Dr. Lesley Charles, MBChB, CCFP, is a geriatric physician at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital. Her areas of clinical interest include dementia, delirium and treatment of osteoporosis. She obtained her medical education at the University of Edinburgh then completed her family medicine residence at the University of Alberta.
Dr. Charles is a professor with the Department of Family Medicine (Division of Care of the Elderly) at the University of Alberta. Her research interests include the Care of the Elderly Program; Decision-Making Capacity Assessment and Implementation and Sustainability Framework; Care of the Elderly Graduates Research; Developing and the Effects of Introducing Core Competencies; and Caregivers