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Dr Joe Lipton explains what the IAC actually is and what the curriculum means for you as a novice trainee.
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) can be used to assess and optimise frailty, multimorbidity and other age-related syndromes, reducing postoperative morbidity and mortality with proven cost-effectiveness. Implementing CGA-based perioperative services is therefore key in delivering high-quality and cost-effective care of older people undergoing surgery.