Geriatric Diseases

Nages Nagaratnam, MD, OAM FRACP,FRCPA,FRCP,FACC,FCCP is Clinical Associate Professor at the Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney and Conjoint Associate Professor in the School of Medicine, College of Health and Science at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He graduated and obtained the Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Ceylon and was for many years Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine in Sri Lanka and Senior Physician at the General Hospital, Colombo, the premier teaching hospital. He is a founding Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka and was President Section A of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. In Australia he was Consultant Physician in Geriatric and Internal Medicine at the Blacktown-Mount Druitt and Westmead Hospitals. He has an almost lifelong commitment to the training and guiding the careers of generation of young doctors. He has authored more than 200 scientific publications in both national and international journals. His interests spanned themes from many fields of medicine with continuous clinical research over several years. In the last two decades his interests are in geriatrics, rehabilitation, stroke and stroke rehabilitation. Kujan Nagaratnam MBBS (UNSW), FRACP graduated in Medicine from the University of New South Wales in 1988. He did his internal medical training and Advanced Training in Geriatric Medicine and Stroke Medicine at Westmead and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals, Sydney. He obtained his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 1997. He held Senior Staff Specialist appointments in General, Geriatric Medicine and Stroke Medicine at Westmead Hospital and Blacktown- Mt Druitt Hospitals until 2012. He is also Visiting Consultant Physician at The Norwest Private and Westmead Private Hospitals in Sydney. He is currently the Chairman and Head of the Department of Geriatric Medicine and Stroke Medicine, Norwest Private Hospital, Sydney. His academic interests includes teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. He is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medicine at The University of Sydney. His special interests are Stroke Medicine, Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, Neurological Diseases in the Elderly and Post-operative medical management of elderly patients. Gary Cheuk BS(UNSW),FRACP graduated from the University of New South Wales In 1985 with honours. He commenced basic physician training in Dunedin (New Zealand) and St George Hospital (Sydney). Hr underwent advance training in Geriatric Medicine at Concord and Westmead Hospitals and was granted Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1993. In the following year he became Director of Rehabilitation and Aged Care Service at Blacktown-Mt Druitt Hospital, a position he still occupies. Dr Cheuk has been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching for many years. Service planning and development are areas of interest for Dr Cheuk and he was instrumental in the establishment of the Stroke Unit at Blacktown Hospital and the building of the Rehabilitation Hub at Mt-Druitt Hospital. His clinical interests include Dementia care Parkinson's disease and related disorders, Stroke Medicine and Musculo-skeletal diseases in the older persons.

Introduction to cardiovascular disease.- Cardiac failure in the elderly.- Cardiac arrhythmias in the elderly.- Infective endocarditis in the elderly.- Coronary heart disease in the elderly.- Valvular heart disease in the elderly.- Hypertension in the elderly.- Peripheral arterial disease in the elderly.- Introduction to respiratory diseases.- Pneumonia in the elderly.- Chronic obstructive airway disease.- Chronic asthma.- Carcinoma of the lung.- Pulmonary embolism.- Introduction to the gastrointestinal system.- Oesophagus and oesophageal disorders.- Peptic ulcer.- Colorectal cancer.- Inflammatory bowel disease in older adults.- Introduction to the hepato-biliary system.- Viral hepatitis in the elderly.- Chronic liver disease in the elderly.- Ascites in the elderly.- Obstructive jaundice in the elderly.- Introduction to blood disorders.- The Anaemias.- Haematological neoplastic disorders.- Introduction to renal and lower urinary tract disorders.- Glomerular disease in the elderly.- Renovascular disease.- Acute renal failure.- Chronic renal failure.- Prostate gland and related disorders.- Sexuality sexual dysfunction in the elderly.- Introduction to chronic neurological disorders.- Pasrkinson's disease,Secondary Parkinsons and Parkinson plus syndromes.- Multisystem atrophy.- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.- Multiple sclerosis.- Polyneuropathy.- Epilepsy in the elderly.- Disorders in neuromuscular transmission.- Introduction to metabolic bone disorders.- Osteoporosis.- Osteomalacia.- Osteoporotic fractures and management.- Paget's disease.- Introduction to endocrine disorders.- Diabetes Mellitus.- Thyroid disorders.- Hyperparathyroidism.- Introduction to electrolyte and mineral metabolism disorders.- Sodium metabolism.- Potassium metabolism.- Calcium metabolism.- Introduction to the musculo-skeletal system.- Neck pain (Cervical).- Low back pain (Lumbosacral).- Shoulder pain.- Hip pain.- Knee pain.- Introduction to arthritides.- Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Polymyalgia Rheumatica.- Psoriatic arthropathy.- Osteoarthritis.- Crystal induced arthritis.- Vasculitis.- General considerations.- Systemic lupus erythematosus.- Systemic sclerosis.- Sjogren's syndrome.- Overlap syndromes.- Introduction to organic brain disorders.- Anatomical and physiological changes with aging-Brain.- Acute confusional state.- Chronic organic disorders-Dementias.- General considerations.- Neurodegenerative dementias.- Vascular dementias.- Symptomatic dementias.- Behavioural and psychological symptoms of demented (BPSD).- Drug management of dementias.- Mild Cognitive Impairment.- Introduction to psychiatry and functional disorders.- Mood disorders (Major depression, bipolar disorders).- Anxiety and Anxiety disorders.- Paranoia in the elderly.- Substance abuse.- Suicide in the elderly.- Introduction to cerebrovascular disease.- Stroke in the elderly.- Diagnosis management and complications.- Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA).- Long term sequel post-stroke.- Prevention of stroke.- General considerations.- Anatomy of the ear.- Common ear problems in the elderly.- Vertigo/dizziness in the elderly.- Tinnitus.- Introduction to vision care.- Anatomy of the eye.- Common eye problems in the elderly.- Blurred vision.- Dry eye.- Red eye.- Introduction to skin diseases.- Anatomy and physiology of the skin.- Common skin diseases in the elderly.- Parasitosis.- Pruritis in the elderly.- Introduction to oral care.- Anatomy of the tooth.- Oral issues in the elderly.- Related disorders.- Oral manifestations of system disease.