All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to host and celebrate the retirement of Dr. James Vickers.

About Dr. James Vickers:

Distinguished Professor Dr. Vickers has an extensive track record in interventional cohort studies, cognition, neurogenetics, health services research and neuroscience research, and has published over 200 refereed articles. Distinguished Prof Vickers has held several national leadership roles, such as President of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS, 2014–2016) and Chair of the Scientific Panel of the Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation (2014-2016).

He was awarded a Doctor of Science from University of Tasmania in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to neuroscience research. He is a Board Member of the Dementia Australia Research Foundation and a member of the Dementia Expert Reference Group for the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Dr. James Vickers officially announced his retirement as Director of the Wicking Dementia Research & Education Centre at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) at the end of December 2025.

The distinguished panel that joined in celebrating Dr. Vickers career and contributions to field of dementia included:

Bettina Morrow - Associate Director Adult Protective Services

Dr. Jane Alty - Professor of Neurology at University of Tasmania Staff Specialist in Neurology at Royal Hobart Hospital

Henry Brodaty - Scientia Professor Co-Director, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing UNSW

Agnieszka Chudecka - PICAC Alliance Secretariat Lead (Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care)

Tim England - Podcaster and Dementia Care Expert/Educator who De-mystifies and De-stigmatises Dementia.

Amy Sender - Dementia Consultant at Montefiore

Graeme Samuel AC - Professor. Chair Dementia Australia Research Foundation

Joanna Sun - Lecturer

Kate Lawler - Associate Professor, Physiotherapy La Trobe University, Australia

Dr. Kathleen Doherty - Senior Lecturer in Dementia at the Wicking Dementia Research and education Centre and program lead for Equip and DREAM- two federally funded projects aiming to improve the knowledge and understanding of the aged care workforce

Matt Kirkcaldie - Senior lecturer at University of Tasmania

Sarah-Kaye Page - Trainer and Assessor, The Gordon TAFE

Tanya Buchanan - Professor and CEO of Dementia Australia

With a special video from Alzheimer's Disease International.