Geriatrics clinic outpatient service in CALHN
Geriatric Medicine outpatient services in Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) are held at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH).
Please view the following geriatric outpatient web pages for more information:
Outpatient appointment locations
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide Day Surgery, Outpatient Department
Ground floor, 18 North Terrace, Adelaide 5000
(Opposite side of North Terrace to the RAH)
Clinics at this location:
- memory and cognitive clinic (CALHN Memory service)
- general geriatrics and aged care clinic
- rapid access clinic
Sefton Park Intermediate Care
Clinic at this location:
- Falls clinic
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Aged and Extended Care Services
Level 8B, TQEH
28 Woodville Road
Woodville South 5011
Consultants
RAH consultant geriatricians
- Dr Ishita Batta - Co-Head of Royal Adelaide Hospital, Department of Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit
- Dr Chloe Furst - Co-Head of Royal Adelaide Hospital, Department of Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit
- Dr Ayesha Mohamed - Deputy-Head of Royal Adelaide Hospital, Department of Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit
- Dr Haresh Arunasalam
- Dr Fredrick Boyle
- Associate Prof. Toby Commerford
- Dr Miriam Cursaro
- Dr Monowar Hossain
- Dr Jessica Huang
- Dr Alicia Innis
- Dr Michelle Kee
- Dr Lucy Pittolo
- Dr Reena Tewari
- Dr Ashlesha Vaidya
- Dr Stephanie Wong
- Dr David Yu
TQEH consultant geriatricians
- Prof Renuka Visvanathan – Head of unit
- Dr Pazhvoor Shibu
- Dr Faizal Ibrahim
- Dr Khai Tam
- Dr Shailaja Nair
- Dr Kareeann Khow
- Dr Jason Ng
- Dr Bavand Bikdelli
- Dr Fin Cai
CALHN Memory Service consultants
- Dr Cathy Short (neurologist)
- Dr Alice Bourke (geriatrician)
- Dr Alicia Innis (geriatrician)
- Dr Jon Symon (psychiatrist)
Descriptions of clinics
Memory clinics
These are part of the CALHN Memory Service and are weekly. Currently held at the RAH and TQEH
Falls clinic
This operates at Sefton Park
Rapid access clinics
These clinics are set up to enable rapid assessment of patients that need to be seen more urgently.
Stroke (Rehabilitation) follow up clinic
These clinics are a Multidisciplinary Service including medical staff.
Patients who have had a stroke are reviewed in clinic 3, 6 and/or 12 months after a stroke.
Referrals are accepted from inpatient teams, ambulatory services and community services.
General geriatric and aged care clinics
These clinics aim to look at the elderly with multiple co-morbidities which do not fall into the clinics above. This may be a combination of frailty, falls, cognitive issues and general medical issues. These clinics occur at:
- RAH — weekly
- Adelaide Hills Community Health Service — fortnightly
- Port Augusta Hospital — monthly
GP information and referrals
We accept GP and specialist referrals to all services.
For urgent referrals, also contact the Registrar to discuss the case.
All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency. Patients who are unstable and requiring immediate assessment should be sent directly to the Emergency Department.
To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results.
If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the Registrar on on-call Geriatrician consultant on call on (08) 7074 0000 (RAH).
Referral information
RAH
Refer to RAH Geriatric medicine for detailed referral information.
TQEH
Fax: (08) 8222 7188
Telephone: (08) 8222 7030
Falls clinic
Get more information on the Falls clinic outpatient service and falls prevention information for patients.
Health Pathways
Health Pathways South Australia is an online portal designed to be used by general practice at the point of care to guide best practice assessment, management and referral of common clinical conditions.
Patient information — how to access these services
Referral from your GP
You need a referral letter from your GP or medical practitioner to access all geriatric services.
Once your doctor has referred you, we will be in contact with you to confirm your appointment time and location with the service that best fits your needs.
Appointment times can depend on waiting list length. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you directly to arrange a suitable time.
Refer to the information sheets below regarding specialist outpatient services and clinics.
Information sheets
- Specialist outpatient clinics FAQs (PDF 255KB)
- Outpatient Clinic Appointments patient information and responsibilities (PDF 244KB)