worked in Australia since 2008. Lisa completed her training at Prince of Wales Hospital n Sydney before moving to Brisbane in 2012.
Lisa currently works at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) Brisbane where she runs an Integrated Memory clinic with Old Age Psychiatry as well as an Acute Cognitive Unit for the management of severe BPSD. She also provides weekly outreach to South West Queensland via site visits and a telehealth hybrid model.
As the current Chair of the Queensland Dementia Aging and Frailty Network, Lisa has been involved in the roll-out of Statewide Programs – RAS, GEDI and Eat Walk Engage as well as other statewide work. Lisa works closely with the QLD Social Policy Department around implementing the findings of the Royal Commission and National Dementia Action Plan. Lisa sits on the Queensland Clinical Network Executive and the Queensland Clinical Senate and was previously the Co-Chair of the Statewide Older Persons Health Clinical Network.
Associate Professor Peter Lange completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Queensland, majoring in physiology and pharmacology. He then completed postgraduate medicine, obtaining an MBBS, internship and early years of training in Queensland. He came to Melbourne in 2005 where he completed physician and geriatrics advanced training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH). He commenced work both in the General Medicine and Geriatrics departments in 2010. In 2012 he was appointed head of the Assessment and Planning Unit at RMH.
In 2016 Peter took up a PhD with the topic ‘Delirium in Hospitalised Elderly; changing the Natural History’ at the University of Melbourne, representing the formalisation of a research interest in delirium. In 2019 he was appointed Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of the University of Melbourne.
From 2015-2017 Peter served on the Victorian Division of the ANZSGM, as member, secretary and president. He was appointed Director of Geriatrics and General Medicine at Werribee Mercy Hospital in western Melbourne in 2022. Peter’s interests are in advocacy for better care of older people in the hospital and community, and promotion of exercise in older adults.
Dr Nick Spendier trained in Western Australia and currently works at Osborne Park Hospital, visiting residential aged care homes and is the Director of Geriatric Medicine for Western Australia Country Health Service.
Nick has a special interest in medical education having previously worked as the Director of Physician Education and Director of Clinical Training at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Nick previously worked at the WA Department of Health as a medical advisor to the Chief Medical Officer and as the Chair of the Older Person Health Network.
Nick currently serves as Treasurer for the ANZSGM’s Western Australia Division.
