Professor Visvanathan Interviewed by The Weekly

The Weekly interviewed Professor Renuka Visvanathan regarding her research on home care residents who undergo GP health assessments.

Last year, the Aged Care Royal Commission revealed many older people were not receiving Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGAs) because the Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for conducting assessments were only directed towards geriatricians, not other specialists–now, evidence to support the item numbers being changed to be ‘fit for purpose’.

Our researchers found that the use of CGAs can cut an older person’s risk of death–but often come too late to prevent them from moving into residential care. The Weekly interviewed Professor Renuka Visvanathan about the findings. Listen to the full interview