Dr Chloe Furst is a dual trained geriatrician and palliative care physician working across both specialties within the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN). She is the Medical Lead for the Acute and Urgent Care program at the Royal Adelaide Hospital which includes General Medicine, Geriatrics, the Emergency department and Trauma. She is the current state division president of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine. She has a special interest in capacity, cognitive impairment, multimorbidity and end of life care and the ethics around these complex issues. She has a strong commitment to the care of the older adult and ensuring that our hospital systems are safe for patients and doctors alike and that patients get treatment aligned to their goals of care in the right environment. She was instrumental in the roll out of Voluntary Assisted Dying in SA and is the state clinical advisor and also on the VADANZ board of directors.
