THE HOST
Dr Desmond Graham
Dr Desmond Graham (Dr Des) is a geriatrician who would rather be called a healthy ageing specialist. His argument is simple: older Australians should get specialist care before the crisis, not after it.
It started in Broken Hill. Growing up in regional New South Wales, he watched family and friends travel hours for specialist care and wait too long for straight answers. He worked as a carer in an aged care home and studied nursing at the University of Tasmania before completing medicine at the University of Newcastle. He later earned an MBA from the University of Sydney, where he was awarded the Alek Safarian Scholarship.
Today he is Chief Medical Officer at Geriatric Care Australia, where he leads specialist geriatric and primary care for older Australians at home, in aged care homes and in hospitals, in person and by telehealth. He works with government and non-government organisations to design models of care that reach people earlier. He also works at Northern Beaches Hospital and serves on the AMA NSW Council and a national policy committee for geriatric medicine.
He started this podcast to have the conversations that rarely fit into an appointment, and to have them early enough to make a difference.
MBBS · FRACP · MBA · Geriatrician
WHY THE SHOW EXISTS
What the podcast sets out to do
Practical answers
Straightforward answers to the questions families ask, from what is normal and what is not, to when to act and who can help.
Better care, closer to home
Every series ends with a leader who is changing how care is delivered, and what it would take to do the same everywhere.
Expect more from ageing
Ageing well is not just luck. Much of what we put down to age can be prevented, treated or improved.