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Benignus is a geriatrician who is passionate about working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver exceptional patient-centred care. He currently holds staff specialist appointments at Mater Hospital Brisbane and The Prince Charles Hospital.
He has a strong interest in research and has embarked on a PhD examining frailty and goals of care in patients living with chronic kidney disease. He holds an appointment working as a clinical academic in Professor Hubbard’s Australian Frailty Network (AFN) team at the University of Queensland’s Centre for Health Services Research with a particular remit to support interdisciplinary education and training about frailty. He is the convenor for AFN’s Frailty Nexus, a peer support network for academics and clinicians with an interest in frailty.