Professor Brian Draper: Interview with Professor David Ames

In this interview Brian Draper speaks with David Ames who for over 30 years has combined clinical and research interests in old age psychiatry. He served as secretary of the Section of Psychiatry of Old Age in the early 1990s and was very active in the International Psychogeriatric Association. David was awarded a College Citation in 2017.

Professor David Ames AO BA MD BS FRCPsych FRANZCP
David Ames studied Medicine at the University of Melbourne and trained in psychiatry at Royal Melbourne, Friern and Royal Free Hospitals. His MD thesis (1989) concerned late life depression in residential care. After cofounding Melbourne’s first memory Clinic (1988) he was successively Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor and now Emeritus Professor within the University of Melbourne Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, based at a series of hospitals and the National Ageing Research Institute. He edited International Psychogeriatrics 2003-2011. Now he is part time practice a an old age psychiatrist at Epworth Camberwell and St George’s Hospitals  and continues to assist research in the Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle study which he led 2006-2019.

Professor Brian Draper MBBS MD FRANZCP
Professor (Conjoint), School of Psychiatry
University of NSW, Sydney, Australia
Brian Draper is an old age psychiatrist and Conjoint Professor, School of Psychiatry, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia. He is senior staff specialist, Older Persons’ Mental Health Service, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Neurosciences Research Australia. He is a past Board Member of the International Psychogeriatric Association and General Councillor, RANZCP; past Chair of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age, RANZCP and was foundation Chair of the POA Advanced Training Committee. He has published over 400 scientific articles on clinical aspects of dementia and cognitive disorders, suicidal behaviour, alcohol and substance use, depression and carer stress in older people. He received the RANZCP College Medal of Honour in 2019.

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