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Staging the Ageing: Vital Lessons from the Monash Geriatric Oncology Service

Monday Lunch Livestream

With Dr Irene Wagner and Dr Ranjana Srivastava

27 April 2020

Holistic care of the increasingly large elderly population with cancer is an area that concerns all of us. A comprehensive geriatric assessment pays attention to the cancer diagnosis as well as the psychological, social and functional context in which cancer treatment occurs. A failure to attend to these important domains can result in treating the diagnosis but failing the patient.

In this online edition of Monday Lunch Live, hear from Dr Irene Wagner, an expert in dementia and the residential aged care system, and Dr Ranjana Srivastava who is the oncologist who founded the Monash Geriatric Oncology Service. The duo is actively involved in shaping the future of geriatric oncology in Victoria. Their presentation discusses some key lessons from their geriatric assessment experience and provides tips to clinicians interested in providing holistic healthcare to cancer patients in an ageing society.

Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM FRACP
Medical Oncologist, Monash Health  

Dr Ranjana Srivastava is an oncologist, Fulbright scholar and award-winning Guardian columnist. After undertaking a sabbatical at the prestigious University of Chicago, she founded the geriatric oncology service at Monash Health.

Dr Irene Wagner
Geriatrician, Monash Health

Dr Irene Wagner is an experienced geriatrician with a focus on dementia, who also has extensive knowledge of the residential aged care system. She is a trainee supervisor at Monash Health and the founding geriatrician of the geriatric oncology service.