What do geriatricians think about Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment? A survey of Australian and New Zealand geriatricians

By Sarah Fox

With the help of ANZSGM, we surveyed geriatricians and geriatric medicine advanced
trainees in Australia and New Zealand. We wanted to understand how they perceive
comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) to work best, and the challenges they face when
implementing CGA in their clinical practice. They told us how frequently they use CGA, who
they think it is most helpful for, which components are integral to CGA being beneficial, the
importance and availability of different multidisciplinary team members, and challenges
they face when delivering CGA. This research is important for geriatricians and registrars
thinking about how they can best deliver CGA to their patients. It is also relevant to those
planning CGA services in their hospitals and health services. We hope it will encourage
readers to be reflective about their own practice and to optimise health service design as it
relates to CGA. You can find the publication here.

Please email Sarah Fox (sarah.fox@uq.edu.au) with any questions. Thank you ANZSGM for being part of this important research.