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Dr Nicholas Hulme Consultant Geriatrician Tauranga Hospital, Tauranga, NZ
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I am a consultant geriatrician who moved to the beautiful Bay of Plenty in 2019 after completing my training in London, United Kingdom.
Over the last 12 months I have set up a new acute service at Tauranga hospital for the peri-operative assessment of older surgical admissions and I also run a pre-assessment 'POPS' clinic for elective orthopaedic surgery.
The Benefits of an Acute POPS Service
For the last 12 months there has been a new service providing early geriatrician review of older acute surgical admissions. We have called this the Acute POPS service. I hope to give some insight into the benefits and pitfalls of this new service and how it will shape things to come in the care of older surgical patients.
For the last 12 months there has been a new service providing early geriatrician review of older acute surgical admissions. We have called this the Acute POPS service. I hope to give some insight into the benefits and pitfalls of this new service and how it will shape things to come in the care of older surgical patients.
