In this piece we cover frailty in perioperative and end-of-life care, the assessment of frailty, the challenges of clinical momentum, multidisciplinary team meetings, and the importance of palliative approaches. The conversation also delves into the trajectories at the end of life and the impact of electronic medical records in automating frailty measurement. The episode concludes with reflections on living a healthy life and the dignity of end-of-life care.

This piece comes from our coverage of the Perioperative Medicine Special Interest Group Meeting in Melbourne, Australia.

Presented by Kate Leslie and Desiree Chappell with their guests Jai Darvall, Associate Professor, anaesthetist and intensive care specialist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia, where he is co-lead of the perioperative medicine service within the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management; and Chuan-Whei Lee, anaesthetist and pain medicine specialist at Royal Melbourne Hospital, and joint clinical lead of perioperative medicine in the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, clinical senior lecturer in the Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne; and supervisor of training for the Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA.