WHEN YOU COME UNDER THE CARE OF VEMSA, YOU GET: ✔ senior emergency medicine specialist assessment ✔ tailored management plan ✔ pharmacy e-prescription where indicated ✔ medical certificate where required ✔ pathology or imaging referral where indicated ✔ bulk billed follow-up consultations ✔ streamlined referral to another specialist on the VEMSA network where indicated | Eligible Medicare patients pay from $49.15 out-of-pocket | Bulk billed 11:00 pm–1:00 am | $49.15 out of pocket overnight until 7:00 am | $89.00 initial consultation at all other times | All consultations with a referral letter are bulk billed.

Kanaga Lagma Nurse Practitioner MN (NP), CDE, Post Grad Cert (Chronic Disease Management and Palliative Care, Diabetes Management)

Located in Victoria

Kanaga is a qualified nurse practitioner with specific expertise in managing chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, diabetes, and chronic disease. She holds a postgraduate diploma in chronic disease management and palliative care, a graduate certificate in diabetes management, and advanced degrees in nursing and nurse practitioner studies. 

She has experience in both public and private practice, and is passionate about empowering patients to improve their quality of life through effective self-management strategies. In addition to English, Kanaga speaks fluent Tamil and Telugu.