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Biography
Leon Flicker is the inaugural Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Western Australia since 1998. He is Executive Director of the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing. He led the reorganization of undergraduate and postgraduate education in geriatric medicine in Western Australia. He remains a practicing geriatrician and is a consultant geriatrician at Royal Perth Hospital.
Leon’s research activities have focused on the major health issues of older people, including falls, depression and cognitive impairment. He has performed and reported many studies about frailty and successful ageing. To date, Leon has published 15 book chapters and 475 peer-reviewed articles. He has served on numerous government committees and professional organizations. He has been Chair of Asia Pacific Geriatric Medicine Network for the last 15 years. He was honored to receive an Officer of the Order of Australia for his contributions to geriatric medicine and dementia prevention and care.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research expertise keywords
- Geriatric medicine
- Neuroscience: ageing
- Dementia
- Falls
- Residential care
- Epidemiology
- Ageing
- Frailty
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Circulating insulin-like growth factors and risks of overall, aggressive and early-onset prostate cancer: a collaborative analysis of 20 prospective studies and Mendelian randomization analysis
PRACTICAL consortium, CRUK, BPC3, CAPS, PEGASUS, 1 Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 52, 1, p. 71-86 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-design of dementia prevention program for Aboriginal Australians (DAMPAA)
Mateo-Arriero, I., Lalovic, A., Dowden, G., Markey, L., Cox, K. L., Flicker, L., Bessarab, D., Thompson, S., Kickett, C., Woods, D., Pestell, C. F., Edgill, P., Etherton-Beer, C. & Smith, K., 18 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Different estimates of the prevalence of dementia in Australia, 2021
Dobson, A. J., Flicker, L., Almeida, O. P., Waller, M. & Anstey, K., 17 Apr 2023, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 218, 7, p. 320-321 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Hearing Impairment and Incident Frailty in Later Life: The Health in Men Study (HIMS)
Tian, R., Trevenen, M., Ford, A. H., Jayakody, D. M. P., Hankey, G. J., Yeap, B. B., Golledge, J., Flicker, L. & Almeida, O. P., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 27, 4, p. 264-269 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is incident cancer in later life associated with lower incidence of dementia?
Almeida, O. P., Hankey, G. J., Yeap, B. B., Golledge, J., Etherton-Beer, C., Robinson, S. & Flicker, L., 3 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Psychogeriatrics. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association between the Advanced Glycosylation End Product-Specific Receptor Gene and Cardiovascular Death in Older Men
Jones, R. (Creator), Golledge, J. (Creator), Biros, E. (Creator), Norman, P. (Creator), Yeap, B. (Creator), Hankey, G. (Creator), Almeida, O. (Creator), Flicker, L. (Creator), Moran, C. S. (Creator) & White, R. L. (Creator), Public Library of Science (PLoS), 30 Jul 2015
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134475.t002, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=DRCI_CEL&KeyUT=DRCI:DATA2016035008278263&KeyUID=DRCI:DATA2016035008278263
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Strengthening and enhancing the utility of a neuropsychological tool for dementia with First Nations peoples
Smith, K., Pestell, C., Bessarab, D., LoGiudice, D., Flicker, L., Russell, S., Malay, R., Hyde, Z., Sagigi, B., Strivens, E., Kneebone, S., Radford, K., Dudley, M., Walker, J., Smith, R., Nguyen, H., Zanker, J., Almeida, O. & Glance, D.
Medical Research Future Fund MRFF
3/04/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/07/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Alignment, Harmonisation, and Results: translating Core Outcome Measures to Improve Care (COM-IC) for People Living with Dementia into Australian practice
Comans, T., Kurrle, S., Gray, L., Flicker, L., Williamson, P., Cunningham, C., Nguyen, K. & Almeida, O.
Medical Research Future Fund MRFF
1/10/21 → 1/10/23
Project: Research
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Good Spirit Good Life
Bessarab, D., LoGiudice, D., Flicker, L., Smith, K., Wright, M., Radford, K., Ratcliffe, J., Malay, R., Gibson, C. & Thompson, S.
National Health & Medical Research Council NHMRC
1/11/20 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Innovation and Impact Grant - Hearing aids to support the cognitive functioning of older adults at risk of dementia: the HearCog study
Ford, A., Flicker, L., Francis, R. & Pettigrew, S.
1/01/20 → 20/07/23
Project: Research