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Aged Care and Rehabilitation

The Departments of Geriatric Medicine, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care aims to develop and conduct translational research in areas of high importance to hospitalised people. These involve perioperative care of the older person, dementia, wound care in the elderly, cancer pathways for the older person, and the prediction and preferences for End-of-Life care. In addition, there are efforts underway to develop and study new models of care that enable early rehabilitation and home-based recovery.

Active Research

  • Who cares for the carer? Co-designing a novel service to support the health and wellbeing of older carers of older people.
  • Improving care of people with chronic wounds
  • Improving care of the older person ageing with injury and post-surgery
  • Improving care of the Older person with cancer
  • Improving the care of people with delirium

Staff

  • Anjali Khushu
    Head of Unit Geriatric Medicine, Physician akhushu@phcn.vic.gov.au
  • Nathan Johns
    Head of Unit Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Sandeep Bhagat
    Head of Palliative Care
    View Monash Pure profile
  • Chris Moran
    Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Geriatrician chris.moran@monash.edu
    View Monash Pure profile
  • Kristy Siostrom
    Geriatrician
  • Angel Lee
    Geriatrician AngelLee@phcn.vic.gov.au

Contact us

Director of Research
Professor Velandai Srikanth
velandai.srikanth@monash.edu
(03) 9788 1722

Manager, Office for Research
Lee-Anne Clavarino
lclavarino@phcn.vic.gov.au
(03) 9784 2679

Ethics and Governance
HREC@phcn.vic.vic.au

Research Governance
RGO@phcn.vic.gov.au
(03) 9784 2680

Office 2Q09, Ngarnga Centre
PO Box 52
Frankston Hospital
Frankston VIC, 3199

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