Members

National Ageing Research Institute (VIC)

Director: Professor David Ames
Deputy Director: A/Professor Stephen Gibson
Executive General Manager: Debra O'Connor

Prinicpal Affiliations:
University of Melbourne
Melbourne Health
Principal Areas of Research:
Factors influencing pain in older people and its detection
Falls, balance and mobility research
Community-based interventions to prevent secondary stroke
Dementia -epidemiological, clinical and treatment aspects
Ageing and public health
Major Current Research:
New methods of pain assessment in non-verbal cognitively impaired older adults
Pain sensitivity and processing in persons with Alzheimer's disease
A psychophysical investigation of the facial action coding system as an index of pain variability among seniors with and without Alzheimer's disease
Evaluating the use of music as a therapeutic intervention to improve cognitive status, functional status and quality of life for older people with cognitive impairment
Reducing diabaility in older Australians by secondary stroke prevention
A balance training program for people with haemophilia
Falls, balance and mobility research:Screening and early intervention for older people with mild balance dysfunction
ICARUSS secondary stroke prevention study
Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) flagship study of ageing
Older Australian Twins Study