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Monday 9 November 2015

Grand Rounds 12 November: PREVENTING DEPRESSION IN LATER LIFE: HOW SHOULD WE DO IT?

Department of Psychiatry at Monash University, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health presents Professor Osvaldo Almeida

Thursday 12 November, 11.30-12.30pm, Lecture Theatre 3, MMC Clayton
Light lunch provided.

Osvaldo P. Almeida is the Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Western Australia, as well as the Director of Research of the WA Centre for Health & Ageing. He was born and brought up in Brazil, but completed his postgraduate training at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, UK. He has been living and working in Australia since 1998. During this time, his research has focused on the identification and modification of risk factors associated with poor mental health outcomes in later life, particularly depression and cognitive decline. To date, he has published over 300 original research papers, as well as numerous book chapters, books, reports and scientific abstracts. His h-index is 62 and his work has received nearly 14000 citations to date.

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