A multidisciplinary team of presenters from Princess Alexandra Hospital will be discussing “Inpatient care of the bariatric older person”. 

Presenters

Dr Zahra Korda 
Geriatric Medicine Advanced Trainee 

Adriana Hada 
Assistance Director of Nursing 

Urszula Dolecka 
Senior Physiotherapist 

Emily Power 
Senior Dietitian 

Chaired by Dr Emily Gordon
Geriatrician 

Obesity has become one of the most significant health problems worldwide, affecting more than one-third of the global population. The elderly population is not immune to this proportional increase in obesity. To date, there is no cure for obesity, but surgery is the most effective treatment available today. 

Please join us via Webinar Conference: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/98496841533 

Please note: Attendees can use the Q&A tool or raise hand tool instead of Chat function to ask questions. 

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About Geriatric Medicine Seminar Series

Geriatric Medicine Seminar Series

UQ Centre for Health Services Research and the Queensland Dementia, Ageing, and Frailty Clinical Network present a seminar series featuring researchers from medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy, and psychology as well as biomedical engineering, health economics, data analytics, health informatics with a focus on ageing and geriatric medicine. 

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