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Susan Kurrle Nov 2019
  • Webinar panellist

Prof Susan Kurrle

Geriatrician, NSW

Susan Kurrle is a geriatrician practising at Hornsby Kuring-gai Hospital in northern Sydney and at Batemans Bay Hospital in southern NSW. Susan is the Clinical Network Director for Rehabilitation and Aged Care in Northern Sydney Local Health District and she holds the Curran Chair in Health Care of Older People in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. Susan’s research and practice interests centre on dementia and frailty, successful ageing, and improving care for older people in residential care. She was involved as medical adviser and commentator for the award-winning ABC documentary series ‘Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds’, and has been working on implementing a similar model of intergenerational care in residential aged care facilities and community centres across Australia.

Prof Susan Kurrle has presented on the following MHPN activities:

Age, frailty, loneliness and suicide, 29 Jun 2022
Primary Care, Older Persons and Mental Health, 22 Jul 2020

The Mental Health Professionals’ Network (MHPN) respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri and the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which our office is situated. We also acknowledge Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.