Ngaire Kerse

Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse reflects on what helps keep older people independent, including the factors throughout life that primary care can have an impact on

Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse discusses why older people fall, the consequences of those falls, and what GPs should do, not just after a fall occurs but also opportunistically to prevent future falls

Professor Ngaire Kerse summarises recent research carried out at the University of Auckland into the use of cardiovascular disease preventive medications in people aged 65 and over

Professor Ngaire Kerse writes about how we think and talk about older people, and how it makes a difference to their wellbeing

Professor Ngaire Kerse reflects on attitudes about ageing and how these can affect both your patients’ wellbeing and your own future

Professor Ngaire Kerse reviews recent research into risk factors for dementia, and reminds you that many of these can be proactively managed in primary care

Professor Ngaire Kerse reviews an assortment of presentations from a recent symposium on aged residential care and retirement villages, the aim of which was to highlight issues, put thought leaders together and provide practical solutions