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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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A comparison of cognitive and health assessment tools used in a dementia prevention and risk management program for urban-dwelling older aboriginal Australians (DAMPAA)
Hyde, Z., Pestell, C., Yappo, L., Dowden, G., Lalovic, A., Markey, L., Bynder, M., Hunt, E. J., Bessarab, D., Cox, K., Flicker, L., LoGiudice, D., Hill, K. D., Thompson, S., Basile, A. & Smith, K., Jun 2025, In: SSM - Mental Health. 7, 8 p., 100455.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cardiac Troponins and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction: An Individual-Participant-Data Meta-Analysis
CAPRICE Co-Investigators & Hankey, G. J., 15 Apr 2025, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 85, 14, p. 1471-1484 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detection of cognitive impairment, dementia and associated risk factors among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Retrospective baseline audit results from a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial
Bradley, K., Hughson, J.-A., Hyde, Z., Atkinson, D., Russell, S., Quigley, R., Bessarab, D., Flicker, L., Radford, K., Smith, K., Strivens, E., Thompson, S., Blackberry, I., Belfrage, M., Smith, R., Malay, R., Ducker, B., Sullivan, K., Allan, W. & Giles, B. & 4 others, , Mar 2025, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 44, 1, p. e70007 9 p., e70007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health Professional Perceptions of Delivering Hospital Falls Prevention Education-A Qualitative Study
Hill, A.-M., Loo, C. Y., Coulter, S., Watson , C., Vaz, S., Morris, M. E., Flicker, L. & Weselman, T., 13 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Western journal of nursing research. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of a best-practice model of care for cognitive impairment and dementia for first nations peoples attending primary care in Australia: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial
Hughson, J. A., Hyde, Z., Bradley, K., Malay, R., Douglas, H., Rind, S., Sullivan, K., Poulos, L., Allen, B., Martin-Giles, B., Quigley, R., Russell, S., Cadet-James, D., Wallace, V., Allan, W., Bessarab, D., Smith, K., Radford, K., Strivens, E. & Flicker, L. & 13 others, , Apr 2025, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 57, p. 1-11 11 p., 101529.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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Enabling functional independence at home – training support workers to deliver a fall prevention program to frail, older adults
Francis-Coad, J. (Investigator 01), Flicker, L. (Investigator 02), Etherton-Beer, C. (Investigator 03), Vaz, S. (Investigator 04) & Hill, A.-M. (Investigator 05)
1/06/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Strengthening and enhancing the utility of a neuropsychological tool for dementia with First Nations peoples
Smith, K. (Investigator 01), Pestell, C. (Investigator 02), Bessarab, D. (Investigator 03), LoGiudice, D. (Investigator 04), Flicker, L. (Investigator 05), Russell, S. (Investigator 06), Malay, R. (Investigator 07), Hyde, Z. (Investigator 08), Sagigi, B. (Investigator 09), Strivens, E. (Investigator 10), Kneebone, S. (Investigator 11), Radford, K. (Investigator 12), Dudley, M. (Investigator 13), Walker, J. (Investigator 14), Smith, R. (Investigator 15), Nguyen, H. (Investigator 16), Zanker, J. (Investigator 17), De Almeida, O. (Investigator 18) & Glance, D. (Investigator 19)
Medical Research Future Fund MRFF
3/04/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Hearables and behavioural activation for mental distress and social isolation in hearing impaired older adults
Ford, A. (Investigator 01), Jayakody, D. (Investigator 02), De Almeida, O. (Investigator 03) & Flicker, L. (Investigator 04)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/07/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Good Spirit Good Life
Bessarab, D. (Investigator 01), LoGiudice, D. (Investigator 02), Flicker, L. (Investigator 03), Smith, K. (Investigator 04), Wright, M. (Investigator 05), Radford, K. (Investigator 06), Ratcliffe, J. (Investigator 07), Malay, R. (Investigator 08), Gibson, C. (Investigator 09) & Thompson, S. (Investigator 10)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/11/20 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Defining and predicting Healthy Ageing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Populations (HATS)
Flicker, L. (Investigator 01), Bessarab, D. (Investigator 02), Curnow, V. (Investigator 03), LoGiudice, D. (Investigator 04), Malay, R. (Investigator 05), Smith, K. (Investigator 06), Atkinson, D. (Investigator 07), Strivens, E. (Investigator 08), Dow, B. (Investigator 09) & Temple, J. (Investigator 10)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/19 → 31/05/25
Project: Research