Geriatric Medicine
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Health professionals can access our Referrals
Geriatric Medicine is the medical specialty focused on the health, assessment and care of older adults, particularly those with multiple conditions, frailty, cognitive changes or complex care needs.
Our team of Geriatricians take a holistic approach to caring for older people, looking at each health issue and how they interact with each other, to ensure the best care and treatment for our patients.
We care for and treat people with:
- Complex Medical issues and multiple morbidities
- Cognitive decline
- Falls – Impaired Mobility and Balance
- Diagnosis of Cancer or malignant haematology – for Geriatrician input only for diagnosis.
Exclusions
The following conditions/procedures are not routinely seen at Bayside Health - Regional (Bass Coast):
- Capacity assessments
- Anyone residing in residential aged care
- Those younger than 65 years or 50 years for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders
- Patients attending a Medical Day unit procedure without a cancer and malignant haematology diagnosis.
How to access this service
Referral to this service can be made by your general practitioner (GP), another medical specialist or a healthcare professional, as well as hospital-based staff in the emergency department, inpatient wards and other areas of the hospital.
More information for health practitioners and referrers is available here:
Gerontology Referral Guide:
DocumentReferral Form: MR-309 Outpatient specialist clinic referral
Clinically recommended guidance and resources for Health Professionals in the Gippsland region are available through Gippsland Pathways.
What to bring to your appointment
- Medicare card
- Health Care Card and/or concession card (if you have one)
- Private health insurance card (if applicable/if you want to use it)
- Adverse drug alert card (if you have one)
- Previous X-ray films, scans, ultrasounds or any other test results or reports
- Medicines you need to take while you are here
- List of medicines you are currently taking (or the boxes), including medicines you have bought without a prescription, such as herbal supplements and vitamins
- Glasses, hearing aid(s) and/or walking frame if needed.
