Professor Leon Flicker

Professor Leon Flicker is an Australian leading expert in geriatric medicine and has an established international reputation. He is the Director of the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing (WACHA) and is committed to disseminating and implementing his research findings to improve the health of older Australians. He is a member of numerous national committees and organizations and has published extensively in the field of geriatric medicine. Professor Flicker has played a major role in implementing his own research outcomes into clinical guidelines regarding functional decline, delirium, redesign of the hospital environment and has provided his expert opinion to government committees.

Earlier in his career Professor Flicker’s worked in Alice Springs, NT this sparked his interest in Indigenous health issues. Professor Flicker has been working closely with remote Indigenous Australian communities in the Kimberley and Pilbara region for last decade. He heads the Rural and Remote Dementia node.