Resources for the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment based
Proactive and Personalised Primary Care of the Elderly
Toolkit History
JULY
2014
Dr. Angelo Grazioli,
Site Editor
Why and how this toolkit came about
Before I formally took over the geriatric care lead in a busy 5 doctor GP practice, visits to the nursing homes followed a pattern familiar to most Irish GP's and, I am sure, GP's in many other settings also.
I would rush in and out of the nursing home for a total of 30 to 40 minutes actual on-site clinical time, which with travel time would pretty much take up my entire lunch hour, or take a few extra hours out of my evening.
Very little time would be available to ponder the intricacies of poly-pharmacy and co-morbidity, and virtually no time at all to sit and chat , formally assess mental status, diet, interaction with other residents, etc.
Read more of the July 2014 text
NOVEMBER
2015
CGA Toolkit Plus
is made available to public and search engines
in a mobile device friendly
and easily upgradeable format.
2018
OCTOBER
Innovative GP Project of the Year
An award for outstanding work in the form of improvements or innovations
implemented by individuals in a general practice setting,
at either a clinical or practice management level,
that improves the quality of patient care or helps free up GP time.
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