PERIOPERATIVE AND REHABILITATION FOR OLDER ADULT CARE
PROAC provides specialist medical care alongside your surgical team — before, during and after surgery. Led by Consultant Geriatrician Dr Hannah Seymour, care is focused on your recovery, independence and quality of life, with rehabilitation coordinated when needed.
Specialist care for
older adults having surgery
Care throughout
your surgical journey
When an older person needs surgery, recovery can depend on more than the operation itself. PROAC works with your surgeon, anaesthetist and other specialists to support your medical care.
01
Before surgery
Medical assessment and optimisation where required, with attention to existing health conditions, frailty and medications.
02
During your hospital stay
Ongoing medical review alongside your surgical team, including attention to pain management, delirium risk and complex medical needs.
03
After surgery
Coordination of rehabilitation where needed, supporting continued recovery after discharge.
Meet Dr Hannah Seymour
Dr Hannah Seymour is a Consultant Geriatrician with over 25 years’ clinical experience caring for older people, including more than 20 years specialising in orthogeriatrics — the medical care of older people around orthopaedic surgery.
She has worked at Fiona Stanley Hospital since 2015, sharing the care of older surgical patients with orthopaedic surgeons. Her approach combines clinical experience with a long-standing commitment to using evidence and data to improve care.
MB BS (Hons), FRACP, GChPOM (ANZCA), GAICD
Information for referring specialists
PROAC supports surgeons, anaesthetists and other specialists caring for older or medically complex patients undergoing surgery.
Proactive referrals before surgery help Dr Seymour plan her availability and involvement in the patient’s care.