Insights
Dr. Sithira Senevirathne writes regularly on geriatric medicine in Sri Lanka. A selection of his recent posts, published first on LinkedIn.
Fasting sugar, cholesterol, a full blood count and an ECG. The standard Sri Lankan check up misses mobility, memory, polypharmacy and continence, which is where quality of life is actually decided.
A hip fracture is a life changing event for an older adult. Timely surgery, and getting the medical problems right before and after it, decides how well they recover.
Delirium is a reversible confusional state that follows illness and new medications. Poor awareness of it leads to unnecessary investigation and treatment.
Bone density and cardiovascular risk shift sharply when oestrogen falls. What happens at menopause sets a woman’s health trajectory decades later.
Delivering the fall prevention session at the iRuFARS 2026 pre congress workshop, run by the CAPAGE Project at the University of Ruhuna.
Talking through the problems older adults commonly face, and what families can do about them, for a general audience.
These posts are written and published by Dr. Sithira Senevirathne on LinkedIn. Each link opens the original. Aegis Health shares them here because the thinking behind our clinics is the same thinking behind his writing.
Every Aegis clinic and care plan is designed and supervised by Dr. Sithira Senevirathne, Sri Lanka’s first board certified Consultant Geriatrician.
Supervised by Sri Lanka's first board-certified Consultant Geriatrician