Dr Benignus Logan will discuss the GOAL trial, a large NHMRC-funded multi-site study assessing whether a geriatrician review assists frail older people living with CKD. He will share insights into the study participant’s characteristics, associations between frailty and quality of life, and what goals most matter to them. Dr Alyra Shaw will also give an update on the ReFIT study, which investigates kidney transplantation as a model for frailty reversal.
This seminar is presented by the Australian Frailty Network (AFN) and the Queensland Dementia, Ageing and Frailty Clinical Network (QDAF).
Speakers
Professor Ruth Hubbard leads the Ageing and Geriatric Medicine research group at the UQ Centre for Health Services. She is also a Consultant Geriatrician and Director of General and Geriatric Medicine at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Professor Hubbard is an international thought-leader, well-recognised for her research on frailty and ageing.
Dr Benignus Logan is a Specialist Geriatrician and a CHSR PhD student. His PhD thesis explores frailty and goals of care in older people living with CKD.
Dr Alyra Shaw is the Research Manager for the ReFIT study, an innovative study exploring kidney transplantation as a model for frailty reversal.
